Fraudlent Listings on ebay

[jackb]

Just a quick one - watch out for fraudulent listings on ebay for processors etc. The scammers are hacking different accounts each time, they usually have good feedback but not recent and completely unrelated to forestry. The description is also usually very minimal, usually for example: Forestry and Hedging

2011

Good Overall Condition

Good Interior Condition

Forestry and Hedging Attachments

Green

Good Body Condition.

 

It might sound pretty obvious but I would hate to see anyone get conned. The machines they advertise normally are for sale legitimately on other websites and they copy the pictures from there. It's happened at least four times with one of them. It's normally only listed for a few days which is abnormal and at a low starting price which for the type of machine.

 

There are tonnes of genuine items there so don't want to be negative but wanted to share the common signs.

 

Each time I have reported the item as fraudulent and sent a message asking for the serial number and it is quickly removed, but it's impossible to speak to ebay about anything to raise the issue. There's one on just now with 7 bids and it's definitely fake.

 

Regards

 

Jack

[s.varty]

I think I may of seen a few my self.

[jackb]

Yeah it seems to be pretty common, I know most people steer clear if it looks dodgy but the one that's on at the moment seems to be getting a few bids and its not got long left. Hopefully ebay get it removed or the scammers get my message and remove it before it ends. Frustrating that there's no way of taking it further as its not the real persons account

[s.varty]

If its not cash on collection, steer well clear , its that easy.

[Stubby]

And usually in the outer hebradies where there is not a tree in site !

[s.varty]

And usually in the outer hebradies where there is not a tree in site !

 

That's why they must be selling their processor,

[Stubby]

That's why they must be selling their processor,

 

Yea . Bought in error Steve

[simonm]

There is loads of tractors that are clearly fraudulent! some of them that ebay can be bothered to take down just re appear a few days later under a different profile! i have reported loads but have gave up as ebay just doesn't give a sh*t

[mowingjamie]

most of the fraudlent listings have 1 picture of writing saying 'contact me on my private email as i wont be avaliable through ebay'. at that point alarm bells start ringing and i report them. any real honest seller would happly talk through the ebay messaging system.