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fake listings

meanmimunky — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:08:23 GMT

cant believe how many and how often you see fake listings on ebay.
do they not care anymore. surely they would have better control or at least a dedicated team set up to prevent it.
it seems theyre only interested in buisness sellers,online shops and the like. ebay,as it started seems to be over and done with

Re: fake listings

plpmr — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:53:11 GMT

Fake listing??

Re: fake listings

meanmimunky — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:10:56 GMT

fake,false,not real. scams. people having accounts hacked and used to list items in order to gain monies by fraud.
Happens almost everyday in ebay motors section

Re: fake listings

arkwebus — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:39:11 GMT

Would anyone sensible buy a car without seeing it?

We take your point but eBay does not have the resources to do everything. You can report every item

@meanmimunky

Re: fake listings

meanmimunky — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 22:57:36 GMT

why give the platform for an online auction if you then advise not to buy a car unseen.
if you want your customers do your job for you then make it simpler to do so.
report an item in 1 simple click while on the page instead of having to fill out a form explaining why.
or take the people who moniter this section to sort it

Re: fake listings

arkwebus — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:54:11 GMT

Firstly no one from eBay monitors these posts and they have no particular wish to accept suggestions. We are all members like you.

We all take the point about these scams I'd guess. There is a simple way to report from each item. There is no "form" to fill in but three drop down menus. You will never get to know whether your report has done anything but the more that report the better; surely?

It is perfectly possible to buy a car on ebay. You bid and win and then go and see the car. If you accept it then you pay, preferably in cash, and drive away. There is no provision to see a car prior to completing an auction. The better way is if the seller uses "classified" which is like an advert in a paper.

The real scam comes if a "seller" wants you to pay before even seeing the car and promises to deliver. He may also tell you of ebay's "escrow" system where they hold the money for 7 days until you are satisfied. It is - of course - a fake site and eBay does not provide that service!

@meanmimunky