How to Avoid being Scammed on E-bay

In today's society, scamming people is easily accomplished on the Internet. Ebay is one of the world's larget online stores, that uses auctioning to sell items that were previously used by other people. Here are some tips to avoid being scammed.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• This Article
• Ebay
• Common Sense

1. Verify if the seller is selling certified items that are usually sold the original manaufacturer. You can usually check this by going to their website.

2. Check the seller's percentage of good reviews, usually it is about 95% or higher, if it is lower don't bid for it. If you choose to see how many good reviews they have, see the "see detailed feedback" button under the percentage.

3. If the seller is a "power seller" then that increases the chances of not being scammed by a lot. Some sellers also have an Ebay store that they use for the purposes of a business.

4. If you check the seller's "detailed feedback", if you see the same item that someone bought and they thought that it was positive, buy it. If the same item was negative, them don't buy it.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not buy any item that seems to be to cheap for what it really is, it is a very good chance that it is a scam.

[cwengre]

on 3/21/2009 Very true if its too good to be true it might be a scam. Ebay is great for finding that hard to find.

[gahazeleyes]

on 3/21/2009 Well needed. Good post.

[consignmentchic]

on 3/14/2009 Great insight! Thanks for sharing this article! 5*** Recommended ya!

[dkieffer]

on 3/11/2009 cool, thanks for all your comments

[AudreyBrown]

on 3/11/2009 I love Ebay. I just started buying on it recently.