| Ebay has over 120 million registered | | | | sent the seller a check for the amount |
| users and it can be a great place to | | | | of the auction plus a lot of money |
| make extra money by selling what you now | | | | extra. The Nigerian said the rest was |
| longer need or even starting a | | | | to pay for shipping and if the seller |
| business. My wife and I used to have 7 | | | | could please wire the balance back by |
| employees doing Ebay full time and we | | | | Western Union. The check was |
| were making a net of about $8,000 per | | | | counterfeit and by the time the bank |
| week. But what about the buyers? They | | | | realized this it was too late. The |
| shop sites like Ebay hoping to find | | | | seller had already wired several |
| lower prices on items that they are | | | | thousand to the buyer via Western |
| looking at buying any way. A pair of | | | | Union. He had deposited the check in his |
| pants that sells at American Eagle for | | | | account and the bank gave him the |
| $40 and here it is ion Ebay for only | | | | funds right away. Now this man is in |
| $30. Is this a deal or what? But wait, | | | | jail, owes the bank the money for the |
| after you pay the $12 shipping you are | | | | check, and his car was seized by the FBI |
| actually spending more. | | | | because it was used in the act of a |
| Sites like Ebay are like a drug. People | | | | crime. This was this mans first time in |
| keep bidding on items going higher and | | | | jail and I think he ended up spending |
| higher in price because they will do | | | | a month there. |
| anything to win. People get in a | | | | Ebay would offer no help because they |
| frenzy and by the time they have won the | | | | claim it is a liability issue. There |
| item they have paid a lot more then | | | | are so many buyers and sellers out there |
| they could have gotten that same item | | | | and they all are potential victims. |
| for at a local store. Once in awhile | | | | You would think that sites like Ebay, |
| this would not be that bad but what | | | | amazon,Yahoo, and the others would issue |
| about the people that keep on repeating | | | | a warning to their buyers and sellers |
| this? The cannot provide the basic | | | | but they don't. My wife and I once got |
| necessities for their kids because most | | | | paid for some computers with stolen |
| of their money is being spent on these | | | | checks. We did everything that a |
| online auction sites like Ebay. Yahoo | | | | responsible merchant would do like |
| has auction, amazon auctions, Ubid the | | | | calling the bank they were drawn from |
| list just goes on and on. | | | | and doing everything that we knew to |
| People need to truly look only for | | | | do. I had to spend almost a month in |
| deals. Maybe by looking for items with | | | | jail for this and jail is no place I |
| free shipping. I sold video games that | | | | wish to have to go back to. We lost 3 |
| by the time somebody one the item and | | | | years of our lives because of this plus |
| you add shipping they were still paying | | | | we lost out business. This is |
| less than they would have paid at the | | | | happening to millions of people |
| local game store. Bargains can be found | | | | worldwide. |
| you just have to look for them. Also | | | | It should be a law that if you have a |
| look at the sellers user rating and | | | | site like Ebay that you need to |
| read what past customers have to say | | | | protect your buyers and sellers but |
| about them. | | | | unfortunately it is not. There are no |
| Another area which can be very | | | | second chances with an online auction |
| disastrous is all the scams that are | | | | site like Ebay. With sites like Ebay |
| on these online auction sites. I know | | | | you need to be careful if you are just a |
| one gentleman who was selling a car on | | | | buyer. |
| Ebay. Some Nigerian won the auction and | | | | |