Dozens of my friends have been scammed on ebay.  There are dozens of fraud and payment scams where the buyer ends up paying for stuff and not receiving a thing. Here’s what I do to prevent being victimized when shopping the latest gadgets for this site:

• Never reply to (or click on links ) within email purportedly from ebay. 98% of all the wild email from paypal, ebay, Bank of America , etc are phising schemes designed to wrest critical information from you. Succumb- and you’re giving thieves access to your account.  Instead, login directly to your ebay account where the real messages are stored. This ensures that monsters are not stealing your information
• Never click on user-created links in auction listings. My buddy did and ended up having to cancel a credit card.
• Never allow your browser to automatically log you in. Instead, enter your passwords manually. Automatic login may leave vulnerable cookies on your PC that miscreants can steal!
• Ask lots of questions. Never bid till you know the answers. Assume nothing. Implications are just guesses and can lead to disappointments!
• Leave feedback only after you are satisfied. Leaving it before disempowers you. You lose your bargaining chip!

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