Online Auction Scams: The Rise In Illegal Goods On Ebay

Posted on March 12, 2006 
Filed Under Online Auctions, Scams

Ebay is the premier online auction site wouldn’t you agree?

Like them or loathe them you can find almost any weird and wonderful product for your hopping needs. However if you have ever searched you will know that there are many items that are offered for sale that are in breach of copyright and shouldn’t be listed. It is usually an irate or greedy buyer who gets the product on the cheap and then complains to Ebay that they have been ripped off by the seller. So who is the real crook the seller or the buyer who should have known better?

I’d say both unless you’ve been caught out!

What I mean by this is when a seller does not divulge that the product is a copy of the original. This I find is common with DVD items. Most honest sellers will let you know details of its condition

Other deceptive sellers will provide the original cover as an image and may even have the barefaced cheek to send you a burnt CD copy and enclose it in the original cover like some kind of pitiful compensation.

Yeh, you’ve probably guessed I was inadvertently caught out just like this. I even took a sneak peak back at the listing to see if I had miss read the sales letter. But it was as I thought a ploy. Anyway before if could get into the swing of things such as requesting a refund and contacting Ebay the seller was ‘no longer registered’. No doubt they were not legitimate and wanted to pull a fast buck and run.

I’m very fortunate as I only paid $2.20 for the DVD but the quality is crap and it was meant for a present. It is now well on it’s way to be recycled at my local recycling center. I suppose there is a first time for everything. Just be careful and don’t loose out if you can.

Have you been caught out at Ebay or any other online auction with fake or misrepresented goods?
If so I’d like to hear about it and how did the seller and auction reimburse you or settle your case.

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