I’ve been buying and selling on eBay since 2007. I’ve seen a lot of scams and basically here’s what I learned. 1. Don’t ever buy from someone with under 10 transactions 2. Don’t ever ship out of the country 3. Always shop with signature required 4. Make sure you take lots of pictures like he said. 5. Record yourself opening boxes if it’s an expensive item because you may receive an empty box. 6. When you ship make it so the item can not be rerouted! I’ve had someone try to do that to me.
The 1st one is stupid. Plenty of legit sellers with under 10 transactions. You’re so paranoid and you probably still got scammed multiple on there 🤡 sad af.
Here's a tip for sellers on ebay, if the customer asks you to add a gift card, don't do it, not only is it a scam, but it's against ebay policies so write them a bad review and report them.
Calling *Assistvictims* a scammer is like a shoplifter calling the security guard a thief. Projection is confusing & infuriating. I hate hearing how aggressive & abusive some of those parasites are to our seniors. This guy is using his skìlls to brïng down scammers are doing fantastic work! Thank you.
@@FerVisser Ebay is finished it has no seller protection. Its getting worse and worse. As a winning bidder on a item a seller can decide not to sell their not happy with $ so what integrity is there NONE.
@@zdravkomomci7570 true, if the seller cancels a winning bid he gets charged 15% of the sale or so. eBay is a heaven for scammers, how come you're making them rich and they can't protect you when there's an issue? Is just so easy as a buyer to scam, even i can do it but i have morals and a heart.
Tip as a seller: you can set your preferences to only allow local US buyers and also only verified Paypal addresses. This will automatically filter out a lot of the worst buyers. If they say they don't have a verified paypal then tell them you will wait until its verified and put it for sale again. Weight is important too, if they do a return and you can show that their return does not weigh what you sent, that helps, although some scammers will send something like a brick or fill the box with rocks or junk.
Thank you for the Ebay tips as being a seller. i havent sold anything on Ebay, but learning from all these videos how bad scammers are on Ebay, plus reading the comments below. Not sure if I will ever sell on Ebay. take care.
With all due respect check your information. There’s plenty of videos online showing and documenting that most places the police won’t get involved with eBay transactions. There’s also cases that when they did eBay still denied the seller! Also there’s absolutely no protection if they break an item or exchange it and send it back to you. eBay does not care!
Thank you for the video! Selling some textbooks to free up space and this buyer made a higher offer than my “Buy It Now” option and requesting me to text or email them because they had a question about the item. I remember someone telling me to never contact out of ebay. I messaged the buyer directly in their page but they never responded back. I’m just uniting the offer for now.
I looked up how to avoid scammers/buyers on Ebay and found your vid. At 1:28 - number 4, is why I looked this up: I did this search first-hand because I mentioned to a friend that I wanted to sell on Ebay and they told me to be careful of Scammer-Buyers, as their son sold an item on Ebay (a musical record) and the Buyer claimed it was not the same product in the description. The Buyer-Scammer won the case and returned a scratched-up record in a beat-up sleeve in its place. His son was helpless to dispute it, even though he did everything right, even with pictures of the original item that he sent in his disputing case, but Ebay sided with the Buyer-Scammer in the end. Makes me apprehensive to sell online.
Just because someone is running a small business on Ebay doesn't mean some crook should get away with stealing a merchant's money. I commend you on telling us not to be timid on filing a police report and sending a copy to Ebay. It makes me want to get into this more. Thanks for all your know-how and advice.
10/3/2022. I'm a new seller on Ebay. Just listed my first items today and I immediately got 3 offers. The buyer accounts looked sketchy and knew they were illegitimate accounts. Just watched 3 "how to avoid scams on Ebay" Thank you for your video. Great tips.
The problem is you can have all the evidence as a seller , but eBay doesn’t even look into your evidences and in the midst of it all suddenly money is returned to buyer 🙄Happened to me.
Same thing happened to me. I had taken pics of the parcel when I left it with Hermes. Hermes took a pic of the delivery which even had the woman's feet in shot stood on her doorstep. I had paid for tracking, signing and insurance. But, I've lost everything because ebay ha e paid her out!
@@LS-ly8gl ever since I decided I’m not selling any expensive items on eBay. The risk is Just ridiculous . No wonder there are more n more scammers around . eBay simply edging them greedy on .
@@amandaghost I sold an antique silver watch last year that eBay refunded, an antique silver vesta the guy gave in on that one when I told him the precise time it had been posted through his letter box. And the latest was a new camera, the woman said an empty box had been delivered. I got zero help from Ebay or Hermes in spite of paying for tracking, signing and insurance. After selling on ebay since 2002, I give in. It's just not worth it!
That is EXACTLY what happened to me! I had all the evidence that the item had been delivered. Out of the blue they just refund the scammer!! It's definitely a case of seller beware now. I've had my fingers burnt with them for the last time. Ebay is destroying itself by not backing good honest sellers. Typically I sell antiques,but literally cannot afford to sell on there anymore.
There is gotta be a better system. Like an option at the post office or any mail delivery department for a photo/video proof of item packaging and shipping with post office witness , and on the other side the buyer needs to open it at the post office in front of a camera and witness. Then only then can both sides Seller and Buyer be perfectly Fair!!!! No doubt
Great video man! I’m not sure if I got scammed but a few years ago I bought a refurbished iPhone which at part was my fault. I need a phone at the time and it was a gap phone. It lasted me about 3-4 months and then had internal issues. The seller was horrible and EBay had no authority because it was out of there policy period. I’m at fault for going that route but luckily it was only like $150. Was def a learning experience. Great video.
