Has anyone here been scammed on eBay selling an iPhone?
If so, how did it happen / could be avoided?
If so, how did it happen / could be avoided?
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Has anyone here been scammed on eBay selling an iPhone?
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It can happen and there's no way to avoid it 100%
Personally I've successfully ebayed all 6 of my iPhones. Best you can do is take all steps to fall under paypal seller protection and hope for the best.
Personally I've successfully ebayed all 6 of my iPhones. Best you can do is take all steps to fall under paypal seller protection and hope for the best.
I've been scammed before. Buyer files a claim but eBay sided with me. I followed the terms to the letter and made sure I described everything in the listing.
There's tons of threads with people having a real hard time selling on eBay.
Myself too. Way too many scammers will try to get you.
Search for eBay here.
Myself too. Way too many scammers will try to get you.
Search for eBay here.
I had one. I don't ship international and this guy asked me if I did and I said no. So he goes and buys the phone anyways. Then I get a fake PayPal email saying that my money is "on hold" until the phone is shipped and tracking info input into the system. So I didn't ship and told the guy off since my sell page clearly said in big bold letters "NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING." Filed a complaint with eBay and won.
eBay, it's a sketchy place. I don't personally use it for anything, but my father has before and I think one person stole his info and bought tickets to Spain. (They never even made it on the plane though, they were caught red handed at the airport)
I think that phones are probably the highest market from people to get scammed. I would never buy a phone from ebay.
(Anyone remember the guy that paid a load of money for an xbox one and got a picture of it instead of the actual thing?)
I think that phones are probably the highest market from people to get scammed. I would never buy a phone from ebay.
(Anyone remember the guy that paid a load of money for an xbox one and got a picture of it instead of the actual thing?)
Not scammed but buyer wanted to return blacklisted ATT iphone 5 because it didnt work in canada. Ebay sided with me. I have sold over a hundred phones on ebay and have been fine. Make sure you restrict buyers only allowing those with the highest ebay standing to bid.
I've sold several hundred iPhones on eBay over the past 5 years.
Restrict buyers to the United States, block those without paypal, and those with more than 3 unpaid item disputes in the past 12 months and that should weed out most of the potential problem buyers.
Also make sure to ship your phone with insurance and signature confirmation. I've had a few attempted scams and won every single one of them.
Restrict buyers to the United States, block those without paypal, and those with more than 3 unpaid item disputes in the past 12 months and that should weed out most of the potential problem buyers.
Also make sure to ship your phone with insurance and signature confirmation. I've had a few attempted scams and won every single one of them.
I have sold every IPhone after my upgrade on eBay and have never been scammed. I put in the ad that they were my personal phones that they are in excellent condition with the exception of this or that with close-up pictures and have never had anyone try to scam me. In addition I live in The US and only sell to purchasers in the US. I do not sell as an auction, but ask a firm price as buy it now with the condition of instant pay. I ask more than they are selling for and always sell the phone within the first day or so. I've never had a problem.
Sold a laptop, shipped via UPS it was brand new. Customer opened a dispute stating it was used and damaged. They sent the item back however the box was smaller and they where dummy iPhones in the box weighing it down.
Took pictures told PayPal who said the seller is right and I made this all. Up
Laptop was fruadtly stolen and that's the end of my eBay business
Never do it I wouldn't ever again
Over 700 eBay transactions and not been scammed yet. Not saying people have not tried but with care and following all the rules you are safe.
It can't be avoided but what you can do is enable Buyer Restrictions.
Here's what Buyer Restrictions can do for you, it restricts eBuyer's that...
- Don't have a PayPal account
- Have unpaid items recorded on their account
- Have a primary delivery address in countries you don’t post to
- Have breached eBay policies
- Have a Feedback score lower than the number you specify
So, if you enable all of the above, the chances of getting scammed is lowered and will probably mean that if your item sells, you'll get the money!
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This only applies to buyers who bid on more than 1 of the same item. Doesn't really help with non-paying bidders as I've gotten a couple with feedbacks higher than 5, although re-listing the item is better than actually getting scammed.