Comments on: 15 Ways to Avoid Fraud on eBay http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:16:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: towbar http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-67577 towbar Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:34:45 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-67577 You forgot to mention sellers whose customers find that clicking pay now instantly links their computer to channel advisor .com which downloads their personal purchase and paypal data to sell on to others. You forgot to mention sellers whose customers find that clicking pay now instantly links their computer to channel advisor .com which downloads their personal purchase and PayPal data to sell on to others.

]]> By: Bob Orr http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-66849 Bob Orr Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:50:49 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-66849 As an EBay Power Seller, I really like all of the tips you gave here, except one. I sometimes raise the shipping values asked on my auctions, too, like many other Power Sellers I know. However, we don't do it to raise our profit levels on a per item basis, as you suggested here. Instead, we do it to keep our LIST and FINAL VALUE fees paid to EBay lower, and are thus able to lower our TOTAL asking values for what we sell. The BEST advise you can give people in this area is to compare the TOTAL charges somebody is asking for something, to the TOTAL charges somebody else is asking for the same thing listed on EBay or elsewhere. If the TOTAL value for something listed by a credible seller is lower than everyone else's TOTAL asking values, then you can purchase it safely, and save money at the same time. So, please be careful about how you caution people on THIS one. It's EBay who is losing money when LIST values are lowered, and shipping values are raised, because sellers don't pay EBay fees on shipping values asked in auctions and, in most cases I've seen, these same sellers are then able to lower what they ask in TOTAL charges for what they sell. As an eBay Power Seller, I really like all of the tips you gave here, except one. I sometimes raise the shipping values asked on my auctions, too, like many other Power Sellers I know. However, we don’t do it to raise our profit levels on a per item basis, as you suggested here. Instead, we do it to keep our LIST and FINAL VALUE fees paid to eBay lower, and are thus able to lower our TOTAL asking values for what we sell. The BEST advise you can give people in this area is to compare the TOTAL charges somebody is asking for something, to the TOTAL charges somebody else is asking for the same thing listed on eBay or elsewhere. If the TOTAL value for something listed by a credible seller is lower than everyone else’s TOTAL asking values, then you can purchase it safely, and save money at the same time. So, please be careful about how you caution people on THIS one. It’s eBay who is losing money when LIST values are lowered, and shipping values are raised, because sellers don’t pay eBay fees on shipping values asked in auctions and, in most cases I’ve seen, these same sellers are then able to lower what they ask in TOTAL charges for what they sell.

]]> By: Will White http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-66737 Will White Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:43:55 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-66737 This service, Auction Errol helps to find fraud on eBay! http://www.auctionerrol.com This service, Auction Errol helps to find fraud on eBay!

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]]> By: peter http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-15912 peter Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:03:34 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-15912 Thank you for your good idea, I post it for more ebayers in china at http://bbs.fobshanghai.com/thread-833705-1-1.html if you don't agree, please let me know it. Thank you for your good idea, I post it for more ebayers in china at http://bbs.fobshanghai.com/thread-833705-1-1.html

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]]> By: Justin Meats http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-15125 Justin Meats Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:06:39 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-15125 Consumer Reports July 2007 issue stated that almost half of eBay buyers surveyed by the Consumer Reports National Research Center said they’d encountered deceptions on eBay.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/money/shopping/shopping-tips/ebay-8-07/overview/0708_ebay_ov_1.htm

]]> By: Mike Searles http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-14802 Mike Searles Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:50:51 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-14802 Also seller-specific, is eBay's "Blocked Bidder" list feature. While it's after-the-fact, it does protect you automatically from ever having to deal with fraudsters and shill bidders again. Some eBay groups even "share" the ID's of bidders who've caused problems, allowing the community at large to "police itself." While this method may seem draconian, I still believe that the group has more collective muscle to flex than eBay's Trust & Safety team, and it's up to that group to fight those members who impinge on the market's legitimacy. ... man, talk about melodramatic, Trevor!... Also seller-specific, is eBay’s “Blocked Bidder” list feature. While it’s after-the-fact, it does protect you automatically from ever having to deal with fraudsters and shill bidders again. Some eBay groups even “share” the ID’s of bidders who’ve caused problems, allowing the community at large to “police itself.” While this method may seem draconian, I still believe that the group has more collective muscle to flex than eBay’s Trust & Safety team, and it’s up to that group to fight those members who impinge on the market’s legitimacy.

… man, talk about melodramatic, Trevor!…

]]> By: Mark Kenny http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-14674 Mark Kenny Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:03:52 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-14674 As a seller, one way to cut down on fraud attempts is to either use immediate payment required, if your using a Buy It Now format, or impose a pre-approved bidders list on your listing. This will give you the chance to look into potential members before they can bid on your item. Neither are perfect, but "every little helps" Mark As a seller, one way to cut down on fraud attempts is to either use immediate payment required, if your using a Buy It Now format, or impose a pre-approved bidders list on your listing. This will give you the chance to look into potential members before they can bid on your item.

Neither are perfect, but “every little helps”

Mark

]]> By: trevor http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-14554 trevor Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:20:01 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-14554 Not really I am afraid, I think that I was feeling melodramatic at the time. I do think that with eBay now as more of a established business, that the shine has gone off it and people are paying more attention to its faults. So perhaps there is not more fraud, but people are just talking about it more Not really I am afraid, I think that I was feeling melodramatic at the time. I do think that with eBay now as more of a established business, that the shine has gone off it and people are paying more attention to its faults.

So perhaps there is not more fraud, but people are just talking about it more

]]> By: Sue @ TameBay http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-14485 Sue @ TameBay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:16:41 +0000 http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avoid-fraud-on-ebay/#comment-14485 "Fraud is a growing problem on eBay." Can you substantiate that? *growing*? “Fraud is a growing problem on eBay.”

Can you substantiate that? *growing*?

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