Avoid This Common Ebay Scam

This is what to do when an ebay seller sends the item to themselves.

[@user-ef9kx2ml8x]

Ebay is full of scammers no joke

[@PineappleExpress-bm1nt]

I bought over 30 things from eBay and got everything

[@user-ef9kx2ml8x]

@@PineappleExpress-bm1nt didn't say everyone was a scammer

[@PineappleExpress-bm1nt]

Cat Knife ..and I didn’t say you said that so what’s your point

[@user-ef9kx2ml8x]

@@PineappleExpress-bm1nt bro?

[@PineappleExpress-bm1nt]

Cat Knife not your bro

[@pretendamnesia]

Ive been a seller on ebay since 2013.... This same scam happened to me in 2024 :( and they got to keep the item and I was none the wiser until it was too late and I went back to look at the user 2 months later and theyre account was taken down. Im not sure if they got in trouble but I refunded the full amount, and lost the item. It feels like such a violation. Thank you for making this video, I feel like I finally got closure and understood what went down.

[@laineywright2696]

I want to thank you a million. Recently, I was thinking about purchasing items and decided to check into eBay's rep. I know zillions of people make purchases with no problem, BUT some of us are screw magnets. I always get screwed. But not this time, thanks to you.

[@francisdavepagtiilan9441]

Ebay money back guarantee is very applicable when it comes to non receipt claims.. Just make sure to open a claim within 30 days from the estimated delivery date.

[@Mark-ms3fw]

What do you mean within 30 days of estimated delivery

[@syedjeffri2378]

@@Mark-ms3fw That means, for example, if your item was estimated to be delivered to you by the 1st of March 2022, you can open a dispute claim within the next 30 days from the 1st of March 2022.

[@Sonic171K]

God I hate scammers.

[@KPLR-]

Nice To See Ebay Has A Good Crew. Congrats Dude.

[@lynnesears6254]

Late to see this video but, as a seller, I want to clarify something. When I am sending out a package and I print the label at home I put it on the package and into my mailbox waiting for the mail carrier to pick it up. If I check the tracking it will say, "SHIPPING LBL CREATED USPS AWAITS ITEM". When they pick it up (or have it back at the post office) and scan it, the tracking will indicate this. It is NOT a red-flag to see the USPS is waiting for the item. Thank you for the rest of the info. I hope this all worked out for you.

[@iamacaylen1496]

thank you i was panicking

[@lovelyletter7460]

Yeah! Exactly! You print the label at home and then it immediately says “USPS awaits item” up until about an hour after the post office receives and processes it. Its not a red flag.

[@LaurentiusTriarius]

I don't sell on eBay but I ship some of my work to customer and it's usually at this stage until the pick up guy scans the package a second time arriving at the facility, probably depends on the courrier and regions.

[@reverend11-dmeow89]

Then there are those sellers automating shipping label created, ebay has a bug interpreting that as shipped, then when they do not ship anything, ebay has buyer blocked.

[@lovelyletter7460]

I have to tell you, there’s way more scams against the sellers than buyers. eBay always sides with the buyer. And btw: when it says: “USPS awaits item”, that’s not necessarily a red flag. All my items say that as soon as I print a label at my house up until about an hour after I drop it off at the post office and the post office people have had time to enter it in their system.

[@yo_utub-e]

"ebay always sides with the buyer" well i guess im not even that then, ive been scammed several times by now... ebay ignoring me, sellers ignoring me. Looks like itll happen again one more time right now, this might be the last time i buy something on this awful site to be honest... Lost around $200 in total from the purchases i did not recieve

[@lepnin]

USPS keeps losing and damaging my shit.

[@gemmajowett610]

Now I have anxiety since I bought something online on eBay :0

[@letsffreefireplay2765]

Did u got scamed?

[@maheenstupid5876]

same

[@adama4286]

now im wondering if she got scammed

[@jodhan_plays1276]

Broooo me to I just bought a 400$ Xbox one now I swear if it don't show 😑💯

[@mjchronicles1438]

Me too

[@joshrevtech6759]

Thanks man for making us aware of these annoying ebay scammers

[@zzgeorgezdane8559]

Getting scammed by a seller is a harder situation to deal with.

