How to Recognize an eBay Fraud

 Every eBay buyer must know how to recognize an eBay fraud in order to avoid losing money on fraudulent transactions. An eBay fraud is usually thought of as an eBay listing that is perpetrated by an eBay seller who never ships the item, but there are also fraudulent buyers who try to cheat eBay sellers. Buyers and sellers who know how to recognize eBay fraud can save themselves time and money wasted on fraudulent eBay 

1. Look at the feedback of an eBay seller to see how they have dealt with their buyers in the past. To find the feedback from buyers, click the "feedback as a seller" tab on the seller's feedback profile. This will show exclusively the feedback given to the seller by past buyers. If the seller's feedback score is low, under about 95 percent, look through this feedback to determine the problem. There may have been a one-time problem that has been resolved, or that eBay seller may have a long history of fraud. Look carefully at why the negative feedbacks were given to the seller in order to recognize eBay fraud.
2. Look at the dates in the feedback history. One type of eBay fraud is to hack the eBay account of someone who has not used the account in a long time and to sell items using that account. The money is routed into the highjacker's PayPal account, but the real owner of the account is left liable for the transaction. If an eBay seller has not sold for a long time and then suddenly has a large number of high-ticket items, it may be an eBay fraud.
3. Use delivery confirmation when you sell on eBay. One form of eBay fraud is to buy an item and then reverse the payment after the seller has shipped it. If you have a delivery confirmation or other proof of shipment, you can get the money back from PayPal. It can be hard to recognize eBay fraud from a buyer, but using delivery confirmation can keep a fraudulent buyer from being able to perpetrate the scam.