Something that has saved me is I video tape packaging the product without cutting anything out or stopping and starting the camera (so eBay can't say I removed the item or changed it for another item before closing the box. Not that they would, but a customer might). To be extra safe you can make a mark on your package and then video tape mailing it. Saved me! Another scam to be aware of is the address being mailed to. Make sure to check it every time before you send it. On another note, someone actually hacked into my account and changed my mailing address. So, when I went shopping, I actually had two or three things in a row go to a shipping warehouse on the east coast of Florida. The policemen's hands were tied because there is no written law that allows them to enter that shipping warehouse and intercept the package or investigate and prosecute this kind of scam. They said someone needs to have that law changed because they are ready and willing to pounce. lol...my word.
I have bought hundreds of items on Ebay and been very happy. Last week I got scammed with a variation on the empty box trick. The lot was an expensive camera with a camera bag and additional lens as sweetener. You guessed it - no camera. The seller has witnesses that the camera shipped. Pretty odd. I like to open my goodies in private. If ebay buyer protection can't sort it I will go to paypal.I just tell you this to illustrate that there are scam sellers out there too.
what about a seller I bought a product from next day he deletes the item from eBay I report it to eBay an eBay to me the selling was unable to give a tracking number so they will refund me within 48 hours now I see a new email stating the item is being shipped does that mean eBay resovle my issue
What good does sending pictures of the item being returned damaged to eBay?... You can't prove that you DIDN'T send a broken one in the first place... Right?
Posted my first item and I got an offer within an hour. I accepted it. It’s a large order $60 so I asked if they can confirm that they approve this order and they said, “I just have some questions can you text me?” Hell no! I told them that they need to confirm the order, and confirm the address along with sending payment by tomorrow or I’m canceling the order. I collect Pokémon cards and these are common scams with selling and trading cards.
For a lot of items, there aren’t identifying marks to take pictures of and the buyer can say “not as described” and send it back, regardless of your return policy. eBay doesn’t care
Empty box is easy to be beatable... All you have to do is document the weight of the item you're shipping, and the weight of the empty box. It'll show ebay that you did indeed send an item to them weighing a certain weight.
I actually sold a lot on ebay before. Never got scammed before but the most annoying thing was dealing with usps. I've had multiple items that got lost or the tracking whole say that its at a warehouse and then never update again. The worst is when tracking shows it was delivered but the buyer claims it wasn't and asks you to help them file a claim. It takes usps over an hour to pick up everytime you call them. The customer service is really bad.
Just wondering has anyone come a cross this The buyer messages you about the item The item is buy it now for £60 or best offer buyer tells you he put in an offer for £60 but there never was just asking cause this has happened to me twice.
Another awesome video Rodas, thank you! I'm a new seller and it's going nicely so far. However, ran into my first "scam" the other day but don't see the perp's motive: they bid extra high on my item, and "won" used 2 different accounts to make it look like 2 ppl bidding (I ASSUME, but then they used same first part of username in both accounts and both accounts just created that day). No payment of course, which I knew there wouldn't be. What I DID expect was a msg requesting I contact them outside of eBay but that didn't come either. So, what's their endgame??
I’m not sure, but you can limit who bids on your items. For example, you can exclude all new accounts or accounts with 0 feedback. That should help for future listing
your advice is SUPER good! Number 5 saved me from a scam Edit: oh shoot eBay said that the buyer lives in Miami even though they said that they want it shipped to Ohio
Ebay protects the buyers and not the seller. I sold a iPhone 12 Pro Max. The buyer said they received the item with no phone in the box and then eBay said I owed them. A total ripoff. I will never sell with them again.
Hey so a Ebay fraudster just gave me an offer, On my listing i didnt allow international shipping but guy is from germany, is new and comments on his account have sellers stating he has done fraud what can i do??Help???
There’s a buyer on daily basis who keeps sending me offers on my product and asking me to contact them via what’s app. They live in the US but have a UK number. The items that I’m selling are expensive. And at this point I don’t know what to do with this buyer because he/she keeps changing their name and address and sending me offers with the same message. I’m quite new to selling and don’t want to fall a victim.
Sold a $200 item. Seller sliced open the package, removed the item, sent photo to eBay and eBay gave them their money back. Buyer said it was delivered this way. I called the post office in the seller's town and they said their carrier would NEVER deliver an open package. I sent that to eBay and ... nothing. "Buyer" aka scammer, got the legit items AND their money back. I had photos of the items, envelope, testimony from Post Office. Didn't matter. To eBay, buyer is ALWAYS right. Even when they're a scammer. Bummer as I have sold over $30,000 worth of stuff over the years. Looking for alternatives now.
How do you get around #2 if the shipping companies have not been requiring signatures during these times even when signature is required? I have received a couple of items over the months that were supposed to be signature required but the shipping company just left it at my door.
@@RodasYonass i have some bigger ticket items I was considering ebaying in the near future but now in these COVID19 times am a even a little more weary. Maybe a video idea would be ebay tips and scams to look out for in the current COVID19 climate. Thanks again
I received a message from a Seller today saying he accidentally sent me the wrong item. For me to NOT open it and write "Return to Sender" on the package. I'm new to ebay and don't want to be scammed. What should I do?
@@Leah.says.the.things I didn't do the "return to sender" I opened it and the item was completely destroyed (I think he knew that already) so I filed a complaint through ebay and got refunded.
