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I can not believe it !!
Someone on Ebay attempted to scam me by hijacking another members account. See Here
I can not believe it, it has happened again. After Ebay sorted it out last Saturday, I relisted my item and added a battery grip. Well the sale finished today, I was happy with the amount and awaiting payment. Just got an email off Ebay saying my camera was bought without the account owners permission!! Ebay are sorting out my listing fees etc so no problem there.
I did look at the bidders details before the end of the sale and noticed they had bidded on 20+ cameras recently, also second highest bidder had also bidded on 20+ cameras recently.
My advice is to be very careful if you are using Ebay to sell your cameras etc, thieves are out there, check your accounts regulary to see if you have bought something that you were not aware of.
I can not believe it, it has happened again. After Ebay sorted it out last Saturday, I relisted my item and added a battery grip. Well the sale finished today, I was happy with the amount and awaiting payment. Just got an email off Ebay saying my camera was bought without the account owners permission!! Ebay are sorting out my listing fees etc so no problem there.
I did look at the bidders details before the end of the sale and noticed they had bidded on 20+ cameras recently, also second highest bidder had also bidded on 20+ cameras recently.
My advice is to be very careful if you are using Ebay to sell your cameras etc, thieves are out there, check your accounts regulary to see if you have bought something that you were not aware of.
Are you in a hurry to sell or something....?
Quote:Ahh, well it was an idea anyway!
Sorry for not sounding more appreciative I am just disappointed at the thought of so many people out there trying to rip other people off.
Quote:Quote:I have had it there for a week nowThat long.... Are you in a hurry to sell or something....?
Recently bought 2 x 5D Mark 2's, wanted some funds back to aid in my next purchase.
Sorry. I don't understand.
You place your camera on Ebay. Someone places the highest bid for it. They pay you. Once you have the money you send them the camera. Where is there scope for a scam in there?
When I buy photo equipment on Ebay I only pay by Paypal (wouldn't bid if Paypal was not accepted.)
When I sell any photo equipment on Ebay I only accept payment by Paypal.
If someone fails to pay me I don't send the item. If an item I have paid for fails to arrive I immediately lodge a Paypal dispute.
But, in over 1200 Ebay sales and purchases I have only had about 7 or 8 where there was any problem. Some of those were a bit of a nuisance, but I never lost any money.
Even a couple of cameras I bought on Ebay from Hong Kong with a "If you have to pay import duty or VAT, we will refund it immediately" guarantee worked well. In both cases I did have to pay the postman some tax but, in each case, the money was refunded in full to my Paypal account within 3 hours of sending an e-mail to the seller. (That seller was called DigitalRev. I am planning to visit their retail store when I am in Hong King next month.)
You place your camera on Ebay. Someone places the highest bid for it. They pay you. Once you have the money you send them the camera. Where is there scope for a scam in there?
When I buy photo equipment on Ebay I only pay by Paypal (wouldn't bid if Paypal was not accepted.)
When I sell any photo equipment on Ebay I only accept payment by Paypal.
If someone fails to pay me I don't send the item. If an item I have paid for fails to arrive I immediately lodge a Paypal dispute.
But, in over 1200 Ebay sales and purchases I have only had about 7 or 8 where there was any problem. Some of those were a bit of a nuisance, but I never lost any money.
Even a couple of cameras I bought on Ebay from Hong Kong with a "If you have to pay import duty or VAT, we will refund it immediately" guarantee worked well. In both cases I did have to pay the postman some tax but, in each case, the money was refunded in full to my Paypal account within 3 hours of sending an e-mail to the seller. (That seller was called DigitalRev. I am planning to visit their retail store when I am in Hong King next month.)
Quote:When I sell any photo equipment on Ebay I only accept payment by Paypal.
Do you like giving 3.4% of your money away then? I prefer anything but PP.
PP does not offer sellers any advantages, I prefer bank transfer, but only a few buyers take up my free postage option if paying by BT.
the classifieds here could be brilliant if they allowed free listing with registered members and charged a small commission on sales.
you could try here
Quote:The classifieds here could be brilliant if they allowed free listing with registered members and charged a small commission on sales.
Good idea.
Quote: Well, for E2 members, you will have enough free credit for listing anyway! ·
You could join E2 for a year for less than you would spend on ebay listing and final value fees on any reasonably expensive item. Our ebay fees for the business will be well over 10k this year.
