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Post by Kakkaraun on Oct 22, 2003 13:16:22 GMT -5
Some scams for eBay:
1. Sell X-Boxes. Don't post pictures, and in the listing just say "This is a brand new X-Box. It's never been used..." blah blah blah, and make it cheap. Now, you're not selling an xBox, you're selling an X-Box...which is a cardboard box shaped like an X.
2. Same thing, with a Game Cube, a cube-shaped box meant for holding game jewel cases.
3. This isn't mine, I just saw it on another forum. You give a listing, something like "X New Popular Videogame CD." You're not selling the game, you're selling a CD containing all kinds of cheats and strategies for it (from Gamefaqs.com). Nice. In the listing, you give a bunch of reviews and pictures of the game, then the listing information, et cetera. At the very bottom, in yellow font, write "You are bidding on a CD containing cheats and strategies for this game." You can connect the rest of the dots...
There is, however, one problem with this...stealing FAQs from Gamefaqs is copyright infringement. But then you could include /only/ the cheats, I s'pose.
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Post by T. Wedd on Oct 22, 2003 13:45:22 GMT -5
Has the loophole been fixed where you operate as a buyer with 2 accounts. One account you bid $1 or whatever the reserve is. Then with the other you place a bid that high that nobody will bother bidding over the top of you.
Then near the end of the auction, retract the high bid leaving your other account the highest bidder at $1.
Have they got around to patching that one after all this time yet?
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Post by DIzzIE on Oct 22, 2003 15:24:29 GMT -5
Has the loophole been fixed where you operate as a buyer with 2 accounts. One account you bid $1 or whatever the reserve is. Then with the other you place a bid that high that nobody will bother bidding over the top of you. Then near the end of the auction, retract the high bid leaving your other account the highest bidder at $1. Have they got around to patching that one after all this time yet? Indeed, bid retraction was one of the earliest eBay scams around  As a response, eBay has continuously been updating their retraction policies, take a look at www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y01/m07/i31/s02and eBay's official policy: pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bidding-retract.htmlKakkaraun, while technically you are playing on the buyer's gullibility, depending on the buyer, you may expect adverse consequences resulting in legal action. While you will likely win in the long run, the time invested may or may not be worth it. For some general eBay scams, take a look at www.flipshark.com/scams/ebayindex.htmland www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y03/m04/i21/s01 |
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Post by Stone on Oct 23, 2003 6:23:02 GMT -5
I once saw in FHM magazine where they put assorted retarded shit up for auction. They got £78 for a bucket of water...  |
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Post by Piranha on Oct 23, 2003 8:23:44 GMT -5
The "triangulation" scam is a great idea for large profit. You'd have quite a few charges against you if you were to get caught though...
The most simple Ebay "scam" out there (for buyers) is to simply claim that your item was never recieved. Most sellers are so concerned with their feedback rating that they'll return your money back to you. Usually S & H isn't refunded, so look for items with low rates in that area.
...As a seller, if you keep scamming people (obviously giving you a horrible feedback rating and allowing some buyers to contact Ebay to complain), Ebay will (most likely) eventually suspend your account. As long as you possess multiple CC#'s, you can always re-register.....
.....On top of that, as a buyer, if you have many CC#'s, you can do the bid retraction scam (as long as you aren't concerned with losing one of your accounts). Ebay will almost certainly suspend the account which placed the very high bid and then retracted it at the last minute, but you may get your item for less money. However, bidders cannot see the highest bid amount before they bid, so someone's maximum bid could be higher than yours (the account where you placed the lower bid amount), and when you retract your other account's high bid, someone else may still be ahead of you in the bidding for the item. This makes the scam pretty pointless.
Moving on, one pretty safe scam (meaning that as a seller you will not get any negative feedback) is to sell fake items of historical significance. For example, selling some dirt in a jar and claiming it was collected from a famous site, or filling a bag with air and claiming it was collected from a hurricane (this was a real auction on Ebay that I came across). Unless the buyer can find sure evidence that the item isn't authentic, things should go pretty smoothly for you.
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