eBay

jennpor-7308 · ‎07-21-2022

I was going to make a transaction through an eBay motor invoice. How do I know if the invoice is legitimate.

eburtonlab · ‎07-21-2022

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.

fab_finds4u · ‎07-21-2022

S C A M !

Did you find this vehicle for sale on eBay and you hit the buy button in the listing?

NO? Then that invoice is not legitimate.

I haven't seen your invoice but THIEVES list fraudulent ads on non-eBay sites and claim eBay is handling the transaction.

That is like finding an item for sale at Target but they say you have to pay for it at Walmart. Pretty crazy to believe that, right?

eBay doesn't handle payments for vehicles other than to provide a pay button that takes you to PayPal to make a down payment, which PayPal says down payments are ineligible for buyer protection.

Since eBay doesn't handle payments on vehicles they will not tell you how to pay. They especially do not tell you to pay with a gift card. The scammer is trying to get you to buy gift cards so they can steal the codes from you. The phone and email in the fake invoice connects to the scammer.

eBay doesn't hold vehicle payments until the buyer receives a vehicle and inspects it.

There's no inspection period because vehicles can't be returned.

It's all a big fat scam designed to make you think nothing could go wrong because you have eBay protection! The problem is the invoice is fake.

Report the fraudulent ad on the site you found it and forward that email to spoof@ebay.com.

donsdetour · ‎07-21-2022

99.99999 percent you are being SCAMED MAN.

If you found it on a different site and they say eBay handling the sale: its a scam.

If they ask you to pay in gift cards or crypto, its a scam.

and so on man.

In other words that STEAL of a Deal is to STEAL for YOU *YOU* YOU.

If you want to give money away, I no of at least one person that can use it.

soh.maryl · ‎07-21-2022

Exactly WHERE did you find this vehicle for sale?

Unless you can honestly say "I found it listed on eBay" and supply a 12 digit eBay item number, you are about to be scammed.

nitegrl · ‎02-02-2023

I got scammed for $1000 & I live on $1100m. in CA.

soh.maryl · ‎02-02-2023

You've "tagged on" to a post from July, 2022. If you'd like to return here and give all the details of your issue, we'd like to help.

What's "$11m. in CA."?

fab_finds4u · ‎02-02-2023

A single person in California with an income of less than $1,132 is impoverished.

eburtonlab · ‎02-02-2023

What's "$11m. in CA."?

Likely the poster is saying the scam wound up costing $1000 of a total $1100/month income in California where the cost of living is much higher than average.

Unfortunately, gift card codes once given to a scammer are likely spent within minutes and then the money is gone, and there is little recourse after that point.

https://pages.ebay.com/giftcardscams/

kh-leslie · ‎02-10-2023

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread HERE if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.