Thinking of Selling on eBay using Paypal? Think Again
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Re: Thinking of Selling on eBay using Paypal? Think Again
#2Social Engineering adapted for Paypal scamming. This is yet another proof of that Paypal Seller Protection is basically worthless.
Re: Thinking of Selling on eBay using Paypal? Think Again
#3While I'm sure that there are probably thousands, if not tens-of- and hundres-of, perfectly happy and valid sales of high-value electronics on eBay every day using Paypal, I would rather give something like that away as a Christmas present than try to sell it on eBay.
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#4Note, I think PayPal are in many cases some sly devils doing some nasty things, in this case it sounds like they went to bat, had the credit companies say 'nope' and that's that. Credit card companies will usually go in the favour of the buyer, because technically the buyer is them. This is an odd, and bizarre situation, but its why you always should buy fancy items on credit cards, as the credit companies don't like their money being mucked about with. The situation is heavily broken though, scammers on every side, the only option becomes taking legal action and that's very much a minefield.
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#5I'm stuck with $680 in chargebacks on paypal.
One gamer used a bank account to deposit funds into his account. 2-3 months later, he uses that same bank account, then files a chargeback for $680.
Even though he'd used that same bank account months earlier, on the same site without filing a chargeback somehow this time around he won the chargeback dispute.
I have no idea how that is common sense possible
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#6> " If youre thinking of selling an expensive item on eBay, think again. "
I would say, this type of fraud is exclusively targeted at cellphones, ipods, netbooks etc. If you're selling something like an antique grandfather clock, you should be fine. Of course anything that requires collection, or couriering is going to be more traceable and secure.
I have sold hundreds or maybe thousands of items on eBay. The only one I ever had a problem with was trying to sell an old iPod. As soon as it was listed the scamming started by fraudsters.
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#7Being the grinch that I am, I stopped giving any feedback at all for buying or selling on eBay. The principal being if anything ever goes wrong, feedback is your only weapon.
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#8I thought my case with a virtual product, and a clear fraudulent act was bad. After hearing about this, with a physical product, it makes a local electronics dealer seem much more appealing.
Re: Thinking of Selling on eBay using Paypal? Think Again
#9To jump on a point totally unrelated to the post's complaint but related to selling smartphones, I've found that if I'm selling electronics (especially generation-behind iPhones for the family) I can do much better than eBay, even before you discount both their listing fee and paypal use fees. And there's comparatively no risk.
For cash: gazelle
For slightly more cash (usually just a few percent), in the form of a gift card: amazon trade-ins
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#10I thought my case with a virtual product, and a clear fraudulent act was bad. After hearing about this, with a physical product, it makes a local electronics dealer seem much more appealing.
The only way I would sell an expensive piece of electronics would be via local Craigslist, in person, probably for cash that I'd prefer to witness the buyer withdraw out of an ATM.