07-24-2021 02:08 PM
07-24-2021 02:13 PM
I suspect you are about to walk into a scam.
07-24-2021 02:15 PM
Of course, bots aren't "considered a vehicle". And there is no way to buy a bot.
I suspect, as does another responder, that you are about to be taken for a ride and not in a good way.
How about returning and explaining your issue? And, if this involves something you found for sale on another site, not eBay, STOP whatever you are doing right now until we have offered help or advice.
07-24-2021 02:21 PM
WHAT?????
07-24-2021 02:32 PM
I will assume you meant drones and no the do no qualify for such protection:
Bots are a computer program or now days call ed an app that does certain things and also does not qualify...
If some thing was found off of eBay and claim eBay is handling the sale;
Its a scam man.
07-24-2021 03:00 PM
Did you find a boat listed on another site?
Beware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.
07-24-2021 03:05 PM
I believe he ment to say boats.
But it is still the same scam.
07-24-2021 03:29 PM
Wow! Have to confess that never crossed my mind! Answer still stands whether it's bots or boats.
07-24-2021 03:44 PM
What ever you were told is a lie. Your dealing with a scammer. If you give more info, we can explain better.
eBay never assists in sales or payments of items sold on other sites.