eBay Scams - Steps to Take if You Have Been
eBay is a relatively safe marketplace. Unfortunately, like most
online marketplaces, it is vulnerable to scams. eBay tries to
keep instances of scams occurring, but with more than 100
million members, and approximately $40 million moving through
the site on a daily basis, this can be a little difficult.
Sometimes, scams occur.
If you have been scammed, there are certain steps you need to
follow to report the incident, and to try to come to a
resolution. If you paid for the item through Paypal, the first
step is to login to your Paypal account and open up a dispute
for the payment. If you did not pay through Paypal, contact your
credit card company. In most cases, if you have used one of
these two cases, you will recover your money.
The next step is to use eBay's dispute process to report the
seller. This is specifically for items that were not received,
or items that were significantly different than what was
described in the auction. eBay also has a purchase protection
program to further protect buyers. If a settlement cannot be
reached with the buyer, the next step is to make an eBay buyer
purchase protection claim.