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eBay is losing a lot in the market, and will also lose sellers if it does not take action on the matter, on several occasions that I imagine are the same person with different accounts in eBay, they buy an item when they receive it they say it is defective and ask to return it, but they return a gray envelope with a postcard inside, when I contact eBay they agree with me and do not return the money to the buyer, but when the buyer sees this, he calls the bank that issued the card and says to return the money, it is easy to prove to the bank that he returned the item since he has a tracking number that shows the package delivered and returned, it is also in the hands of the authorities who have not done anything, despite the name, phone number and address of the person, eBay also does not take action on the matter
rugerskick
·1 year agoGet the police and postal police involved. Their fingerprints are all over that.
roccotacodad54
·1 year agoThe police? They won't even take fingerprints from a stolen car or a burglary scene unless you are very very rich and/or powerful (think politician, their own mayor, police chief). A scammer on eBay won't even get on their radar. They'll take a report and say they'll look into it to placate you but that's about it.
Maybe the postal service but I wouldn't hold my breath. It's kind of a one person's word against anothers scenario, hard to prove...................
inhawaii
·1 year agoIn law enforcement for over 30 years. Retired.
This statement is ridiculous.
lakefor94
·1 year agoNever knew that.
johnrj1226
·1 year agoDon't know how much " a lot" is. but in the selling game it is commonplace that sellers/companyies will loose 10% of their customers every year - an eBay seller is an eBay customer. Sellers need to work to gain more customers to maintain or grow their customer base. Can't do it by standing still - gotta' do it like this 1960 song by the Dovell's says -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t_Fso_F1lw
krazzykats
·1 year agoIf they continue doing this, they’ll soon realize their credit card company will catch on and restrict the number of chargebacks.
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chapeau-noir
·1 year agoIt's true that some markets are more prone to fraud than others, though OP sells a variety.
And no one is immune from theft and fraud.
@elcomo2011 Can you pinpoint if there is a particular product that is attracting this kind of behaviour? There's some stuff that I simply won't sell anymore because it's nothing but problems.
johnrj1226
·1 year agoSpot on - with your comment - I'll add this " and Utopia is not just around the corner".
tobaccocardyahoo
·1 year agoWhat you sell and who buys it has a lot to do with how much risk you face of these scams.
Different types of products show different levels of theft and fraud, whether you are selling online or in the real world.
Successful business people manage their risks by selecting what they sell, and have sufficient profit margins, and volumes to keep the "shrink" from affecting their profits.
With 46k items sold you should understand that. It is not like you are an inexperienced online merchant.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoeBay has no control over credit card companies.
They also have no way of verifying that you were scammed - they never have the product in hand on shipping or returning.
It's a real problem, I agree, and it's not just eBay - this kind of fraud is internet wide, and there's only so long merchants can write off shrinkage. IMHO, it was only a matter of time. I'm not seeing any kind of regulation happening about this.
Did that yellow "you're special" card come in one of the fraudulent returns? That's...well, I'll get banned here if I say what I really think of it.