I use to sell on eBay. I once tried to help my grandpa sell some of his homemade knives with deer skin sheaths. I sold one and the buyer contacted me saying he didn't get the sheath blah blah. To not get a case opened against me i sent him mine. My grandpa passed away and i never got another one of his deer skin sheaths which i really treasured. This time it was the seller getting scammed.
So basically any of the scams you may fall for, as long as you follow everything ( get signature delivery for over $750 etc...) You just file a police report and they will refund no matter what? Or is it only for the empty box scam? Thanks.
Yup, police report is only for the empty. But as long as you have tracking number and showing delivery eBay will side with you. These scams also don’t happen that often. I have been scammed maybe twice from thousands of sales
Ebay has millions of sellers. It does not need more. It does need more customers. They will back the customer 99% of the time. Electronics is one of the most risky of all categories. Taking pictures and documenting items usually won't help.
Have a question just posted Jordan 3 fragments on eBay I’m new to eBay never sold one thing and I listed them for 620$ free shipping got an offer the next day message from someone asking if I’ll do 770 with ups overnight shipping? Is this a scam or what do I pass this up? I’m thinking this is to good to be true
h darden I’ve always believed in if it seems too good to be true, it’s usually a scam. That being said it could be someone that really wants the shoes and they are willing to pay extra for quicker shipping. If I were you I would just wait to see what other offers I get
I sell clothing and accessories. The top scam I get is customer opening a return for some flaw that I know the item didn't have. They then say they really want to keep it and will fix it themselves if I'll give a partial refund. I fell for that one time. Never again. I now have, on every one of my listings, my policy of no partial refunds...no exceptions. Either a full refund or nothing.
The problem I'm having is with scammers bidding and I accept it just to find out that they're not going to pay for the item. They want me to send messages from my phone or email, its so annoying.
Got this request on my first “sell” - so disappointing. I just sent back a polite eBay message saying that I won’t communicate outside of eBay. Watching these videos about buyers scamming sellers has me rethinking trying to sell. I might just send my clothing to Thred-Up and call it a day. eBay needs to setup a middle man - send sold items to us to be verified and forwarded to the buyer - some kind of verification system.
I know that this is a year old but after the PayPal and payment changes a entire new wave of scammers have infested EBay. Some things like paying for signature confirmation and video taping all the items you send and receive them from now on is a must period! Another is making sure you got insurance on it and make sure that you video tape the items working and stating the items are in good shape but they are used and as is! This cover’s you comes and going. Okay I know it’s a hassle and it’s just not worth selling anything cheap anymore but I’m telling you scammers are worsening day by day and just when I think I have seen it all someone comes along with something else! Welcome to EBay in 2022
I'm new at buying on eBay, but I bought a item a week ago and when I check the tracking it shows that it hasn't even shipped yet, that just a printing label was made. My money had already been taken out. What do I do?
USPS sometimes does not scan a shipped item - it just arrives without being tracked. Happened to me several times this holiday season - which was a terrible time to ship USPS.
There is an xbox one s for 99 dollars which says for parts or not working. But when i read the review they said it's working and it even came with a controller which i didn't see in the seller describes. Should i buy it
I am an eBay buyer only and I can tell you there are plenty of seller scammers out there also. I've been scammed on several occasions but thankfully eBay has saved the day.
I have only dealt with 1 seller that didn’t ship the item in 18 years of buying on ebay. They kept me hanging on for 5 months telling me it was on its way. Had to get my money back through PayPal.
Hi I got a question this guy live in the same state as me and the phone I want is the S20FE its unlocked he giving wireless buds and a spigen case all shown in picture he said it been used for 2 weeks but switch back to pixel you have to bid for it so if I win do you think in gonna get scammed buy the way this person been a member since 2000 and has 100 positive feedback do you guys think it's a scam.
Scam #4 - sadly you're wrong. Ebay claim they're outside of the item transition process so they just refund the buyer, even if you upload pictures. I've literally just been done out of £1000 this way. Any help?
@@StrxngeThings my dude, if video evidence, photo. Evidence, the guys terrible feedback score and a reference number for the UKs fraud office case against the buyer isnt gping to help then im afraid the weight difference wont do squat. An INDA opened against you with ebay means you literally have no power. At all.
Yep you are correct they sent a cpuple here in uk to a police station with a form the police refused to deal with it as it was a civil matter , they had took pics and even had a message from buyer saying he was happy with the item and he was taking it to his mechanic to fit , even left them feedback, then rerurned item damaged, clearly done during fitting , and still refunded buyer , e bay are scammers to
Rodas Yonass they tried. They requested return, then sent back to a different address, not me. So it showed delivered, but whatever they sent , I never got. It was a mess! But after two months I got my money back from ebay, thanks to a letter I got from the post office
Interesting to know, but honestly as a buyer I don't really take the rating as proof. If its all top rating reviews then I automatically think they've created false perception. There are bizarre scenarios receiving no item, seller doesn't respond and having to file a item not recieved. However, I gave up on amazon and eBay. I go direct now. Yes, either buyer, or seller don't open any dialogue its a bit like cold selling and some are worse than others
Just came across this video. Scam number 4 happened to me. When I upgraded my GPU to a 3080 I sold my old 1080ti. Took very detailed pictures down to the circuit board. Seller claimed item didn't work. When I got it back, I started verifying against the pictures. The backplate was the same with the correct serial number. The circuit board was a completely different revision of the board with different numbers on it. The buyer and basically disassembled the GPU and switched backplates since the serial number was on the plate and it was easily swappable. Sent all the evidence to ebay with the differences on the board highlighted in the photos and they still denied my claim and gave him the money back. Only answer they would give me was tracking showed he returned the item. Could find no way to actually contact and talk to a human. There is virtually no protection for sellers. Haven't used the site since.
i’m selling shoes for 160$ and someone offered 400$ so i checked his page and he had 5 reviews but there all from the same month. am i getting scammed?
