Comments on: eBay Fraud – eBay Rip Off

By: Kay Lewellyn

Kay Lewellyn — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:49:03 +0000

I find eBay is ethically and morally bankrupt when it comes to protecting the consumers of their sites. They allow sellers to rip off consumers, posting of fakes, and the eBay cunster services representatives constantly lie to consumers over the phone and blame the consumers for the illegal actions and activities occuring on their own site.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:01:13 +0000

I would think that around 10% is stolen, 50% is counterfeit and 35% sub standard or graded. You are much better off buying from a high street store. Even Amazon now has tbayers selling on its site.

By: faust

faust — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:12:56 +0000

I just been a victim of a scum as a buyer on Ebay.
I am upset, and shocked, now I lots all confidence with Ebay and Paypal.

I purchased a laptop for 180pounds, the seller stated that was only 4 month old and in top working order.
After the seller cashed my money, I asked her about the delivery, and she stated that I will receive on Tuesday. Tuesday came and went .
I then emailed her, and she now said that the laptop has some problem and is not 4 month old but 1 year old. .And also she said that she did not want to sell to me any more. Just unbelievable !!

So I asked for my refund, she dont reply.

I reported to Ebay and Paypal, but because I escalate the problem with Paypal, now Ebay say that they cannot help me because I issued the problem with Paypal.

I always had the impression that they are linked together paypal and ebay. So now I am worried if I ever get my money back, If so , what about the seller?

Will go unpunished ? So she can scum another victim ?

I prefer in the future to keep away from ebay so to give less ammunition to scummer the rejects of society and the mother Earth.

By: Kaye

Kaye — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:26:51 +0000

Let me tell you about a bad eBay seller: My daughter placed an order for the daily deal on eBay from Supergooddeals on 3/4/11 and I ordered on 3/15/11. They sent us an email that stated our packages got ran over by a truck and left tire treads on it but they would send out another item. Then they sent us both emails that said if you can’t leave at least 3 stars and positive feedback then don’t bother leaving them feedback at all. Because this will hurt their business and this is how she supports her 2 yr old daughter. Well check out their feedback now. They actually sent tons of people the same lies and never shipped their items either. A good way to support your family by taking peoples money and never sending them anything

So if everyone would just leave 1 star on everything, negative feedback and also file a INR ( item not received ) through Ebay they will be out of business.

As of today 3/31/11 they have 95.6% feedback, when I placed an order they had 98.9. I believe the problem is people aren’t dinging their stars. They have recieved 392 negative feedback in 30 days. But yet people are still buying from them. Now I see that they are buying $1 items in the hopes of getting some positive feedback. Well hopefully they already lost their 20% discount and soon will be Not A Registered User. So if your looking for a Blue Beast laser pointer, Golf hat, watch batteries,bug zapper, just go to the store where you can pay and get your items all at once instead of waiting for SUPERGOODDEALS to NOT deliver their Motto “Pay today Ships tomorrow”. I have a new motto for them “Give me your money and get nothing!” Sounds like a robbery??

Don’t worry I’ll get my money back from them when I file INR and you better believe they are getting 1′s on their star ratings!

By: Joe Bleau

Joe Bleau — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:01:57 +0000

If you have any faith at all in eBay’s phony feedback ratings you must believe in the tooth fairy. Just look at the number of 100% ratings given to so many vendors. It is simply impossible for any vendor to please every single one of thousands of customers. eBay makes it impossible to post negative ratings. I stopped using eBay several years ago as it is simply a scam.

By: Michael Smoker

Michael Smoker — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:17:18 +0000

eBay and Paypal (which is a division of eBay) are ripoffs in themselves. On a sale of $65 or so they charge the seller combined fees of more than $10. That is ridiculous, and if there were some competition to eBay and RipoffPal, then they would have motivation not to mistreat their customers so badly. I am seriously considering cancelling my eBay account because the ripoff level there is disgusting.

