Avoid Scams on eBay. Like any other business, eBay is not without its scams. If you are cautious, you should have no problems using eBay. Follow these steps to avoid scams on eBay.
Instructions
1. Check the member's feedback. Feedback is the best way to judge a member's reputation. Be wary of any feedback that's not very close to 100%, and read comments from people they've done business with.
2. Research the item you are bidding on. Check the picture to help judge the item's condition. Also, it should be a photo of the actual item for sale, not a marketing photo from the manufacturer's website.
3. Watch out for email spoofing or phishing. These are emails that might seem to come from eBay, but are malicious and intended to invade your privacy or infect your computer with a virus. Never click a link in an email that appears to come from eBay; navigate to the site yourself in a browser.
4. Just say no to "bid siphoning," which is when you get email trying to sell similar items at a cheaper price. are frequently from con artists and will lead you to another site, where you lose protection offered by eBay.
5. You can check the reputation of people bidding on your item to check for "bid shielding," which occurs when two bidders work together to get the lower bidder's price accepted. The higher bidder will remove his bid at the last second. Bid shielders often have a history of many retracted bids.
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