Safe Trading On Ebay: Avoiding Fraud For Buyers & Sellers
Turn on CNN or Fox News, read a column on the Internet or play your favorite all news radio station an youll become acutely aware of the so-called fraud online specifically related to eBay.
Definition of Fraud: In a broad strokes definition, fraud is a deliberate misrepresentation which causes another person to suffer damages, usually monetary losses.
Like many, I have had negative experiences one eBay. However, Ive also had negative experiences with unscrupulous people in the real world. The truth is that eBay is just a microcosm of real-life society where 99.9% of people are good nature.
Have you had a bad experience on eBay? I spoke with someone recently who said that a fraudulent experience on eBay ruined their desires to use eBay as a sales platform. That seems just a bit immature, dont you think? Just a few weeks ago my nine year old daughter left her board shorts on a lounge chair while swimming in the pool (at a nationally recognized vacation resort). When she returned, her shorts were gone. Someone stole her shorts. Fraud and theft. How should my nine year old respond? Should...