| There are many eBay scams out there to
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| | before making a bid or a purchase.
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| keep an eye out for when you are selling
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| | Basically, just use common sense. If it
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| on eBay. This article will cover a few of
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| | looks too good to be true, it probably
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| the known and not so known scams to be
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| | is, so read the auction carefully.
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| aware of. Whether you're a causal seller,
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| | Bad Check Scam
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| or a professional seller on eBay, you
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| | This eBay scam is exactly what it sounds
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| need to know about these scams so that
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| | like. The bad check scam is simple.
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| you can take measures to prevent or
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| | Someone purchases your item and sends you
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| recognize if it's happening to you.
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| | a check as payment. You receive the
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| Bid Shielding
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| | check, and send out the item. However, 2
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| This scam is something you need to watch
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| | weeks later you find out the check
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| out for as a seller on eBay. Basically
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| | bounces and now you are out your item and
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| the scam is run using two separate eBay
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| | the money.
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| accounts. The scam works like this. You
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| | To avoid this, simply do not send out any
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| put your item up for auction. Let's say
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| | products until the check has cleared.
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| your item is worth $100 and you have no
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| | Spoof eBay Emails
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| reserve. The first bidder (scammer) comes
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| | This eBay scam is an attempt to get your
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| along and bids $5 on your item. Right
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| | personal information and/or eBay account
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| after that, another bidder working with
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| | information. Basically the scammer sends
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| the first bidder comes along and bids
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| | you an email that looks like it's from
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| $200 on your item. Since your item is
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| | eBay. The email may direct you to a
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| only worth $100, you receive no more bids
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| | website (that also looks like eBay) where
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| for the duration of your auction. Right
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| | it asks to you verify your information.
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| before your auction ends, the first
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| | In reality, the website is created by the
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| bidder backs out and cancels their bid,
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| | scammer to collect your personal
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| leaving the $5 bidder the winner,
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| | information and use it for identity
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| effectively shielding all other potential
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| | theft. The scammers can be very tricky
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| bidders because of the $200 bid.
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| | and make everything look very official.
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| Because of the potential for this scam it
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| | To avoid this scam, you need to be wary
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| is always good to have a reserve on your
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| | of any emails that you get. The first
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| auction. Also, I would put some sort of
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| | thing you need to check is the email
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| disclaimer on your auction stating that
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| | header. Emails from eBay, will have
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| if you suspect bid shielding on your
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| | "@ebay.com" as the last part of the
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| auction, you reserve the right to back
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| | senders email. Also any links that are in
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| out of the sale. It's always a good idea
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| | the email may be directing you somewhere
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| to keep an eye on your auctions and watch
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| | other than where they say they are. Also
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| for this type of behavior. If you suspect
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| | copy and paste the links into your
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| this is happening to you, be sure to
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| | browser, and only visit official links
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| report the parties involved to eBay right
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| | that start with " If anything seems
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| away.
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| | suspicious to you, forward the email to
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| Wholesale List Scam
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| | eBay and wait for their response. They
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| This scam takes advantage of the fact
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| | will let you know if it's legitimate or
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| that many people don't pay close
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| | not.
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| attention or read the fine print on an
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| | In conclusion, most people you run into
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| auction. This scam is targeted at buyers
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| | on eBay are good honest people and not
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| who are looking for deals on electronics
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| | out to scam you. You may do business on
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| and technological items on eBay. The
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| | eBay for years and never run into any of
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| wholesale list scam is basically an
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| | this. However, occasionally these things
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| auction that looks like the seller is
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| | do happen so it's important to use common
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| offering a great deal on a product like
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| | sense and use your best judgment when it
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| an iPod for example. They may have a buy
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| | comes to this stuff. Just be aware that
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| now price of $40 for an iPod that is
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| | it can happen, and take the necessary
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| worth $150. However, if you actually read
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| | precautions and you will be fine. There's
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| the fine print on the auction, you will
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| | a lot of money to be made on eBay, so
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| find that you are not really buying the
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| | don't let anything scare you off. Keep
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| iPod. In fact you are purchasing a
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| | yourself armed with knowledge and
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| wholesale list.
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| | information and you will be successful
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| To avoid this scam, just be sure that you
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| | out there in the auction world!
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| read the entire details of the auction
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