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Marketplace!!! grrrrrrr How I hate it.."is your item the same as .."
kalsha
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Just listed a few items on marketplace. Every item attracted a foreign person with "is your item the same as ....and a few links..... then I would buy it"
What is marketplace doing about them?
I have this every time I list a new item. I report and block them every time. But there is too many of them!
What is marketplace doing about them?
I have this every time I list a new item. I report and block them every time. But there is too many of them!
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There is a thread about this which I can’t find , doesn’t seem to make any sense but I agree it is very annoying.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.1
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I had this with some items I put on Facebook. I just replied yes without looking at the links just to see what their reply was, none of them replied back but I did wonder what the scam was they were trying.0
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Maybe links to "infected" sites so they can get c**p onto your device?comeandgo said:I had this with some items I put on Facebook. I just replied yes without looking at the links just to see what their reply was, none of them replied back but I did wonder what the scam was they were trying.1 -
People on other forums have said that isn’t the case , it is a complete mystery .mjm3346 said:
Maybe links to "infected" sites so they can get c**p onto your device?comeandgo said:I had this with some items I put on Facebook. I just replied yes without looking at the links just to see what their reply was, none of them replied back but I did wonder what the scam was they were trying.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
I guess one option is to state UK-only in sales.Another is to simply ignore.(Of course, never click on a link in a message/email.)0
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Marketplace doesn’t really work like that, it wouldn’t matter what you put in the description as these messages are automatic and they wouldn’t have read any of the description anyway.prowla said:I guess one option is to state UK-only in sales.Another is to simply ignore.(Of course, never click on a link in a message/email.)People are ignoring , reporting and blocking, but it just doesn’t seem to stop them. Obviously they aren’t dangerous, it’s just annoying when you think you’ve got interest on an item and it’s just this nonsense.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
Not sure if blocking works. In the last 2 hours I have had 6 inquires from the same person! I keep on blocking him and leaving the group. What exactly do the marketplace admins do?? As soon as I list something with the word "shell" or similar they take off my listing straight away .... but they can't deal with these time wasters.0
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Just listed several items and within a minute I had the scam message on every single item- but strangely the 'sender' was different each time.Obviously reported and blocked but annoying.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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Are they attempting to boost traffic to their sites?A man walked into a car showroom.
He said to the salesman, “My wife would like to talk to you about the Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
Salesman said, “We haven't got a Volkswagen Golf in the showroom window.”
The man replied, “You have now mate".0 -
If you click the link on safe mode it goes through to googleBelenus said:Are they attempting to boost traffic to their sites?I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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