More scammers?

[eye_of_the_tiger]

I just recently got more scammers on my item. I get scammed like once a day. Buyers asking me to text them outside of eBay. Can I please get help on how to stop these scammers? Or is it just like that? Thanks

[coastaltechsolution]

At least you are aware of such scammers 

Sorry to say but for now "it is just like that" 

I have been on eBay since 2K and I still get scammers trying 

[silverstatetreasureboxes · Accepted solution]

@eye_of_the_tiger 

My goodness tiger what you have is infestation and they are attracted to legos! Just be careful, sounds like you have a handle on it. 

[coastaltechsolution]

And watch those Navels! 😁

[lamber9347]

@eye_of_the_tiger This is all because you have zero feedback ratings and are selling. That makes you a magnet for scammers. What you need to do is acquire FB as a seller quickly. Start selling small items from around your house. Price them cheaply just to sell them quickly. Always leave FB for each of your buyers too. Many times when a buyer receives FB first they are more likely to reciprocate. As you begin to accumulate FB as a seller, you will stop seeming like an easy target and scammers will move onto the next zero seller. Best of luck to you....

[eleanor*rigby]

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@eye_of_the_tiger wrote:

I just recently got more scammers on my item. I get scammed like once a day. Buyers asking me to text them outside of eBay. Can I please get help on how to stop these scammers? Or is it just like that? Thanks

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You can't stop them. There is nothing you can do to prevent another member from messaging you. Not even posting additional new threads every time it happens will stop scammers from trying to take a sale off eBay.

Just delete the messages.

[soh.maryl]

It would have been a really good idea for you to have done some eBay buying before beginning your eBay career.  That would have not only started you out with some feedback, but would have given you more of a grip on the way things work on eBay.     

[turquoisetulips]

IMO ,It's just like that these days . And not just on e bay .It seems the entire internet has become a cesspool of scammers , liars and thieves . I've got a sort of a friend  that's been scammed  three times since last June . The first time the scammer posed as a legit lending company  and ended up robbing  their entire SSI paycheck  of 1600 dollars . Yeah , I know ,, someone who is fast becoming  a  well known ''scammer's delight ''may not be the sharpest tool in the shed .