During my time with ebay its generally been enjoyable and fun. Most people who are selling or buying on here are friendly and will do their utmost to help and support you. These people are great and offer better services than some shops ive been to, particularly the big name no nonesense shops.
However wherever there is money to be made there are always people willing to exploit it for their own gain. These lowlifes are a plague to ebay and other online shopping sites and will stop at nothing to generally ruin your life.
When you consider some people are housebound or ill and use ebay etc as their only means of making a living or even just shopping then what these parasites do is no worse than mugging or house breaking.
I have had my fair share of these dodgy dealers and have made a point of learning how to spot them, ive had to learn quick too as my average sale is around 100 and i seriously cant afford to lose even one sale.
Generally speaking the most common of this type of dealer are sadly from eastern or African countries and seem to be centered in Nigeria. Im sure youve seen items 'relisted due to Nigerian scammer'. Its a sad fact that these few people have ruined the reputation of an entire nation.
Ebay have got better at issuing warnings about possible communications from these people and generally kick them off before any harm is done. But in case you get put into the firing line from these people heres a few pointers ive picked up.
Never accept payment via Western Union or Bidpay unless you have complete faith in the system. Ebay have taken measures to outlaw the use of western union for any auction payments now.
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