ebay a haven for scammers
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ebay a haven for scammers
Not like we don't know that... but what most people don't realize is that ebay makes it easy on purpose for them to scam you.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Young/?p=18&tag=nl.e622
"This makes the idea that you’re actually able to get a “deal” for anything, a fiction—the best you’ll ever do is pay whatever limit you’ve set. And it is particularly ironic since eBay makes a big deal out of policing “bid shilling” (what it calls the practice of enlisting a fake bidder to up the price) and then offers an official way to do the same thing…"
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Young/?p=18&tag=nl.e622
"This makes the idea that you’re actually able to get a “deal” for anything, a fiction—the best you’ll ever do is pay whatever limit you’ve set. And it is particularly ironic since eBay makes a big deal out of policing “bid shilling” (what it calls the practice of enlisting a fake bidder to up the price) and then offers an official way to do the same thing…"
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I'm a firm believer in closing any deal in person, regardless of how it originates. That is one of the many reasons why I do not trust PayPal nor eBay.
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I did a project on that a while back with live experiments on Ebay. I learned of the commodity is hot, the price is around the demand level, there will always be a gulliable person out there to buy your goods. :hs:
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I only buy from ebay stores or power sellers.
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