The Hard Way…
June 17th, 2008 by gacecaI’ve been an ebayer since 2005, and I thought, I already know the “ins and outs” of the online selling/buying until last week…I got scammed!
I bought an ipod in ebay believing that the person I transacted with is an honest one. I bidded believing that he would end the listing early. And out of trust, I paid even if he hadn’t end the bidding yet. After a day or 2, he ended the bidding right after another person bidded for the same item which means I got outbidded! As a result, I cannot leave a feedback for that scammer. I tried to bid in his other items so that I can still have a way to warn, however, I got the Transaction Blocked message.
I am sooooo sad because it is a hard-earned money. I feel soooo stupid. I learned my lessons in a very “expensive” manner.
Lessons learned:
1. Do not pay yet; wait for the seller to end the listing first
2. Get other information from the seller like bank account etc.
3. Before paying gcash or smart money, check the number if it’s prepaid or postpaid. If prepaid, be extra careful
4. Check the feedback ratings for anomalies (because based on the information I gathered, the scammer builds his rating by contacting sellers/buyers of ebayers with suspended accounts saying he is the same person and want them to leave feedbacks again)
5. Lastly, don’t trust TOO MUCH.
gaceca wrote this on June 17th, 2008 and filed it under eBay |
