This is a guide to some of the strategies and techniques employed by dishonest eBayers, both buyers and sellers. One of a series of no-nonsense, advert-free "coffee-break" guides I have written for new UK...
There seems to be a popular scam around at the moment involving bike sales. The motorbikes are advertised at a very low price but ask you to register to bid,you apply but noone replies until after the sale has...
DON'T BE FOOLED BY SELLERS USING QUESTIONABLE SALES TACTICS - BE CAREFUL! SUCH GLASS is NOT AUTHENTIC MURANO or ITALIAN or VENETIAN Or ROMAN GLASS HOW TO IDENTIFY FAKE MURANO GLASS An important warning...
IS IT MY IMAGINATION OR IS EBAY FAST BECOMING A CENTRE FOR CROOKS AND CONMEN!!! A VERY COMMON SCAM ON EBAY DONT GET CAUGHT OUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE USING EBAY TO DECIEVE BUYERS INTO...
THINKING OF BUYING A JAP IMPORT? BEEN TOLD YOU CAN'T GET PARTS OR SERVICING DONE IN THE UK? WORRIED ABOUT INSURANCE? WORRIED ABOUT THE SPEC OF THE CAR? THEN READ ON.... I purchased my first Japanese...
As incredible as it may seem,more and more people are finding themselves ripped off when attempting to buy a car they have seen advertised on eBay.The deception itself is smooth and clinically executed - don't...
How many times have you seen an item you really want, got all excited about it....only to read on and find that the seller wont send/its pickup only and its the other side of the country/the postage cost is...
Of late there have been a large number of listings for relatively new cars appearing with £0.01 start and Pre-Approved Buyers Only status. When you look through these listings you find the seller is...
Whilst there are many honest car sellers on ebay and some bargains to be had there are also scammers out there attempting to de-fraud you of your money. Thankfully, many of these scammers are not too clever in...
I was inspired to write this guide as a result of reading one from, who I felt, was a down-to-earth ebayer with good advice for fellow ebayers. The guide was entitled "Is paypal the safest option on ebay?...