anybody else getting fake eBay emails saying watched item re-listed???

[thomecollector]

I get those emails all the time. I wouldn't send anything to anyone. They just had a similiar story on the news. Guy took the check to the bank, deposited it. Was told it cleared, then sent $4,900 to someone. The check
bounced . He's out the $4900. What a shame.

[skipcareyisfat]

These scammers are worthless. Jason, I think someone on this forum got an email like yours a while back and pulled a pretty good prank on them in return. After the guy received the bogus check, he sent the scammers a box of rocks, COD. You did get their address, right? You should send them a couple bags of spinach.

[suave1477]

SkipCarey I agree now it just pisses me off bcuz I have to wait to get my fees refunded back to me by ebay and then relist the item.

[allstarsplus]

Unfortunately I have had the same "Buy it Now" issues so eBay gave me a couple of good suggestions in Seller Preferences---I now require a buyer to be PayPal approved and to not have a Negative rating in order to bid on one of my listings.

I only wish eBay allowed you to not allow buyers with ratings under a +2 or some rating like that to require "prior approval" to bid. There are too many bidders that will buy a $1 item and get a quick Positive rating and then start to scam.

Since I have installed the "PayPal approved", I haven't had problems. Most scammers aren't going thru the trouble of getting PayPal approved---at least I hope.

Just some suggestions--hope they help.

Andrew

[TNTtoys]

Keep your eye out for this new scam...

Email sent "through the ebay system" by "???" offering you a second chance at an item you bid on and recently lost. Potentially a high priced item too. Course it doesn't come from the seller of the original item.

You then pay this person that amount of money through paypal... then find out there was no item in the first place and you just gave some total stranger a wad of money.

This happened to my wife -- she bid for an antique rug and lost. Then she receives a "second chance offer" on the rug, and jumps up and down in joy... I am in the room & tell her "hold it a second... how could you be receiving such an offer SO FAST... surely if the high bidder won the item and ultimately was a non-paying bidder, more than 1 DAY would have gone by..." I then go over to the keyboard, place the mouse over the button to pay this "seller" and of course it's not a link to ebay...

Scam artists are getting creative... it's no longer the random phishing scheme... they are studying your purchases and ebay bids now. Be careful... spread the word...

[jon_8_us]

This happens to me quite often.I also have had to change my password numerous times.What a pain in the *ss.
jon

[suave1477]

Keep your eye out for this new scam...

Email sent "through the ebay system" by "???" offering you a second chance at an item you bid on and recently lost. Potentially a high priced item too. Course it doesn't come from the seller of the original item.

You then pay this person that amount of money through paypal... then find out there was no item in the first place and you just gave some total stranger a wad of money.

This happened to my wife -- she bid for an antique rug and lost. Then she receives a "second chance offer" on the rug, and jumps up and down in joy... I am in the room & tell her "hold it a second... how could you be receiving such an offer SO FAST... surely if the high bidder won the item and ultimately was a non-paying bidder, more than 1 DAY would have gone by..." I then go over to the keyboard, place the mouse over the button to pay this "seller" and of course it's not a link to ebay...

Scam artists are getting creative... it's no longer the random phishing scheme... they are studying your purchases and ebay bids now. Be careful... spread the word...

Tnt I actually have to disagree with you on this one. I will tell you why. Sometimes when I am selling items I will be at my computer to watch people bidding on my stuff ( More so just for fun and curiosity to see what happens ) If a few people bid on an item and it goes up considerably and if I have more than 1 available right after the auction I will send out a second chance notice to hopefull get a second sale.

So if your the person outbid it may seem strange but it could actually just be the seller is right there and saw you were out bid and has more then one available.

[trsent]

I said it earlier and I'll say it again - If you are suspicious of a second change offer, go to your My eBay page and make sure it is legitimate.

I have also immediately used the 2nd chance offer button when I have had more than one of the same item, so that button is not only for when a sale falls through.

[TNTtoys]

Tnt I actually have to disagree with you on this one. I will tell you why. Sometimes when I am selling items I will be at my computer to watch people bidding on my stuff ( More so just for fun and curiosity to see what happens ) If a few people bid on an item and it goes up considerably and if I have more than 1 available right after the auction I will send out a second chance notice to hopefull get a second sale.

So if your the person outbid it may seem strange but it could actually just be the seller is right there and saw you were out bid and has more then one available.

I understand your point -- I have done that before myself... items like McFarlane figures, etc... It's easy to do this when it is possible that the seller may have a duplicate... but I was referring to an antique rug, in a specific condition, with specific defects. There is no way possible that there is an exact duplicate of this item in the world, let alone owned by the same person. Hence, the high bidder would have to have become a "non paying buyer" in record time. That was red flag #1.
Red flag #2 was placing the cursor over the link to purchase the item and the link was not on the ebay domain.