By: sammy

sammy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:31:32 +0000

please be aware of a mobile seller by the name superluxuryphoneshop2010 from hong kong. i paid for a phone. got it 4 week later, its faulty. i contacted them they promised to refund once they had it back. i posted it that day, got proof of posting and guess what 11week later still no money! i contacted ebay in the begginning they said you have to give at least 6 week for delivery. i then go to raise a complaint, and low and behold i cant because its gone over 45 days!! he is now refusing to answer my emails. ive written a officail letter and posted it, still nothing. Evil bays answer….. we will give you £20 voucher!! whoopy doo, im only down by £107. paypal says there is nothing i can do. cant take him to small claims xourt as he is in hong kong and not uk. ive been digging as so far ove found 4 accounts from him on ebay. makes me sick.

By: john

john — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:29:09 +0000

I was ripped off by e-bay themselves. As a seller I sold for 10 years with perfect feedback. I sold a rare perfect shape synthesizer to a guy.
He immediataly tried to re-sell again e-bays own policy. then saw pictures he put up and for some dumb reason took the thing apart. After a week and his ad saying how perfect it was and it was. He filed a BOGUS CLAIM NOT AS DESCRIBED. E-BAY never researched anything or talked to me and gave him his money back. The guy now has the synth and 600.00 and i was sent to a collection group and had to pay the 600.00
Now I am -600.00, no instrument.Never had any forum to talk to anyone at e-bay or asked what happened. The never file an immediate claim like an honest person would instaed re-listing against their policy.

By: Mrflashco

Mrflashco — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:18:49 +0000

With this so-called Buyer protection sellers don’t have a chance.I have 12 ebay user ID’s and 7 paypal accounts and onlythrough frustration and aggravation as a seller, I have learned numerous tactics from this evil entity. It is now possible for anyone to get anything free from any seller on ebay through the feedback system. Sellers are so afraid to lose their status’s using the DSR system that they will give you anything from LCD TV’s to diamond rings just to keep selling without restrictions or facing suspension. I will be happy to inform you further on this if you email or call me on http://www.flashco.us . Heck, I even have a club going with members getting thousands of dollars in items free on ebay..This evil entity must and will be reckoned with through the power of free speech…Just got a free I-phone in today..gotta love it..Seller told me to enjoy it as long as
I left him positive ratings…Don’t sell anything of high value with this in place.

By: Scott in WV

Scott in WV — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:52:49 +0000

So I sell an IBM T400 laptop screen on ebay that was pulled from a system that had a defective motherboard. It was bright and clear with no defects before it left my hands. Someone bought it and I shipped it to them. IMMEDIATELY after he receives it he files a dispute with both ebay and PayPal claiming the item didn’t work and that I was attempting to rip him off, he wanted a refund NOW, etc. etc. When I asked (with a please I might add) for photographic proof he became even MORE confrontational saying that it made no sense to do that and that I was wasting time – NORMAL people don’t act like this in my opinion. I said no photos, no refund, end of story. He then sent a small, blurry picture with 2 monitors side by side – one was washed-out looking while the other was readable. He claims the one I sent him (the readable one) was “very dim”, and that again I was wasting time and he wanted his refund NOW…am I supposed to take him at face value that he’s telling me the truth? I do not know this person from anyone and quite frankly the way he was acting made me VERY suspicious. Sure, ebay found for him (they ALWAYS will side with the buyer now and there is NOTHING you can do about it) and he left his negative feedback which I’m sure made him feel more like a man.

But that’s not the end…

A couple weeks later I receive the package back from him and open it and lo and behold in the box is some busted POS from an MUCH older Toshiba. Honestly, I had to laugh because in the back of my mind I KNEW this would happen. I filed an appeal with ebay so we’ll see what happens though in my heart I KNOW what’s going happen – ebay is going to “sorry about your luck” and I’m f–ked. It’s not even the money so much as the principle. Had this waste of oxygen just contacted me and acted like a rational human being I would not have hesitated to give him a refund and we would not be in this position today. So you may avoid this part swapping theif I am supplying his user id which is pcpartstrader, located in TN.

