16 Ways to Avoid Fraud on eBay

[mandy]

15 Know your rights.

If you use the ‘Buy It Now’ button, rather than a standard auction, to buy from a UK based trader on eBay, you have all the same statutory rights as buying from a shop.  If you make a purchase on eBay from a business seller, this means that you have at least a 7 day cooling off period when the item can be returned for any reason.

When buying from an individual the usual rule is Caveat Emptor - buyer beware.  Providing your purchase arrives as described there’s little legal comeback and the standard seven day internet cooling-off period usually doesn’t apply to auction purchases.

full article and list: http://www.trevorginn.com/15-ways-to-avo...d-on-ebay/

[amy]

He missed the most obvious way to avoid fraud on eBay:

17.  buy from my websites instead of from some hobby seller hiding behind an anonymous ID  on eBay.