The fact you have to dispute something you already shipped. Is a total L. What I do is I don’t send out anything until the money is cleared in my bank account for even wasting my time shipping, I’m a seller. I don’t play that sellers protection bullshit. That shit is a total scam.
I got scammed like a month ago. I sold this water pump for ice machine was like 300 some bucks. anyways the buyer got the item and then a few days submitted a return saying it was defected not operating well. so he sent item back and then I refunded him in full amount. I relisted the item at a lower price and a buyer bought it. come to find it was the same guy under a different account. I figured it out because it was the same shipping address. I fought it on eBay and eBay credited me because I showed proof of address and messages.
Here's one you didn't talk about I been scammed 3 times on same item I didn't lose anything but it's the same thing They tell me to text them at their number so they can pay quicker for the "item" Item is a big red flag.. I get so mad when I accept the bid and have to wait only to get the same response Plus when I see the buyers history it's all zeros What sucks is it's After The Fact.. there should be a better Vetting Process . Like before you accept the bid you can find out if they are legit or not. I hate having to constantly relist it's as if you been targeted
Thanks this is Awesome info, it almost makes it not worth it to try and sell, with all these unethical people out here. Is this rare or does it happen All the time? Thanks,
When returning something like a phone, a phone has so many different markings making it very distinguishable & unique from any other phone. They all have their very own unique numbers! Duh!
Thank you scam number 1, saved me from being scammed for £350
I’m happy to hear that!
Same!
Fingers crossed about to be scammed out of a $2200 item with scam #5....
@@charliex2896 how did it go?
@@charliex2896 so??
I’ve been buying and selling on eBay since 2007. I’ve seen a lot of scams and basically here’s what I learned.
1. Don’t ever buy from someone with under 10 transactions
2. Don’t ever ship out of the country
3. Always shop with signature required
4. Make sure you take lots of pictures like he said.
5. Record yourself opening boxes if it’s an expensive item because you may receive an empty box.
6. When you ship make it so the item can not be rerouted! I’ve had someone try to do that to me.
The 1st one is stupid. Plenty of legit sellers with under 10 transactions. You’re so paranoid and you probably still got scammed multiple on there 🤡 sad af.
@Deathstroke The Terminator probably got scammed too 💀 like really y’all are so gullible and dumb sometimes
Number one makes no sense. With that logic there would be no sellers on ebay period. We all got to start somewhere. Sounds good though...
Thx I’m dumb when it comes to buying online and this will help
Here's a tip for sellers on ebay, if the customer asks you to add a gift card, don't do it, not only is it a scam, but it's against ebay policies so write them a bad review and report them.
Sellers cannot leave negative feedback for buyers, per eBay policy. But buyers can leave negative on sellers. Go figure. 🤷🏻♀️
Calling *Assistvictims* a scammer is like a shoplifter calling the security guard a thief. Projection is confusing & infuriating. I hate hearing how aggressive & abusive some of those parasites are to our seniors. This guy is using his skìlls to brïng down scammers are doing fantastic work! Thank you.
How to avoid being scammed on eBay: don't sell your stuff on eBay, i just learned this lesson.
True and don't use Paypal direct deposit or cash on pickup
@@zdravkomomci7570 i got scammed with $90, but thanks to this I won't have to pay eBay fees on selling never again
@@FerVisser Ebay is finished it has no seller protection. Its getting worse and worse. As a winning bidder on a item a seller can decide not to sell their not happy with $ so what integrity is there NONE.
@@zdravkomomci7570 true, if the seller cancels a winning bid he gets charged 15% of the sale or so.
eBay is a heaven for scammers, how come you're making them rich and they can't protect you when there's an issue? Is just so easy as a buyer to scam, even i can do it but i have morals and a heart.
@@FerVisser People don't care they'll just take your money
Tip as a seller: you can set your preferences to only allow local US buyers and also only verified Paypal addresses. This will automatically filter out a lot of the worst buyers. If they say they don't have a verified paypal then tell them you will wait until its verified and put it for sale again. Weight is important too, if they do a return and you can show that their return does not weigh what you sent, that helps, although some scammers will send something like a brick or fill the box with rocks or junk.
Really great tips I didn’t get to cover in the video, thanks for sharing Randy!
Can you SPECIFICALLY direct us to where to make those settings?
@@byronb. My Ebay, Account, Site Preferences, buyer requirements.
If you only allow US people to buy your stuff you are gonna get WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY less purchases
StarvingHungrySharky if you set it as verified PayPal you won’t get scammed
My parents were so worried about scams on eBay that they wouldn’t let me use it at all when I was younger😂
Investing With Chris your parents were wrong. So many scammers on eBay lol
As a watch seller many have taken parts for their broken ones and open claims. Specially specially or hard to find watches
Oh boy that must be annoying
Thank you so much, bro! I really appreciate your super chill vibe too. The ebay advice hear on youtube is ESSENTIAL.
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Great Vid. Yes, please do an update with any additional scams to watch out for.
Thank you for the Ebay tips as being a seller. i havent sold anything on Ebay, but learning from all these videos how bad scammers are on Ebay, plus reading the comments below. Not sure if I will ever sell on Ebay. take care.
