How many people here have been scammed on Ebay?

Question

How many people have bid on an item on ebay, but after purchasing the item the seller either send you a fake product or you never recieve the item at all and the seller had deleted their acount. Or any other scams.

Answer 1

I have been twice, but I've also had several successful transactions so I continue to use it. Once I bid on something that was about 6.00 and never got it, and the seller canceled their account (not a big deal). Another time I bid on a bluetooth earpiece and won it for 80.00. I got it, it worked but horribly. It was fuzzy and staticy and on the verge of breaking all together. I contacted the people who i ordered it from (who had perfect ratings) and they said I had to take it up with motorola. It turns out the earpiece was a fake, because it was pink, and motorola said they didnt make that particular ear piece in pink.

So all in all I've been screwed for about 86 dollars on ebay. I've heard of people being taken for alot more though, so I dont complain about it too much.

I still love ebay.

Answer 2

Well your questions sounds like you are asking for statistics, but i suspect you really want to know is it safe to bid at eBay.

Firstly there are lots of eBay scams. From taking your money and not sending you the item, to misrepresenting and item, or to not honoring a valid bid.

The simple fact is that eBay is a big coorporation with stacks of cash. It does a lot of clamp down on such scams. So recently they have decreased. eBay will do it's best to help you (if eBay is the home of scams then people won't use eBay).

Generally the rules to follow are buy from established sellers, if something sounds too good to be true, then it is, and avoid those people basically running an eBay shop, where they sell lots of some item. They are better ways to get better deals.

Basically if you walk down the road you may get hit by a car. But do you really want to spend your life at home?

Cheaters on eBay don't last very long. So if you want it, go out and do it.

Answer 3

Happened to me. You can get the seller's info and call the guy.

Anything I bid on now I'm either willing to lose the $$$ or drive over and take it to the mountain. Makes a huge difference when the seller knowns you're local and want to pick it up. So I always write the guy for local pickup on anything expensive.

Never had a guy zap the account. At that point I think you're covered under eBay/paypal. I was.

Answer 4

I understand how you can be scammed on e bay. I bought a motor home in Florida a few years back, the first item i ever bought on eBay. i paid $22,803.00, BUT before i purchased anything I learned how to understand sellers at e bay by watching e bay for a month about 4 hours a night, it's got lots of scammers. I have purchased Thru e bay about 5 times, the last time just last week. I have used pay-pal, and have gone outside pay-pal. Currently PAY-PAL has me locked out because someone in Europe stole my ID. Pay-pal will not respond to my emails, so I am not a Pay-pal fan. Remember, I'm a buyer, not a seller. Last week's transaction was for a total, with shipping of $8.59, yes that's correct $8.59, and Pay-pal would not accept my credit card which I've had for over 20 years with a credit limit of $50,000. I'm no fan of Pay-pal so now just to aggravate Pay-pal i go on e bay and Tell buyers that i would like to buy there product but Pay-pal will not honor my credit card. This pisses off the seller who gets in touch with Pay-pal, they still won't budge, I don't understand it.

Answer 5

I got a fake item, but I filed a claim or a complaint (or a something) and settled with the seller by getting all my money back, including shipping, and not shipping the item back. So at least I got a fake item for free?

Answer 6

I bought something in "new" condition that was in very, very used condition when recieved and the seller blamed it on shipping... tell me, how do food stains happen during the transportation of a packaged item?

It was not resolved, I had too much going on to deal with it and the item wasn't collectible or anything...

Answer 7

really not sure of the number but out of the thousands of deals a day.... im sure there is a few.... ive been buying and selling six yrs and have only had one bad deal and it was just late... and i also had a couple scams but they was caught by ebay and i didnt bid or lose any money in six yrs.... so has something happen with your bid you report it... and alway read sellers feed backs to see what kind of things people say about thier dealling

Answer 8

I have used E-bay for five years, about 75 transactions, and never been scammed. I do not do business with anyone who has less than 6 months of history. There is also insurance provided by E-bay of either $200 or $2000 so you can get your money back if you get ripped off.

Answer 9

It only happened to me once out of hundreds of transactions. The seller never sent my item, and every time I contacted her she had another dramatic excuse ~ she was in the hospital, her father died, etc. etc....finally it went on so long that it was too late to ask eBay to intervene. They had a time limit (2 months I think) and after that you were on your own. But like I said, it was one time out of hundreds. Nowadays I don't buy anything unless they have a really positive track record.

Answer 10

I was selling something once and I got a fake (excessively HUGE) offer emailed. The person said they REALLY wanted it, right away, and so they could just go ahead and pay outside of ebay's system....blah, blah, blah. Luckily I knew it was fake. (at least, I hope it was, cause I would have missed out on some big bucks...)