mattyb Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Same old story - a proliferation of clearly fraudulent cars on E bay at the moment ! I normally report them as when I see them but I'm losing the will ! ( there are only so many hours one can fritter away surfing the net......) Come on E bay surely you make enough cash to be able to set up a logarithm to spot these adds ? ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cookie Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Another hacked eBay account. Saw the same the other week with golf gear. Easy to spot but some will get conned. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlfredHitchcock Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Same with many other popular searches at the moment. Hundreds of 99p fraudulent listings in the motorhome & campers and Land Rover Defenders section. They keep relisting the same over and over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 I’ve probably reported 15 TRs from a bogus seller this morning. hopefully the account will be closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyb Posted May 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Also meant Algorithm (Benford Law ?) - 15 years in IT and I still need aversion therapy ....... I've done the same Hamish, so hopefully should be removed soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkerwilliams Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Not sure why EBay cannot spot a user posting over 2,000 cars for sale within a couple of minutes. As retired IT I would have thought not too much of a problem to automate. Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Yes surely it is possible to check these automatically. The scammers must be doing it by some sort of a program as the seller usually has hundreds of listings. I always report them until the listings are removed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simonjrwinter Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Ive been reporting these things for years, but eBay don't care. Ive just stopped bothering now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim D. Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Also been reporting them for years. Very frustrating that the AI system on eBay cannot pick em up. They are fairly obvious even if you don't know anything about the cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JochemsTR Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Just for my understanding...what happens when one would bid on one of these ads? Like say 500€? Jochem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 If it doesn't get pulled by eBay I guess whoever finally wins the auction will probably be asked to provide a deposit. Then you will never hear from them again!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JochemsTR Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 ....understood. Thanks. Jochem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 I't not just the fraudulent sales. It just cheeses me off when people set a starting price below their reserve. If the bids don't reach a selling price you have wasted other people's time. The same as "call to enquire". You are selling it, you know what you want, why waste potential buyers' and your own time on phone calls to find out there is a difference between the buyer's and seller's valuation. If I won't pay more than £50 I won't bother enquiring if the selling price is £200. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk Posted May 30, 2019 Report Share Posted May 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Andy Moltu said: I't not just the fraudulent sales. It just cheeses me off when people set a starting price below their reserve. If the bids don't reach a selling price you have wasted other people's time. The same as "call to enquire". You are selling it, you know what you want, why waste potential buyers' and your own time on phone calls to find out there is a difference between the buyer's and seller's valuation. If I won't pay more than £50 I won't bother enquiring if the selling price is £200. Completely agree with the "call to enquire" comment but reserve prices and low start prices are an excellent method of generating interest. You get people hooked with the potential of a bargain and then hope they get into a bidding war. I have seen this in practice. About 10 years ago I had a car advertised for £700 or near offer (hoping to get £500) in local papers, Loot etc and had no luck so threw it on ebay with a £100 start price and £500 reserve. It sold for £1350 in the end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 As an EBay Seller, it also cheeses me off, they are amazing quickly onto you if they get a sniff that you may be arranging something privately with a Buyer. And it really is usually over a matter of pence and a few pounds !! I have been barred from eBay for a week , when someone sent me their phone number. !! How come they monitor something as small as that, But let the scammers run riot. ?? Go for the big Fish EBAY , whoever you are. !!! Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simonjrwinter Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 But the scammers aren’t costing eBay any money, only those that fall for it so they don’t give a damn......however, try and avoid paying any fees and you’re for it! simon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRseks Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, openroad said: As an EBay Seller, it also cheeses me off, they are amazing quickly onto you if they get a sniff that you may be arranging something privately with a Buyer. And it really is usually over a matter of pence and a few pounds !! I have been barred from eBay for a week , when someone sent me their phone number. !! How come they monitor something as small as that, But let the scammers run riot. ?? Go for the big Fish EBAY , whoever you are. !!! Conrad. True, I have reported ads on eBay that clearly was a scam, just to observe that it took days to remove it. Strange, as the result of such scams potentially could leave buyers huge sums out of pocket. At the same time I have ended auctions and sold items privately, but with no evidence that this happened. Still I then get warning mails from eBay telling me off for this with “we are watching you” treats, this despite that at least 99% of my auctions go through as normal, they must spend a lot of time checking these petty issues instead of deleting the scam adverts. Clearly they have not much worry about buyers potentially losing thousands, as long as eBay earns their pounds. Magnus Edited May 31, 2019 by TRseks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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