With all due respect check your information. There’s plenty of videos online showing and documenting that most places the police won’t get involved with eBay transactions. There’s also cases that when they did eBay still denied the seller! Also there’s absolutely no protection if they break an item or exchange it and send it back to you. eBay does not care!
Very valuable information! Thank you, Rodas!
Thank you for the video! Selling some textbooks to free up space and this buyer made a higher offer than my “Buy It Now” option and requesting me to text or email them because they had a question about the item.
I remember someone telling me to never contact out of ebay. I messaged the buyer directly in their page but they never responded back. I’m just uniting the offer for now.
That is a classic scam used on ebay. Good job not falling for it
Thank you! This is essential information! You are a great teacher. I enjoy your videos.
Sara Sexton thank you Sara!
I looked up how to avoid scammers/buyers on Ebay and found your vid. At 1:28 - number 4, is why I looked this up:
I did this search first-hand because I mentioned to a friend that I wanted to sell on Ebay and they told me to be careful of Scammer-Buyers, as their son sold an item on Ebay (a musical record) and the Buyer claimed it was not the same product in the description. The Buyer-Scammer won the case and returned a scratched-up record in a beat-up sleeve in its place. His son was helpless to dispute it, even though he did everything right, even with pictures of the original item that he sent in his disputing case, but Ebay sided with the Buyer-Scammer in the end.
Makes me apprehensive to sell online.
Just because someone is running a small business on Ebay doesn't mean some crook should get away with stealing a merchant's money. I commend you on telling us not to be timid on filing a police report and sending a copy to Ebay. It makes me want to get into this more. Thanks for all your know-how and advice.
Thanks for the great tips on how to prevent being scammed
Thanks for the detailed video. please post a video on safely dropshipping from aliexpress or any other wholesale sellers to eBay.
Thanks for the advice, this is very helpful.
thanks for this info. really appreciate it. very important coz there's always scammers around.
10/3/2022. I'm a new seller on Ebay. Just listed my first items today and I immediately got 3 offers. The buyer accounts looked sketchy and knew they were illegitimate accounts. Just watched 3 "how to avoid scams on Ebay" Thank you for your video. Great tips.
Those are crazy scams. Thanks for sharing. I hope this stuff doesn't happen too often.
Luckily they don't happen too often.
@Celerus Oakshield How did you handle it ?
The problem is you can have all the evidence as a seller , but eBay doesn’t even look into your evidences and in the midst of it all suddenly money is returned to buyer 🙄Happened to me.
Same thing happened to me. I had taken pics of the parcel when I left it with Hermes. Hermes took a pic of the delivery which even had the woman's feet in shot stood on her doorstep. I had paid for tracking, signing and insurance. But, I've lost everything because ebay ha e paid her out!
@@LS-ly8gl ever since I decided I’m not selling any expensive items on eBay. The risk is Just ridiculous . No wonder there are more n more scammers around . eBay simply edging them greedy on .
@@amandaghost I sold an antique silver watch last year that eBay refunded, an antique silver vesta the guy gave in on that one when I told him the precise time it had been posted through his letter box. And the latest was a new camera, the woman said an empty box had been delivered. I got zero help from Ebay or Hermes in spite of paying for tracking, signing and insurance. After selling on ebay since 2002, I give in.
It's just not worth it!
@@LS-ly8gl that’s terrible . We all learn ! eBay is not here to help sellers. Only buyers Cus that’s how they keep the platform alive .
That is EXACTLY what happened to me! I had all the evidence that the item had been delivered. Out of the blue they just refund the scammer!!
It's definitely a case of seller beware now. I've had my fingers burnt with them for the last time. Ebay is destroying itself by not backing good honest sellers.
Typically I sell antiques,but literally cannot afford to sell on there anymore.
Great, advise!!! Thank you
There is gotta be a better system. Like an option at the post office or any mail delivery department for a photo/video proof of item packaging and shipping with post office witness , and on the other side the buyer needs to open it at the post office in front of a camera and witness. Then only then can both sides Seller and Buyer be perfectly Fair!!!! No doubt
Yea the system isn’t great right now
@@RodasYonass the weight of the package should be able to tell it wasn't empty right ?
@@PEACEBRINGER200 well yes but the problem is someone might replace an item with rocks
yeah but who wants to open a dildo in front of a postal Clerk 🙄
Very intererting.
Thank you for the information!
Great video man! I’m not sure if I got scammed but a few years ago I bought a refurbished iPhone which at part was my fault. I need a phone at the time and it was a gap phone. It lasted me about 3-4 months and then had internal issues. The seller was horrible and EBay had no authority because it was out of there policy period. I’m at fault for going that route but luckily it was only like $150. Was def a learning experience. Great video.
Milone Money Mindset thanks Anthony. That seller is horrible
Thank you!😊 I’m just beginning and this excellent information to know!👏
Happy to hear that. Let me know if you have any questions
Rodas Yonass Thank you!😊
Thank you for making this video!!!
Thanks for the advice. Thumbs up.
Something that has saved me is I video tape packaging the product without cutting anything out or stopping and starting the camera (so eBay can't say I removed the item or changed it for another item before closing the box. Not that they would, but a customer might). To be extra safe you can make a mark on your package and then video tape mailing it. Saved me! Another scam to be aware of is the address being mailed to. Make sure to check it every time before you send it. On another note, someone actually hacked into my account and changed my mailing address. So, when I went shopping, I actually had two or three things in a row go to a shipping warehouse on the east coast of Florida. The policemen's hands were tied because there is no written law that allows them to enter that shipping warehouse and intercept the package or investigate and prosecute this kind of scam. They said someone needs to have that law changed because they are ready and willing to pounce. lol...my word.
