EBAY Scam problems!

emdoug

Has anyone had problems with Ebay lately?
Tried to sell a phone recently, whilst the auction was active I must of received at least 10+ messages asking if I could send the phone or give paypal details (clearly not genuine offers)
Then when the phone sold I had a message from the buyer asking the same thing :mad:!!!!!!
So I've relisted the phone now but is there any way i can stop it happening again? I only put it back on 10 mins ago and I've already started receiving the same messages

Phil&Michelle

We get spam when selling items like old mobiles or electricals. Same on gumtree too....advertised some rubble and hardcore and had some weirdo ringing me up asking me is I like hardcore !!!!!! lol

Wizzbang

The only thing you can do is report all the messages to eBay. Then they will take appropriate action against those people. If you don't report it, nothing will ever get done about these people.

Write down all their usernames and manually add them to your block list. You may also want to adjust your buyer requirements. I find that adding the strictest controls means I don't tend to get many problems, although you can never get rid of all the problem buyers!

There is a risk attached to certain items sadly, it's just the society we live in now. Have you thought about trading it in, at CEX for example? Sometimes eBay is just not worth the hassle.

Emmaaar22

I sold a Iphone 6+ phone in satisfactory condition as the screen was cracked and it was starting to go faulty. I didn`t have no problems, except I remember the buyer being overbearing constantly sending me messages like when are you gonna send this, has it been posted yet etc. So I dunno if that`s reassurance for you.

I was selling it for 99p and it got sold for £88, weirdly though I didn`t have nothing like you were having. The only thing now is that the buyer hasn`t left feedback so .