[@vikrambhan2043]

I'm glad you let us know how to evade scams and bad experiences

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

I'm a first time seller and the one contact I've had for a potential buyer, was a scammer. First tried to prove they were reputable by saying they were over seas in the US Navy. They then asked if I would send the item one state away. [The problem], it was an gift for their cousin (different address) and they wanted me to buy them an $400. Gift card to go with my item, and that they would pay with a personal check and an gift card.

[@greenlionmusicvideos3385]

My friend was scammed out of his $600 guitar pedal plus an extra $1800. He tried to recover it all for a whole year. Ebay did not help him, so... Yeah ebay does not help everyone who gets scammed

[@sibillebubelhuber1472]

I'm really hyped for that Cablemod 2r55gb review! Keep up the good work and try not to get scammed too many times, Dinky :P

[@smart422]

Scamming should be a serious crime. 10 years or more should teach them scammer a lesson

[@blare4470]

I wouldnt say 10, id say 1 year cause believe it ir not its a while

[@sookssooks766]

homie, very good advice and thanks much man. same thing here, called fedex and they are telliing me the shipper shipped the item to a totally different address and my name wasn't even there. then i saw your video you're awesome bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@evansthegoofball5383]

Did you get your money

[@Yow-Davince]

This same scam happened to me. Glad I found this video. You just got a new subscriber.

[@musabinho]

Thanks for these precious advice 🙏

[@Sleepy-69]

Yo this is kinda late but what if on Ebay it only says "tracking number provided" but when i check the number on FedEx tracking it says in transit

[@acebulletz4696]

Awesome vid, thanks for letting us know about this scam👍

[@shiny311]

I think I have that same open frame. Is it from Thermaltake?

[@verlenedawson2064]

I got scammed by an ebay seller who sent an item to a different address in this town to get a signature confirmation of a delivery. The next day my ebay order listed a tracking number for that delivery. I knew it was a scam. Thanks to your good info I got my money back, but it wasn't easy. You have to be very persistent!

[@reverend11-dmeow89]

same here, reporting it as fraud at the bank was the only out.

[@zacharylopez8917]

@DinkieTheSink I know this comment is 9 months late but My curent problem is that i bought a item and the tracking says voided information received any idea what it means and how i can fix the problem

[@justanotherpxrson]

you outsmarted the hell out of that guy, nice :D edit: this scam didnt happen to me, i just found this video while looking for ebay scams as i dont use ebay often and wanted to be informed. thanks for the info!

[@killert41]

You know he doesn't read this?

[@jmx3v324]

hello! If a person on eBay is selling for example a bumper and has 98.8% positive feedback and has 2 reviews one with some showing a picture of the item and on the car and has 194 sold is that a good person to buy form??

[@MrStreetboy80]

Thanks for the heads up. I need a cable mod au482m so will watch of for scammers.

[@tinatrevillion5583]

Thank you for telling us this because i didn't know this could happen hun

[@saltyhmm4004]

Lol the funny thing is I also got scammed the same way, but I got my money back and the guys account got removed

[@FMFeast]

Saltyhmm lmao glad to hear that bro justicee I’ve never experienced something bad on eBay since I only buy but I do know that there’s mean people there you just gotta watch out on the reviews

[@charliemusic8044]

How did you get your money back ?

[@saltyhmm4004]

@@charliemusic8044 just put in a report on ebay or call them and explain what happened

[@annabee658]

@@saltyhmm4004 do they take the money back out of the guys account or do they just give you money

[@saltyhmm4004]

anna bee they just give u money from their expenses etc

[@champion1ish]

Hello. Does the person you bought the item from is highly rated?

[@FRANKIIz33]

This happened to me i open a request and have to wait until the 23rd for ebay to step in, already called and reported the seller, thanks for the vid . In my case the ebay seller sent a fedex tracking number after a week or two, I called fedex to know the location of the package when they ask me for my name and address they say that my name and address didn’t match and that it didn’t came from an ebay sell, idk how these scammers are doing it, but it sucks never thought this is a common thing until it happened to me.

[@deborahanderson897]

hello there, I'm just seeing this video and I ordered a part and it came, but it was the wrong color. and I sent them the item back and they claim that my refund was sent out and my credit card company saying that it has not. can you please tell me what I can do? have the proof that I sent the item back

[@anamariarodriguezcortes8737]

Great video! It seems that you care about people. Thanks!!