Great information!
Thanks for the info bro
Very cool info my friend
i really like this
Thank you!
Glad I'm learning now for future reference 😌
I have bought hundreds of items on Ebay and been very happy. Last week I got scammed with a variation on the empty box trick.
The lot was an expensive camera with a camera bag and additional lens as sweetener. You guessed it - no camera. The seller has witnesses that the camera shipped. Pretty odd. I like to open my goodies in private. If ebay buyer protection can't sort it I will go to paypal.I just tell you this to illustrate that there are scam sellers out there too.
Most of my customers are honest people. There have been a few unreasonable, but great info here. Thanks for sharing.
Same here. Only had a couple of unreasonable customers.
what about a seller I bought a product from next day he deletes the item from eBay I report it to eBay an eBay to me the selling was unable to give a tracking number so they will refund me within 48 hours now I see a new email stating the item is being shipped does that mean eBay resovle my issue
What good does sending pictures of the item being returned damaged to eBay?... You can't prove that you DIDN'T send a broken one in the first place... Right?
Posted my first item and I got an offer within an hour. I accepted it. It’s a large order $60 so I asked if they can confirm that they approve this order and they said, “I just have some questions can you text me?” Hell no! I told them that they need to confirm the order, and confirm the address along with sending payment by tomorrow or I’m canceling the order.
I collect Pokémon cards and these are common scams with selling and trading cards.
For a lot of items, there aren’t identifying marks to take pictures of and the buyer can say “not as described” and send it back, regardless of your return policy.
eBay doesn’t care
Empty box is easy to be beatable... All you have to do is document the weight of the item you're shipping, and the weight of the empty box. It'll show ebay that you did indeed send an item to them weighing a certain weight.
Ya I doubt this will work....they could just say they sent it back in a different box...there's no need to ship back original box
@@kurtdahle If they sent back nothing that would be a huge red flag though to the weight.
Great video! Please do the follow-up video that you were talking about in this video.
Thank you 👍 but I just don't have the stomach to go through this on eBay. Have to find another way to sell my sports memorabilia.
I actually sold a lot on ebay before. Never got scammed before but the most annoying thing was dealing with usps. I've had multiple items that got lost or the tracking whole say that its at a warehouse and then never update again. The worst is when tracking shows it was delivered but the buyer claims it wasn't and asks you to help them file a claim. It takes usps over an hour to pick up everytime you call them. The customer service is really bad.
That sounds like a nightmare, I never had to deal with that at least.
Just wondering has anyone come a cross this
The buyer messages you about the item
The item is buy it now for £60 or best offer
buyer tells you he put in an offer for £60 but there never was
just asking cause this has happened to me twice.
Another awesome video Rodas, thank you! I'm a new seller and it's going nicely so far. However, ran into my first "scam" the other day but don't see the perp's motive: they bid extra high on my item, and "won" used 2 different accounts to make it look like 2 ppl bidding (I ASSUME, but then they used same first part of username in both accounts and both accounts just created that day). No payment of course, which I knew there wouldn't be. What I DID expect was a msg requesting I contact them outside of eBay but that didn't come either. So, what's their endgame??
I’m not sure, but you can limit who bids on your items. For example, you can exclude all new accounts or accounts with 0 feedback. That should help for future listing
@@RodasYonass Thanks Rodas! Will do for the more expensive items so thank you!
@@RodasYonass Hey Rodas, I went to Buyer Mgmnt to do this and don't see this as one of the options. Am I checking in the right place? TIA
Do they ship the order to the buyer's door or at their nearest Post Office?
your advice is SUPER good! Number 5 saved me from a scam
Edit: oh shoot eBay said that the buyer lives in Miami even though they said that they want it shipped to Ohio
Nothing worse than being scammed. Glad you didn’t fall for it
Well maybe they just ain't to send it to a friend. That's why I do, my friend gave me their credit card and j got a friend a phone eith it and yeah
Ebay protects the buyers and not the seller. I sold a iPhone 12 Pro Max. The buyer said they received the item with no phone in the box and then eBay said I owed them. A total ripoff. I will never sell with them again.
Hey so a Ebay fraudster just gave me an offer, On my listing i didnt allow international shipping but guy is from germany, is new and comments on his account have sellers stating he has done fraud what can i do??Help???
You can rejected the offer
Damn... this is really tuff bro. I don't think i have the stomach to get scammed that way
Thanks for vid. Ebay should force purchase of sig conf when you use them to purchase shipping label. Too bad it's not auto enforced.
They don't do that because it costs extra to get signature, but that is a good idea
Thank you 🙏
There’s a buyer on daily basis who keeps sending me offers on my product and asking me to contact them via what’s app. They live in the US but have a UK number.
The items that I’m selling are expensive. And at this point I don’t know what to do with this buyer because he/she keeps changing their name and address and sending me offers with the same message. I’m quite new to selling and don’t want to fall a victim.
Best thing to do is just ignore. They go after new sellers.
Rodas Yonass thank you for the advice.
I would block him on eBay so that he can't bid or buy your items.
Thanks.
Sold a $200 item. Seller sliced open the package, removed the item, sent photo to eBay and eBay gave them their money back. Buyer said it was delivered this way. I called the post office in the seller's town and they said their carrier would NEVER deliver an open package. I sent that to eBay and ... nothing. "Buyer" aka scammer, got the legit items AND their money back. I had photos of the items, envelope, testimony from Post Office. Didn't matter. To eBay, buyer is ALWAYS right. Even when they're a scammer. Bummer as I have sold over $30,000 worth of stuff over the years. Looking for alternatives now.
