Ten ways NOT to get ripped off on eBay

[mandy]

It used to be known as the biggest car boot sale in the world, an amateurish and endearing marketplace where anything was for sale, no matter how weird, eccentric or useless, and where bargains could be had.

But today, eBay is no place for the naive. Thousands of businesses use the website as their main source of income, and it provides a lucrative opportunity for fraudsters. EBay users need their wits about them, as a result...

At a time when people are growing ever more anxious about being fleeced by online fraudsters, here are 10 tips on how to be more eBay savvy...

full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.j...ebay30.xml

[FiberGuy]

Unbelievable!

The most basic rule was not mentioned? ? ? ? ?

Always.... [size=14pt]ALWAYS pay with a credit card.  If using PayPal, do NOT let PP tease you into thinking that your instant transfer from your bank account is the safest way to pay.  If the seller splits with your money and PP can't retrieve it, you're S.O.L. [/size] 

Always... ALWAYS select "more funding options" and choose to pay with your CC.

Cheers