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***READ THIS GUIDE HOW TO SPOT A SCAMMER***

by: tha_boss_89( 393Feedback score is 100 to 499) Top 5000 Reviewer
13 out of 14 people found this guide helpful.
Guide viewed: 499 times Tags: Fraudsters | Scammers | Fraud | Scam | Fraudulent


THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE IS TO EXPLAIN THE PEOPLE THAT TRY TO CON YOU WHEN YOU ARE SELLING A HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS SUCH AS MOBILE PHONES ,IPODS ,PS2 PSP'S, XBOX ETC.HERE ARE 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR IF THAT EBAY MEMBER SEEMS A BIT DODGEY.


1.THE EBAY MEMBER HAS ONLY JUST JOINED ON THE DAY OF YOUR ITEM END.


2.THEY EMAIL YOU AND MAKE YOU A VERY HIGH OFFER FOR YOUR ITEM E.G £300.00 FOR A PS2 AND THEN ASK YOU TO END THE AUCTION EARLY.IF YOU DO SO THEY WILL THEN ASK YOU IF THEY CAN PAY BY AN UNSAFE METHOD SUCH AS WESTERN UNION ETC.


3.PEOPLE TRYING TO CON YOU OF YOUR ITEM USUALLY FROM THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES MOSTLY FROM NIGERIA !! AND HAVE BAD SPELLING AND NO USE OF GRAMMAR.


4.HAVE NO FEEDBACK, OR MANY FEEDBACK LEFT FOR THEM BY OTHER LOW FEEDBACK MEMBERS LEFT ON THE SAME DAY AND SAME COMMENTS LEFT BY OTHER MEMBERS WHICH IS A BIT UNUSUAL.IN OTHER WORDS THEY ARE SETTING UP MULTIPLE EBAY ACCOUNTS AND SELLING ITEMS TO EACH OTHER AND LEAVING EACH OTHER + FEEDBACK TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GENUINE EBAYERS.


5.EBAYER REGISTRED IN UK BUT WANTS YOU TO SEND IT TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AS THEY ARE AWAY WORKING WHICH IS OBVIOUS THEY ARE UP TO SOMETHING.


BUT ITS NOT ALL BAD NEWS THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO AVOID THESE PEOPLE WHEN SELLING ON EBAY:


1.MAKE BUYER REQUIERMENTS E.G ANYONE WITHOUT 10 OR MORE FEEDBACK CANNOT BID ON YOUR ITEM.


2.DEMAND BUYERS TO EMAIL YOU BEFORE BIDDDNG IF THEY HAVE LESS THAN 10 FEEDBACK.


3.CANCEL LOW FEEDBACK BUYERS BIDS IF THEY DONT MAKE CONTACT PRIOR TO BIDDING.


4.MAKE YOUR LISTING FOR ONLY PRE APPROVED BIDDERS ONLY.


I HAVE TOOK MY TIME TO WRITE THIS REVIEW TO GRAB PEOPLES AWARENESS TO CONNING PEOPLE ON EBAY.

AS THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME MANY TIMES.


HI IF YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR TIME TO READ THIS GUIDE CAN YOU VOTE WETHER YOU FOUND IT HELPFUL OR NOT


Guide ID: 10000000002010809Guide created: 05/10/06 (updated 28/07/09)

 
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