Thank you, you saved me
How do you get around #2 if the shipping companies have not been requiring signatures during these times even when signature is required? I have received a couple of items over the months that were supposed to be signature required but the shipping company just left it at my door.
Yea I think they still consider it “singed” even if they leave it because of COVID
@@RodasYonass i have some bigger ticket items I was considering ebaying in the near future but now in these COVID19 times am a even a little more weary. Maybe a video idea would be ebay tips and scams to look out for in the current COVID19 climate. Thanks again
I received a message from a Seller today saying he accidentally sent me the wrong item. For me to NOT open it and write "Return to Sender" on the package. I'm new to ebay and don't want to be scammed. What should I do?
What happened with your situation - update?
@@Leah.says.the.things I didn't do the "return to sender" I opened it and the item was completely destroyed (I think he knew that already) so I filed a complaint through ebay and got refunded.
I use to sell on eBay. I once tried to help my grandpa sell some of his homemade knives with deer skin sheaths. I sold one and the buyer contacted me saying he didn't get the sheath blah blah. To not get a case opened against me i sent him mine. My grandpa passed away and i never got another one of his deer skin sheaths which i really treasured. This time it was the seller getting scammed.
That’s terrible. Sorry to hear about that Travis, eBay system doesn’t protect sellers enough.
That's terrible!
If you get scammed out of a $1100 item do you call the police where the scammer live or do you call your local police to file a report?
Local
Yes, you’re right.
So basically any of the scams you may fall for, as long as you follow everything ( get signature delivery for over $750 etc...) You just file a police report and they will refund no matter what? Or is it only for the empty box scam? Thanks.
Yup, police report is only for the empty. But as long as you have tracking number and showing delivery eBay will side with you. These scams also don’t happen that often. I have been scammed maybe twice from thousands of sales
Ebay has millions of sellers. It does not need more. It does need more customers. They will back the customer 99% of the time.
Electronics is one of the most risky of all categories. Taking pictures and documenting items usually won't help.
Have a question just posted Jordan 3 fragments on eBay I’m new to eBay never sold one thing and I listed them for 620$ free shipping got an offer the next day message from someone asking if I’ll do 770 with ups overnight shipping? Is this a scam or what do I pass this up? I’m thinking this is to good to be true
h darden I’ve always believed in if it seems too good to be true, it’s usually a scam. That being said it could be someone that really wants the shoes and they are willing to pay extra for quicker shipping. If I were you I would just wait to see what other offers I get
Wtf 620$ for shoes what a ripoff
Always check the person's feedback. Do they have a lot of it left for them? What kind of feedback have they left
for others?
I sell clothing and accessories. The top scam I get is customer opening a return for some flaw that I know the item didn't have. They then say they really want to keep it and will fix it themselves if I'll give a partial refund. I fell for that one time. Never again. I now have, on every one of my listings, my policy of no partial refunds...no exceptions. Either a full refund or nothing.
That’s a good way to weed out the scammers
nice info,
On ebay you get different types of conditions though ?
Thanks so much
The problem I'm having is with scammers bidding and I accept it just to find out that they're not going to pay for the item. They want me to send messages from my phone or email, its so annoying.
Got this request on my first “sell” - so disappointing. I just sent back a polite eBay message saying that I won’t communicate outside of eBay. Watching these videos about buyers scamming sellers has me rethinking trying to sell. I might just send my clothing to Thred-Up and call it a day. eBay needs to setup a middle man - send sold items to us to be verified and forwarded to the buyer - some kind of verification system.
Cool video
Hey man great info! Are you sure the police report guarantees us sellers a reimbursement?
It doesn’t guarantee it but it is the best way to get eBay to consider a refund to seller
I know that this is a year old but after the PayPal and payment changes a entire new wave of scammers have infested EBay. Some things like paying for signature confirmation and video taping all the items you send and receive them from now on is a must period! Another is making sure you got insurance on it and make sure that you video tape the items working and stating the items are in good shape but they are used and as is! This cover’s you comes and going. Okay I know it’s a hassle and it’s just not worth selling anything cheap anymore but I’m telling you scammers are worsening day by day and just when I think I have seen it all someone comes along with something else! Welcome to EBay in 2022
I'm new at buying on eBay, but I bought a item a week ago and when I check the tracking it shows that it hasn't even shipped yet, that just a printing label was made. My money had already been taken out. What do I do?
You are well protected as a buyer. You can either wait for item to ship or ask for refund
@@RodasYonass thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it. I went ahead and waited, it was late but I finally received it today.
USPS sometimes does not scan a shipped item - it just arrives without being tracked. Happened to me several times
this holiday season - which was a terrible time to ship USPS.
There is an xbox one s for 99 dollars which says for parts or not working. But when i read the review they said it's working and it even came with a controller which i didn't see in the seller describes. Should i buy it
The reviews is probably not for that Xbox. If you buy it, the buyer can refuse return since they listed “not working for parts”
@@RodasYonass it's also said return within 30 day's. In the review i also saw the picture of the xbox
If it has 30 day return then you can order and return if you don’t like it
@@RodasYonass thanks
I am an eBay buyer only and I can tell you there are plenty of seller scammers out there also. I've been scammed on several occasions but thankfully eBay has saved the day.
I have only dealt with 1 seller that didn’t ship the item in 18 years of buying on ebay. They kept me hanging on for 5 months telling me it was on its way. Had to get my money back through PayPal.