By: William in Texas

William in Texas — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:50:12 +0000

EBAY is not innocent! I got kicked off as a seller with 1900 good feedbacks when I left a bad remark on a guy in Chile’s feedback when he wanted money back and returned an empty envelope. I had a few choice words; yes I did. Now, I got together a bunch of old sellers and we are having an auction site built that will make them roll over! NO FINAL VALUE FEES EVER, no membership fees, fifty cents to list anything (monthly and annual deals for low value item sellers or higher volume sellers) including houses, cars, industrial equipment or whatever. Two way feedback, not that one sided nonsense, and when we hear someone gets ripped off…bye bye to the ripper offer via mac address and physical address both. Oh yes almost forgot, December 2010, look for http://www.bidpops.com to sell items that will make them take notice.

By: Aren_fox

Aren_fox — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:13:31 +0000

Kodi is dead wrong. Ebay is not like selling at a physical site. In a store if a customer brings back and item you refund the money and everyone is whole. On Ebay the buyer wants a FULL refund of shipping and product and most times wants return shipping also.

As for Ebay being smart enough to recognize and trace multiple accounts, please! Crooks are even smarter, they know how to build multiple untraceable accounts with no problem.

EBay has no reason to raise fees and inflation is not excuse. If you want to claim inflation then the prices of items are going up therefore Ebay would make more money, the would not have to increase their percentage to profit more. Ebay raises its fee because of greed and nothing more. They know they have the online auction market cornered and sellers have no where else to go and now they even own and force you to use Paypal to complete your transaction.

Problem is you accept it, go elsewhere, or get out, but please dont try to tell me Ebay is good and innocent!

By: Daveski

Daveski — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:53:32 +0000

At a real auction house, there will usually be a guy at the back bidding away to keep the prices up, making sure items do not sell for too little.He will be a friend or relative of the auction owner. This is what is called shill bidding on ebay and is frowned upon. It has been the norm in auction houses for generations – its nothing new.

By: greg

greg — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:31:27 +0000

EBAY FRAUD
years ago Ebay was awesome, but then after 2000 it seemed to change, I was getting ripped off more and more. The resolution system is so poorly operated, I remember purchasing with an Ebay Credit card when I was ripped off and reported it to the credit card company they told me it was the responsiblity of the resolution center on Ebay, then Ebay claimed it wasn’t their responsibilty. Finally it came to the day when I had three purchases in a row that different sellers had each shown a picture of their items that was totally different than items recieved, ebay’s handling of each of the issues was that of, “you should be more careful”, and they’re right I realized that Ebay will never be the same and being careful for me was never doing business with Ebay again. Ebay’s lack of responsiblity for fraud is the issue, thier lack of response makes them an accesssory to crime, which I do believe is still illegal in this country. The local, state and federal law enforcement do not see Ebay purchases as worth thier time and effort but then if you look at how much money Ebay profits each year you see a different picture, how much of that profit is illegal gain? nobody cares

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:37:37 +0000

Given a bit of smarts, effort, and desire it’s not particularly difficult to scam a few buyers on Ebay. As for getting tracked down by linked cards, etc., like I say…a bit of smarts and effort. A new IP address, new phone number, new home address, new browsers, new cc, new new bank account, new email, and…well, that’s about it.

Sadly, it doesn’t take but a few hours to create a brand new identity, new Ebay/Paypal accounts, and list non-existent items. Scam a few people, get half the money released by Paypal, transfer it to your bank account, repeat entire process from the top.

Ebay and Paypal can “ban” accounts all day long. No worries. Create a brand new identity and start over. It’s work, yes, but consider the millions of people who work 40 hours a week for $400.

Scamming pays much more. Unfortunately.

By: hector

hector — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:29:29 +0000

Ok so I want to buy a car. 57 super 88 oldsmobile on ebaym the starting bid was 200$ I bid 202$ and wyej I place the bid I get over bided. I check the bid history and the only bid other than my is a bid from yesterday….how is that possible?

