Comments on: Why I’m done with eBay http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Larz777 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-151783 Larz777 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:25:46 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-151783 eBay has really gone down hill over the past 2 years. There are so many scam artist using eBay it's scary. I would not buy anything on eBay now, it's just far too risky. eBay has really gone down hill over the past 2 years.

There are so many scam artist using eBay it’s scary.

I would not buy anything on eBay now, it’s just far too risky.

]]> By: Michael Sherriff http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-102631 Michael Sherriff Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:03:24 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-102631 I agree, I don't think the attempts at scamming will ever end, there really is too much money in it which is a shame. Every day, I too get emails telling me I am now a PowerSeller and all I have to do is log in and confirm my invitation. Personally (and this is not an aff promotion), I use a program called Mailwasher which is like an email previewer and lets me preview all of my emails while they are on the web server before I download them to my pc. But as an added benefit, if there is a link in one of the emails, it actually shows me the true URL that it points to. This easily lets me see that the email is a fake and I can delete it without even having to download it to my PC. I agree, I don’t think the attempts at scamming will ever end, there really is too much money in it which is a shame.

Every day, I too get emails telling me I am now a PowerSeller and all I have to do is log in and confirm my invitation.

Personally (and this is not an aff promotion), I use a program called Mailwasher which is like an email previewer and lets me preview all of my emails while they are on the web server before I download them to my pc. But as an added benefit, if there is a link in one of the emails, it actually shows me the true URL that it points to.

This easily lets me see that the email is a fake and I can delete it without even having to download it to my PC.

]]> By: Lar http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-67595 Lar Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:03:53 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-67595 Yes the Ebay phishing crap is more common than I ever imagined. All I did was plac bid on a Honda. Then I recieved 15 second chance offers that had 15 different e-mail addresses. Ebay should not give out personal addresses by any means. Now in my personal e-mail I'm getting spoofs saying I have sucessfully listed items on Ebay and also saying transactions are complete. However there is no activity on MY Ebay or Paypal that is a very good thing. I've had it with all the crap! Law enforcement is a joke! I am even turning off my internet. Lar Yes the Ebay phishing crap is more common than I ever imagined. All I did was plac bid on a Honda. Then I recieved 15 second chance offers that had 15 different e-mail addresses. Ebay should not give out personal addresses by any means. Now in my personal e-mail I’m getting spoofs saying I have sucessfully listed items on Ebay and also saying transactions are complete. However there is no activity on MY Ebay or Paypal that is a very good thing. I’ve had it with all the crap! Law enforcement is a joke! I am even turning off my internet. Lar

]]> By: Kirk http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-20424 Kirk Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:12:09 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-20424 I am not sure what camera you are using, but if it is Canon you should really hit up http://www.fredmiranda.com/ in the forum you will find a gear for sale section and it rocks and is VERY busy. the scam potential is also very low... K I am not sure what camera you are using, but if it is Canon you should really hit up http://www.fredmiranda.com/ in the forum you will find a gear for sale section and it rocks and is VERY busy. the scam potential is also very low…

K

]]> By: papa http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-14208 papa Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:23:14 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-14208 That is too bad. Ebay was a good thing. I used it for years. I even made some money off it. I have known (or suspected) for sometime now that it has become a scam magnet. The paypal service really draws them like flys. Not a week goes by that I get some official looking email telling me my paypal account is in trouble. I dont have a paypal account. Soon I may not have an ebay account either. Not going to file a new credit card with them. Dont trust doing business there. That is too bad. Ebay was a good thing. I used it for years. I even made some money off it. I have known (or suspected) for sometime now that it has become a scam magnet. The paypal service really draws them like flys. Not a week goes by that I get some official looking email telling me my paypal account is in trouble. I dont have a paypal account. Soon I may not have an ebay account either. Not going to file a new credit card with them. Dont trust doing business there.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-13987 Chris Garrett Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:25:49 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2006/09/12/why-im-done-with-ebay/#comment-13987 I am getting tired of receiving them too, I worry though that these folks are scamming so many people successfully it will never go away, too much money in it. I am getting tired of receiving them too, I worry though that these folks are scamming so many people successfully it will never go away, too much money in it.

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