How to bust an eBay scammer (internet fraud)?
Long story short; In November, I paid a seller for a product they never shipped. I have the PayPal receipt, I have the USPS tracking number confirming it never shipped. I contacted eBay and PayPal and they told me to try and work it out with the seller because it may just be a misunderstanding. When she would not respond, I contacted them again, and was told it was beyond the 45 day period in which I could dispute the transaction. They basically made me go away long enough so that they wouldn't have to deal with it. The person has 10,000+ sales, so eBay is in no hurry to lose future posting fees just because a few people get ripped off now and then. So contacting the scammer, eBay, and PayPal have produced nothing. I went on to file a police report with the department in her area. The fraud detective assigned to the case has tried to contact her numerous times, but she just ignores him and doesn't return his calls, nor will she respond to me. The detective says he can do nothing about it (Really? What a great way to avoid punishment for a crime - just ignore the police and they give up!) unless I fly across the country and press charges in person. Here's my problem. I'm disabled, and physically incapable of traveling 2500 miles to meet with the magistrate in person to file charges for a warrant. Has anyone ever successfully busted one of these online thieves? Does anyone out there know of a law or other procedure so that I can bust this thief and get my money back? Or at least bust her so she can't do this to people any more? I'm praying that there's some type of justice out there for people in my position. I can't believe all she has to do is ignore the police and get away with it, and there's nothing I can do because I physically can't make the trek across the U.S.. I'd be eternally thankful if someone knows of some kind of law that will help me with this situation. If there's anyone in the internet fraud busting business, I'd love to hear from you.
Why have my eBay listing views stopped? I’m not getting any views after 36.
Bearing that in mind, I'd want to know whether the items you're set on eBay are selling and so are they selling for comparable price points to similar items in exactly the exact same class? If you are earnings are great, then it isn't important how many opinions you get. You just need the 1 opinion for the man who buys your thing. On the other hand, the purpose of your mailing list is not to accumulate web page viewpoints, it is to offer your item at the maximum price which you may.EBay's Search Results list is the critical place to distinguish your product and find the click that causes a view:Is the merchandise description complete, finish and highlighting the advantages of your product?Is your thumbnail image that appears in the search results list the very best picture for your product? Does this highlight the principal product in a manner that is complementary?Declares your comments score of 4 might be somewhat off putting to a few buyers, but normally prospective shoppers take a look at the product first and the seller instant. If your product title description, cost, and photograph are great, you should find a few perspectives.Ultimately, are you promoting a popular desired item or something which's quite outdated or specialized? If you are not making sales, then I would take a look at the way you recorded your product. It is important to not forget that before somebody clicks into a particular list in eBay, they are presented with a list of items matching their search criteria.
Is it worth paying for a Blinkist subscription?
Updated July 2018Blinkist offers two subscription plans - a free version and a paid version, called Blinkist Premium, at $80 per year (or $56 for the first year if you apply a coupon code). In order to decide if it is “too much” or “worth the price” we can look at the situation from several perspectives:Blinkst Free vs Blinkist Premium. The primary difference between the free and the paid versions is the fact that in the former you can only read one pre-selected blink per day, which means you can wait quite a long time for any of the books from your reading list to randomly come up as the free blink of the day. This means that the free plan isn’t very helpful if you’re serious about microlearning and want to do it methodically and consistently.Blinkist paid plan vs competitors. The closest substitute to Blinkist is getAbstract, which offers a larger library but at a significantly higher price ($68 per year for the cheapest plan and $115 per year for the plan with audio). The full library at getAbstract is only available for the most expensive plans, starting from $348 per year. This seems to suggest that Blinkist is a better value for money compared to the competition.Blinkist paid plan vs not using anything. Finally, there’s also an option to not use any abstract service at all. It can be argued that the degree to which Blinkist is useful depends heavily on how it is used: combined with full-book reading, the service can save lots of time by allowing to pre-screen titles from your reading list, as well as facilitate the digestion of new material through “pre-reading” books. On a personal note, I’ve found it to be a useful addition to reading entire books - not a substitute but an auxiliary tool to make your reading more efficient and effective.Overall, the above analysis indicates that in most cases a Blinkist subscription is worth the money. There’s a final perspective on the service’s pricing that can be used to decide whether or not to get a subscription:For a price of 1–2 takeaway coffees per month, Blinkist offers access to condensed knowledge and ideas of thousands of really smart people - all in a clean, minimalist interface and across mobile and web platforms. Sounds like a decent offer to me.
How do Chinese eBay sellers ship so cheaply across the world? Are they somehow scamming the HK or CN postal service, or are the rates disproportionately expensive in one direction only?
It has nothing to do with ships. The ePacket service offered by China Post and the USPS ships by air at ridiculously low prices. EBay and the USPS are helping China dump good in the US at subsidized prices. If you look at wholesale prices in China, they are pretty close to the eBay prices AFTER shipping for many items. I looked at ePacket for a friend in China who resells Chinese garments in Japan and would like to sell in the US. As far as I could tell, the government is subsidizing maybe $2 for eBay deals where the seller nets 50 cents and the manufacturer is making a buck. The airline doing the shipping is making a buck. Someone's got some powerful political influence or China's working some angle that I can't see.
Why do people wait until the last minute to bid on ebay?
I hear lots of people who use ebay talk about waiting until the auction is almost over and then bidding. But, I don't understand the advantage to it. Why wouldn't someone just put in the highest amount of money they're willing to pay and just check on it every so often to see if they're winning? I thought that part of the allure of an online auction is that you don't have to keep bidding, and that you can just set your max and forget it. So, what's the advantage to last minute bidding?
How to verify on eBay?
Buyer activity limits are set in the eBay system to encourage safe and responsible buying. If you come up against activity limits, the best way to remove them is to put a valid credit card on file as additional verification. You may be charged an authorisation charge of $1, but this will be refunded back to your card after seven to ten days. Here's how to place a credit card on file: 1. Go to Site Map at the bottom right-hand side of the eBay homepage > My eBay - Selling > Place or Update Credit Card on File and sign in. 2. Enter your information on our secure form and click 'Continue'. If you'd rather not put your details on file, we recommend you continue to build up positive feedback before selling or bidding on high-priced items.
Can't seem to do a search on Ebay. Anybody know what's wrong?
They're still down! And not even so much as an email from them explaining the situation. To tell ya the truth, I'm about to take my business elsewhere. I've just about had it with the way they do things and with the way they're constantly changing things before you can even get used to the previous changes they've made...!