Update on the eBay Scam
by speckx on 4/3/2026, 6:22:07 PM
https://kevquirk.com/update-on-the-ebay-scam
Comments
by: the_arun
Few years ago. A buyer cheated me on eBay. Basically, they purchased my mac and asked me to ship it to their son's address. They paid money through Paypal & cancelled the transaction after I shipped it. eBay didn't help/pay me because I didn't ship it to buyer's registered address. There is no accountability on eBay end. I lost $1.5K laptop. An expensive learning. Since then, I don't use eBay.
4/3/2026, 8:30:01 PM
by: nfriedly
I keep getting packages in the mail that are addressed to me, but not things I ordered. Lawnmower parts, plumbing hardware, a grill cover, a magnetron (!), etc.<p>One had an amazon slip in it, but most of them have come through ebay. I reported the one to amazon and the rest to ebay (I gave them the USPS tracking numbers since I didn't know the order numbers), and also contacted a couple of the sellers who were businesses with public contact info. The sellers I reached both said they would send me return labels, but neither has yet.<p>I feel like this has to be a scam, but I'm not sure exactly what the scam is. Maybe someone's writing fake reviews, but making real orders to match?
4/3/2026, 7:37:47 PM
by: rhoopr
This site features one of the worst fonts I’ve ever seen.
4/3/2026, 8:21:56 PM
by: buildbot
Not the only scam on eBay these days - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566523">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566523</a>
4/3/2026, 8:00:23 PM
by: petra303
This is the reason I stopped selling on eBay. Zero protection for the seller.
4/3/2026, 7:36:43 PM
by: plagiarist
The scammer is doing so much effort for like... £85?
4/3/2026, 9:03:09 PM