f the millions of under your My Messages, NOT in
transactions that transpire your inbox.”
on eBay each day, only an
infinitesimally small • Always log into eBay —
percentage are fraudulent. or any password protected site —
However, even that small by going to the site from your
percentage means that fraud does favorites bar, or by typing in
still occur. How do you, as a the URL yourself. Never
seller, avoid becoming the victim log in on a page you opened
of a scam? By recognizing common through an email link. No matter
signs of fraud: how authentic the page looks,
there’s a good chance you’ve been
1. “Phishing” expeditions. redirected to a phony site.
According to eBay guru Skip
McGath (2. Unauthorized suppliers.
href="http://SkipMcGrath.com" You need to verify your suppliers
title="http://SkipMcGrath.com" — not everyone that claims to be
target="_blank">color="#001000" legitimate.
size="-2">http://SkipMcGrath.com<
/font>), “phishers” send out • If someone claims to be selling
mass emails, posing as you wholesale items, but doesn’t
eBay, or any company, and asking require your Tax ID number,
the recipient to confirm their they’re not legitimate.
password, which they use to
hijack their account. • If you see a drop ship site
with name brand logos plastered
• Advises McGrath, “Any email everywhere, they’re very likely
that’s really from eBay NOT an authorized dealer —
will be on your My eBay page accounts with large brand
companies are extremely difficult
to establish, and the logos are 4. Sites or auctions that
copyrighted material. don’t accept PayPal or credit
cards.
• If you’re using a new supplier,
start out with a very small order • PayPal performs very thorough
to test their service and examine background checks and is
their products. If you find committed to going after
they’re fakes, you’ve learned perpetrators of fraud; and credit
your lesson at a minimal cost. cards let you file charge backs.
3. Counterfeit cashier’s • If a supplier insists on being
checks and money orders. Be paid with a cashier’s check or
particularly careful with money order, that may be an
international buyers who need you indicator that they’re not a good
to send an expensive item to an product source.
“agent” along with an exorbitant
fee. Don’t let a few dishonest people
scare you off of eBay altogether.
• Before you send out a buyer’s There are plenty of genuine
item, or forward any “agent’s suppliers there, and not every
fees” from their check, take that user is trying to cheat you. You
check to your bank and have them just need to be aware of what’s
call the issuing bank and verify out there, and proceed with
the check is good. If it’s not, caution. The vast majority of
you’ve saved yourself a lot of transactions that happen on eBay
money. And if they tell you it’s are completely above-board: it’s
good and turn out to be wrong, one of the safest eCommerce
you aren’t the one taking the platforms around. Assures
loss. McGrath, “You can buy $10,000
Breitling watches on eBay that sure you know who you’re buying
are perfectly legitimate. Just from.”
take those steps, and make
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