Bargain Motorhomes

[wildebus]

So the question is ..... Will anyone be daft enough to hand over money to this person to get their "bargain"?

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[wildebus]

I can't see an option to report a listing which is a scam. probably why these people don't get pulled up straight away as eBay makes it hard to report.
one at random.
eBay SCAM ad .....


the Real advert

 

[GMJ]

I tried to report it here...

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Edited to add: but it looks like you need to sign in first....

I agree though there should be a 'Report this Seller' button.

 

[RichardHelen262]

So the question is ..... Will anyone be daft enough to hand over money to this person to get their "bargain"?

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There are still people out there falling for these scams and sending their money to them.
And are still shocked when it doesn’t turn up.

 

[Burge]

Reported !!!

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Reported !!!

What have you reported?

The seller or an item?

 

[Burge]

The Seller as items suspicious being very low priced !!!!

 

[Winks]

Just had a look at this persons listings and there are about 130 all with La La land prices.

EBay system seems to only permit reports for individual items, so I’ve dobbed them in for four of the motorhome listings.

I know it’s all a bit whack a mole but eBay can’t act if they’re unaware. They’ll always get their pound of flesh come hell or high water.

Cheers

H

 

[Pudsey Bear]

There really should be a report seller option but I didn't find it.

 

[Burge]

You can Report the Seller using 'Other' in the list of things to Report .

 

[Winks]

There really should be a report seller option but I didn't find it.

Nor did I but I am only on my iPhone.

This is a screenshot of one listing and if I can see a way of doing it I’ll send that off to eBay.



Cheers

H

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You can Report the Seller using 'Other' in the list of things to Report .

Ah, "other" very helpful of them.

 

[wildebus]

There needs to be a very simple option of "fraudulent relisting of other persons property" or words to that effect, and the ability to report a seller ID, not individual items only.

 

[wildebus]

I might try calling "my" eBay personal contact to report and see if that has any effect? (I have the eBay "concierge" service for some reason or other, which provides for more personalised service and it has worked out that way in the past with problem purchases)

 

[Winks]

Found a way of doing it, don’t ask me how, I have the retention of a fruit fly





Cheers

H

 

[wildebus]

I wish instead of just taking down a fraudulant listing, ebay worked with the Police (there is a financial fraud department I think?) and the payment company to prosecute these people. Just needs someone (could be eBay itself or the police more likely) to "buy" one of the items. the payment can be tracked very easily if the payment companies and receiving banks were on-board and the seller brought to justice and the money retrieved as well.
right now it seems there is no risk to making these listings with the only loss being the time spent trawling the internet for adverts to steal? Maybe if those scamscums had something to loose they would think twice?

 

[Burge]

Found a way of doing it, don’t ask me how, I have the retention of a fruit fly



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Cheers

H

That's what I got when I did the Report.

 

[GMLS]

I might be interested in one of those motorhome things..................

 

[1807truckman]

At those sort of prices I'm going to be buying half a dozen!

 

[CriftinsCampers]

It worth remembering eBay profit equally well from fraudulent listings as they do from legitimate listings, eBay is also by mikes the biggest worldwide operation for fencing stolen and counterfeit goods on the planet and again they make a lot of money from listing fees whilst doing so.

There’s absolutely no business sense in them effectively policing themselves, especially as they seem pretty immune from any country specific legal accountability.