Hi I got a question this guy live in the same state as me and the phone I want is the S20FE its unlocked he giving wireless buds and a spigen case all shown in picture he said it been used for 2 weeks but switch back to pixel you have to bid for it so if I win do you think in gonna get scammed buy the way this person been a member since 2000 and has 100 positive feedback do you guys think it's a scam.
Probably not a scam. Buyers have a lot of protection in place when buying on ebay. You are more likely to get scammed as a seller instead of buyer
@@RodasYonass oh yeah I bought off ebay before never got scammed
Is it a scam when they make an offer and it has a message saying to text them bc they have questions about the item ?
100% scam
Scam #4 - sadly you're wrong.
Ebay claim they're outside of the item transition process so they just refund the buyer, even if you upload pictures. I've literally just been done out of £1000 this way.
Any help?
Yeah is the item weight different? If so use the item weight as proof.
@@StrxngeThings my dude, if video evidence, photo. Evidence, the guys terrible feedback score and a reference number for the UKs fraud office case against the buyer isnt gping to help then im afraid the weight difference wont do squat. An INDA opened against you with ebay means you literally have no power. At all.
Yep you are correct they sent a cpuple here in uk to a police station with a form the police refused to deal with it as it was a civil matter , they had took pics and even had a message from buyer saying he was happy with the item and he was taking it to his mechanic to fit , even left them feedback, then rerurned item damaged, clearly done during fitting , and still refunded buyer , e bay are scammers to
People should document the weight of the package sent! So impossible for the buyer to say they received an empty box!
Have you ever been scammed? What happened?
Rodas Yonass they tried. They requested return, then sent back to a different address, not me. So it showed delivered, but whatever they sent , I never got. It was a mess! But after two months I got my money back from ebay, thanks to a letter I got from the post office
Patricia Yunuen Castro glad to hear you got your money back
Thank you
Interesting to know, but honestly as a buyer I don't really take the rating as proof. If its all top rating reviews then I automatically think they've created false perception. There are bizarre scenarios receiving no item, seller doesn't respond and having to file a item not recieved. However, I gave up on amazon and eBay. I go direct now. Yes, either buyer, or seller don't open any dialogue its a bit like cold selling and some are worse than others
Just came across this video. Scam number 4 happened to me. When I upgraded my GPU to a 3080 I sold my old 1080ti. Took very detailed pictures down to the circuit board. Seller claimed item didn't work. When I got it back, I started verifying against the pictures. The backplate was the same with the correct serial number. The circuit board was a completely different revision of the board with different numbers on it. The buyer and basically disassembled the GPU and switched backplates since the serial number was on the plate and it was easily swappable. Sent all the evidence to ebay with the differences on the board highlighted in the photos and they still denied my claim and gave him the money back. Only answer they would give me was tracking showed he returned the item. Could find no way to actually contact and talk to a human. There is virtually no protection for sellers. Haven't used the site since.
i’m selling shoes for 160$ and someone offered 400$ so i checked his page and he had 5 reviews but there all from the same month. am i getting scammed?
Probably a scam
he reading a cue card lol
Great content. Ebay is great for collectors, I love it, but definitely buyer beware!
And seller beware too in my experience.
The fact you have to dispute something you already shipped. Is a total L.
What I do is I don’t send out anything until the money is cleared in my bank account for even wasting my time shipping, I’m a seller. I don’t play that sellers protection bullshit. That shit is a total scam.
I got scammed like a month ago. I sold this water pump for ice machine was like 300 some bucks. anyways the buyer got the item and then a few days submitted a return saying it was defected not operating well. so he sent item back and then I refunded him in full amount. I relisted the item at a lower price and a buyer bought it. come to find it was the same guy under a different account. I figured it out because it was the same shipping address. I fought it on eBay and eBay credited me because I showed proof of address and messages.
I’m glad you were able to catch it the second time.
Just got scam number 2, this is unbelievable. Help
So what happens when they deliver an item and it gets stolen? Who’s responsible for that?
I think it’s the sellers responsibility still
Should I sell to someone with 0 feedback ?
Yes, I have a lot of buyers with 0 feedback
this vidio is tip as a sellar. thank you RODAS YONAS SIR
Here's one you didn't talk about
I been scammed 3 times on same item I didn't lose anything but it's the same thing
They tell me to text them at their number so they can pay quicker for the "item"
Item is a big red flag.. I get so mad when I accept the bid and have to wait only to get the same response
Plus when I see the buyers history it's all zeros
What sucks is it's After The Fact.. there should be a better Vetting Process . Like before you accept the bid you can find out if they are legit or not. I hate having to constantly relist it's as if you been targeted
What if you video yourself boxing the item and handing it to the post office?
That isn’t a bad idea. Any proof helps
Thanks this is Awesome info, it almost makes it not worth it to try and sell, with all these unethical people out here. Is this rare or does it happen All the time?
Thanks,
Luckily, it is very rare. Only happened to me about 3 times from 1000+ sales
When returning something like a phone, a phone has so many different markings making it very distinguishable & unique from any other phone. They all have their very own unique numbers! Duh!
Do buyers get scammed???
asinx yes all of the time. But they have the protection in place. Buyers just have to start a case with eBay to win with eBay
Rodas Yonass oh, Ok thanks. 🙏
I got a good 2 out of 5 of these done to me, luckily I didn’t go through with them because it seemed kind of suspicious.
Dude if someone wants to return an item do they return it to your address where you live
They return to where ever you send from. If you are mailing from your home address that’s where the return will come
ok you like my comment 😅 hugs and kisses bro ✌
Phew. Thank you