tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post113859399102865604..comments2023-10-26T00:58:20.327-07:00Comments on Fraud, Phishing and Financial Misdeeds: How Much Fraud Can eBay's Customers EndureEd Dicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17591588411216721185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-67285687708599133552007-08-07T16:18:00.000-07:002007-08-07T16:18:00.000-07:00If you are thinking about buying electronics on eb...If you are thinking about buying electronics on ebay you should take a look at this web site. http://www.mympxplayer.org/bad-sellers-blacklist-vf15.html It will give you many many lists of "Black Listed" sellers on ebay for committing fraud and how to report it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1138634102120951092006-01-30T07:15:00.000-08:002006-01-30T07:15:00.000-08:00Everyone on here has very valid points. First of a...Everyone on here has very valid points. First of all eBay didn't create the crime on their site, however their procedures and policies make it possible.<BR/><BR/>Last quarter, they made 279 million in profit, which was up 36 percent from the last year.<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is that they need to fight this activity and make it possible for law enforcement to viably assist them. If it takes 10-20 days for them to get information on a case, the criminals have long moved on and the process starts all over again.<BR/><BR/>Also, sadly enough, their statements saying it's everyone else's fault versus eBay is scary and indicative of the law suit happy world of today.<BR/><BR/>Currently, there are a lot of people, who are victims of this out there. eBay, itself, could very well become a victim if they don't start taking action.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, eBay should consider stepping up their fight against this? People want to feel safe when they go on there and everyone isn't an expert on fraud.<BR/><BR/>As long as most of us blame each other, the criminals will happily laugh all the way to the bank.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, they are the root cause of this all and we should be focusing on how to deal with them.<BR/><BR/>One of the most effective ways, besides catching them, is communication.<BR/><BR/>The very reason, I write about all of this!Ed Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591588411216721185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1138624633151959032006-01-30T04:37:00.000-08:002006-01-30T04:37:00.000-08:00Scott's comments have the rant knob turned up high...Scott's comments have the rant knob turned up high. Yes, the buyers can be at fault, but there is pretty much conclusive evidence that eBay has its head firmly buried in the sand on this one. <BR/><BR/>First: feedback is a very poor and often useless line of defence against a determined scammer - as the NYT piece attests.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, scammers are deliberately setting out to rip off people. It is inevitable that at some times they will succeed. That has always been the case. There are plenty of safeguards available in the real world that simply don't exist online. <BR/><BR/>It is nonsensical to suggest that eBay police/vet every single item listed on eBay and nobody (that I have come across) is suggesting it should. What eBay could do with very little outlay is improve its existing systems. <BR/><BR/>One simple move it could do right off the bat is scrap private auctions. <BR/><BR/>R.<BR/><BR/>check out my blog: www.stolentime.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1138620001865767892006-01-30T03:20:00.000-08:002006-01-30T03:20:00.000-08:00Yet another story about how some people think othe...Yet another story about how some people think other people should be cleaning up the mess for their own stupidity. It seems we no longer live in a world where we learn from our mistakes, instead it's a world where we don't need to think for ourselves because someone else with a bit more money will sort it out if things go wrong. <BR/><BR/>I bet the buyer of the counterfeit goods didn't think to check the feedback of the seller before she bid. If the seller does sell counterfeit goods there is bound to be lots of feedback warning others of this. There is nothing within eBay that needs to be changed, feedback counters this problem, once one buyer has been fooled they can warn the others.<BR/><BR/>It is very wrong to expect eBay to be policing every auction. How are they supposed to know what is a fake and what isn't? Like you said in your article, it will be nearly impossible for eBay to police a site that has 60 million auctions at any one time and they'll collapse under the weight. If Tiffany's lawsuit wins this will be a huge blow for common sense.<BR/><BR/>It's not eBay that needs to change its ways, its the clueless buyers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12423159.post-1138597294270150692006-01-29T21:01:00.000-08:002006-01-29T21:01:00.000-08:00I buy and sell on ebay and have had only one time ...I buy and sell on ebay and have had only one time a seller did not come through with the goods. A couple times I had to make good on dissatisfied customers. It has been a good experience on the whole. <BR/><BR/>That said, I also found out the hard way what phishing is. (Didn't lose anything but I could have.) I have educated myself to the fraudulent check/refund con and wire transfer scams. and I drop by here to make sure I keep up on whats new. - <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your good work Ted. keep it up and keep spreading the word.prying1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709268799890083117noreply@blogger.com