Monday, September 16, 2013

eBay Scams – Steps to Take if You Have Been


Defrauded





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.


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