Whats with all the ebay scams?
By JohnnyMurder
@JohnnyMurder (611)
United States
December 20, 2006 12:13pm CST
Im a big ebayer. i love selling stuff online for money. Seems like everytime i post a new item on ebay, i always get at least one scammer saying they wanna buy my item for some unreal amount like of 5,000 dollars. Who falls for this stuff. Oh yah, one of my idiot friends did. and he fell victim to identity theft.
Be smart people. If its to good to be true, then it probably is.
:)
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2 responses
@carlennj (589)
• United States
20 Dec 06
This is a real offer, but they pay you with a bad check. They tell you to take your fee and maybe 10% more, and then they tell you to wire the remaining money to an account. Once the check clears, you are on the hook for the whole thing. They have been working this online and off in many variations. Can you tell me more about how you sell for profit on ebay? I've only purchased but would like to know the other side and make some cash! Send me an email here at mylot or at carlennj@comcast.net Thanks! Happy Holidays!
@JohnnyMurder (611)
• United States
20 Dec 06
How i make a profit is simple. i try to find deals, like for instance, a friend of mine was getting rid of his guitar. I bought it for 100 dollars. I knew the resale value of it was at least double that.
it sold on ebay for 220 dollars plus shipping.
its easy , but takes time to find the right items
good luck with it
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@Chiriac (286)
• Romania
21 Dec 06
The problem with eBay is that the scammers have found out that if they stall enough then eBay won't do anything about it. Most of the time they won't do anything anyway.
The scammers have figured out how to work around their safety measures, so it's really not safe to use anymore.
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