You can without doubt avoid many scams with the payment method that you use, whether you are a buyer or a seller. eBay owns Paypal, and in most cases, Paypal is the payment method you should use.
As a buyer, if you are scammed or less than satisfied with the item when it arrives, you can dispute the charge easily, and demand a refund. The seller must reply and show proof that the item was shipped, or Paypal will return your funds to your account.
As a seller, you can shield yourself by only accepting Paypal. This will remove the chances of receiving a bad check or having the buyer dispute a credit card charge. Instead, they must dispute the charge through PayPal, and you of course will be able to provide evidence that you shipped the product.
Another frequent scam that buyers use is the bidding scam. This type of scam is run either with two separate eBay accounts - with one person in control of both of them, or with two friends with separate eBay accounts. A very small bid is placed on your item, using one account. This is followed by a very high bid, from the other eBay account. Before the bidding ends, the high bid is cancelled or withdrawn, leaving the low bid as the winning bid.
If you are an eBay seller, you can further protect your auctions by placing a notice on your auctions page declaring that you have the right to back out of the sale if you suspect potential fraud.More...http://loancollegerefinances.blogspot.com/
To identify a scam I have a very simple theory. This theory is based on my observation of online opportunities over a long period of time. There is a unique feature on all this scams. They promise to make you rich overnight or they promise to make you rich with very little effort. But really there is no such thing as quick money. I have never found an opportunity or a program that makes you rich overnight. They are all scams are they are lying. In real world you have to work hard, spend your hard earned money to make money. So, next time when you see a sales letter offering you to make you rich overnight just ignore it and look for another opportunity.
Now to the real question of is eBay a scam? No. does fraudulent activities happen on eBay? Yes it does happen. But, eBay has necessary safeguards to help you. eBay in fact helps both buyers and sellers. eBay has a mechanism which is tried and tested to counter fraudulent activities and that is the reason why prospective customers bombard eBay and that is the reason why sellers have made thousands of dollars. Even though it has a good mechanism in place to counter the fraudulent activities there are times some manipulators find a way inside eBay. There are times eBay customers receive mail from eBay that the particular seller from whom the customer bought the goods is a fake seller and offering refund.More...http://loancollegerefinances.blogspot.com/
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