By: Joe Schmoe

Joe Schmoe — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:03:28 +0000

Ebay could CARE LESS about sellers using multiple accounts as long as they rake in the dough. Here’s my story:

Frank, of Hot Ride Motors AKA L.A.R.S. Group Inc. (LARS), he likes his money more than his reputation or conscience.

This is how he operates: He uses a number of ebay accounts, using even different names (when you call in and ask for the listed name, you get ‘he’s not in, you can talk to Frank), and uses prepaid phones so his phone number keeps changing.

His ‘main’ accounts he uses for his better cars so the feedback is good. For his lower quality cars he sells under various new accounts, lists 4 or 5 at once, and after he gets the bad feedback just walks away from the account.

He doesn’t take paypal and knows the ebay motors buyer protection very well so there is no recourse.

I’ve only just started looking but found these ebay accounts:

bestautodeals2010 , bestchoicefrank , bid-to-auto2010 , coastalhwy , buynsell83 , hadynadirvine , wilkedoug .

They’ll be more as he abandons accounts and starts others.

Long and short, if the seller is in Philadelphia and doesn’t list his address, email him asking for the address so you can look at the car. If it comes back Venango Rd or Kensington, run away screaming.

If you came here on a web search and still buy from this guy, you’re either brave or thick.

I’ve contacted both ebay and paypal and pointed out that at the very least his numerous accounts come up on an ‘accepts paypal’ search when he doesn’t accept paypal.

So far, all they’ve done is suspend the account I bought the car from (which he already walked away from anyway) and after repeated protests the accounts above no longer came up on a Paypal search.

That’s it.

By: eBuster

eBuster — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:25:08 +0000

Tom you are not alone in telling eBay to kiss your @$$.

Today i had a look on eBay motors and it’s empty to what it was a year ago and looking at the bid history that shows most bidders are new or only have yellow stars it’s easy to see they are bidding against themselves most the time.

Here in the UK we don’t get the 1***B alias names you get in the rest off the world so is it any wonder that shill bidding is rampant.

Good luck with the move Tom.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:15:08 +0000

I sell movies on ebay.I have a no refund policy so buyers can’tbuy them ,copy them than get their money back.I do replace defective disc,however every time a buyer cries ebay takes my money and they keep the movie so I lose every time.I’m about to tell ebay to kiss my @$$

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:25:07 +0000

Seller: sceusa ( 13269) —-I bought a 400watt power supply from them earlier this month. I installed it and it killed my motherboard, rendering my PC —useless. So I sent it back to above seller. Waited for a refund….got none. Told them I will not leave negative feedback if they would just issue PayPal refund ($35). They did not issue refund, so I left negative feedback. Now they send me a blackmail email for me to get my refund:—
irdrive.com
to me

show details 12/29/09 (4 days ago)

Hi David,
Please remove the negative feedback and we will proceed and refund your paypal .
go to http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/feedback-removal.html
i will wait for your reply thanks.

From: Winston Smith
To: irdrive.com
Sent: Wed, December 23, 2009 6:00:17 PM
Subject: Re: RMA# 1903
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I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH EBAY, AND SO FAR HAVE GOT NO HELP FROM THEM. I SHOULD GET MY REFUND REGARDLESS OF FEEDBACK LEFT—-EBAY SEEMS TO FAVOR SELLERS AND TO HELL WITH BUYERS! THIS IS NOT RIGHT! MAYBE EBAY SHOULD POST A SIGN : “BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK…AS YOU WILL GET NO HELP FROM US!” SIGNED EBAY!

ANYWAY, AFTER I GET THE THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MY NEW PC (REPLACE THE DEAD ONE) FROM ANOTHER SELLER ON EBAY—-I PLAN TO CLOSE MY ACCOUNT FOR GOOD!! AND POST THIS EXPERIENCE ON EVERY SITE I FIND!! —-DAVE.