Sale of electronic devices
Hello everyone.
I've put two sound amplifiers I have at home up for sale; they're well maintained and in perfect condition. My question is this: is there any way I can prevent the buyer from trying to scam me with the classic “well, I received it and it doesn't work”... I've recorded a video of each product in question working properly and I'll take out shipping insurance, but since they're such expensive devices and so vulnerable to bad intentions... If I can avoid or reduce the risk of ending up without the amplifier and without the money (in situations like this I know they always side with the buyer).
I'm looking forward to your replies or experiences.
Thanks very much in advance.
15 comments
redoxoniano
·2 years agoThe fact that it's eBay that receives money for an item that, in its Terms and Conditions, says it doesn't even know whether it exists has always caught my attention.
roman-style
·2 years agoThere is something about this topic that is fully under debate in U.S. courts.......
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Department of Justice
eBay Inc. urged a federal court to dismiss the government's case.
Claiming that the company DOES NOT SELL OR DISTRIBUTE ITEMS on its platform and has never offered to sell illegal items, eBay told the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
http://tiny.cc/138zwz
redoxoniano
·2 years agoI understand that it doesn’t sell or distribute items, what I don’t understand is that it expects buyers to pay eBay and not the sellers, who are the ones who own the property being sold.
I read in this same forum that a seller complained because they have to refund the sale amount to a buyer, when they still haven’t received payment from eBay.
And eBay’s response has been that for the moment they should refund it out of their own pocket, that in a few days they would receive the payment from eBay.
roman-style
·2 years agoThe problem is that ebay uses the harpoon to grab the money; it’s very difficult, if not impossible, for the prey to get away.
https://tinyurl.com/4s7kc9fc
roman-style
·2 years agoEbay says that it DOES NOT SELL OR DISTRIBUTE ITEMS and argues that it is protected by the Communications Decency Act.
The Communications Decency Act covers a broad range of aspects related to communication, from protection against obscene content to the regulation of online advertising.
https://tinyurl.com/2p8awbar
But I’m seeing that there are many ads that say:
Adults only item; verification required.
This one has caught my attention too.
roman-style
·2 years agoHello, two different situations can occur:
1 - you can find the honest buyer, they are the vast majority "you sell and receive the money."
2 - you can find the scammer, they are a very small percentage but very active, you lose the item along with its value and the money to send it, plus the percentage that ebay demands for the “listing".
Personally I have kept selling even when I have been scammed, at nothing is it valid to appeal to ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, the scammer knows he always gets his way, the “intelligence” is programmed by him.
There are no videos or proofs that are examined, the buyer always has the right, regardless.
What I write is not from my opinion, but from my own experience.
Serial scammers look for expensive items to resell later, that is their main activity.
Selling high-value items on this page means playing Russian roulette, sooner or later the scammer arrives, and you as the seller cannot do anything to avoid it, also because ebay has decided that buyers cannot receive negative votes.
ebay has decided that all buyers are honest, denying that there is also a percentage of scammers on its page.
Moral of the story, there is no way to avoid the scam, it is only a matter of luck that gradually diminishes, directly proportional to the value of the item.
Best regards.
hud1976
OP2 years agoThanks for the response.
Maybe the risk could be reduced if charges are only done by bank transfer.
But I can't find this option, have they removed it?
roman-style
·2 years agoThe transfer option NO longer exists.
As a seller, you can’t receive money directly from the buyer; only eBay can receive it, and only after the transaction has been successfully completed does eBay send you your money.
Buy with confidence eBay Customer Guarantee.
If you don’t receive the item you ordered, we’ll refund your money, eBay advertises this about every item, with great fanfare, even about yours.
eBay seems to be saying between the lines, if scammer users exist, they ONLY can exist on the other side……. IT DOESN’T SAY IT, BUT IT IMPLIES IT.
This is because eBay is the highest trust and buyer protection, as I wrote before, on eBay there are NO dishonest buyers.
As a former seller who was scammed, I have felt beaten down.
Regards.
hud1976
OP2 years agoSo it seems like I'm going to end up selling two of the three products I have for sale.
The seller, when it comes to products of this kind, is "screwed" on this platform.
roman-style
·2 years agoThis company has always claimed that it doesn't sell anything, because it doesn't own the items.
The only thing it does own, without any doubt, is the seller account, which is hostage to its disastrous policies.
Disastrous policy by which it has SOLD AND FORCED many sellers to flee and sell on other sites with more guarantees, where seller and buyer are treated equally.
Regards.
hud1976
OP2 years agoThat seems to be the case, thanks for clearing up my doubts. I won’t sell electronic products here.
Best regards.
roman-style
·2 years agoUnfortunately, that’s the way it is.
Ebay, to make more money, is increasing fees, cutting back on employees, and these days many are being laid off. Luckily, a handful still remain to reply in the mentors’ subforum, I think they won’t have much chance of sticking around for long.
This company is EXPANDING the use of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, to the detriment of employees and human intelligence, it will NEVER warn users that all disputes are in the hands of a MACHINE programmed with algorithms to get ITS maximum benefit.
Regards.