[@spflxps7069]

I don’t know if I should buy 2 designer belts for 50$ but he got like 2 complaints for each 5 good ones and he is only got 2 items men I need some help

[@bonnieburton9985]

Yeah I always read everything carefully before I buy it I only had one item come or should I say two items come messed up thank God they didn’t cost that much it took me forever and a day to return those I had open with Ebay customer service thanks for your video appreciate it happy holidays

[@chenks54]

eBay scammers try to always make sure there's a fair amount of physical distance between himself and the person he is scamming, whether it be buying or selling.

[@captainprice7563]

thanks, mate this is REALLY!!!!! good advice, cause I'm in a bid for an i3 10100F CPU, and its 40$ do u think that's too good to be true?

[@dub3r5]

I bought an items, went to my history and it says item not found a couple minutes later it’s shows my item. And it says the item was shipped on the same day 10 minutes after I bought it. Never used eBay before, is this a scam? It says it’s sending it to my address.

[@petesake4032]

Ty very much. Think same thing just happened to me. Lol it was mtg and I am also delivering pizzas right now too

[@faisalrabbani6877]

thanks for your advice my man!

[@rezwittkerchester2055]

John 3:16-17 KJV "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

[@MerelyaTheory]

A new wrinkle has been added by the scammer that got me on eBay. I bought the item. They didn't send it but bought a cheap dummy item on Amazon and had it sent it to a real address in my town with another name. UPS gave them a tracking number for the dummy item and they added that to my eBay order like it was for real. when it was delivered to the wrong address it was marked as delivered on eBay in my home town. They ruled in favor of the seller. UPS wouldn't give me information. Amazon hinted around it not being the item I said it should be and that it wasn't sent to my name and address. Once the addresses don't match they clam up and cannot give you any information. I am still fighting it in appeal and I hope that UPS and Amazon's refusal to give me information due to the fact that the name and address are not the same as mine will be proof that the package was not sent to me.

[@connersisk8512]

I like that you are informing noobs to not buy off of eBay

[@wakkowarner8810]

When this happens to me I dispute the charge with PayPal or my credit card company; I don’t ever deal with eBay directly.

[@Robbie_AreJee]

I'm way too scared, I really don't want to go through the hassle if it happens, there are some good prices for a graphics card that I need for my first pc build

[@dondonsbizz]

thankyou so very much you are so helpful!

[@JV-ko6ov]

I'm mostly immune to this scam buying stuff from America living in Canada. It's very easy to check if the item went through customs at the border

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

I bought some ram off ebay and a day after the account got removed:/ idk if I got scammed

[@jackcameback]

Nice vid, my ears have trouble keeping up with the speed you talk LOL

[@fejr4758]

I would love to buy the clix keyboard cuz they dont ship to my country from matrix but ive seen one Guy what is scammer He is sellikg 5 keyboards And haves only photos from matrix site is IT safe to buy the keyboard from someone?

[@masterroshi1005]

Secret word is so secret i aint gonna tell you

[@scarlet4040]

Thanks for awareness

[@haihaibh]

thanks for the helpful advice

[@Robinthangmusic]

I got scammed by a buyer once and they can never scam me again. I’m educated enough! The world is filled with f scammers, so be careful whether you’re a seller or customer

[@thumpertorque_]

Where was the buyer from?

[@criticalops1824]

Did you get ur money back?

[@rosroom]

Glad you got it solve bruv PS: Nice Bob Ross shirt Double ps: cable mod 46kg12

[@danieldiaz0919]

I have a problem I bought something for 25 dollars on ebay than I received an email saying the payment didn't go through than I checked my money and I it didn't refund my 25 dollars so what should i do? Someone plz help

[@retropokemonpr]

I bought something on eBay and the tracking number is weird now it says is out for delivery! But I am not in the city is being out for delivery ! :(

[@bricksailor1695]

What do I do I keep calling ebay and I can’t get to a person

[@BlissfulRetreat25]

Im getting an amd ryzen 3 with rx 560 4gb , 8gb ram 1tb hdd and 240ssd pc with a 120$ motherboard(idk the brand) . Will it run like League of Legends , Cs:Go , Ark survival evolved ?

[@diggadarren]

It will.

[@BlissfulRetreat25]

@@diggadarren ty UwU

[@lokithecat2712]

I got a empty box today from eBay got my money back from them but its still fucked up that people do this shit

[@kawligabranson]

So I bought some 1.75mm filament for my 3d pen, and it was supposed to come yesterday.

[@kwaddamage8286]

Seeing that the label has been made, but that the package hasn't been shipped isn't that abnormal. I have a package coming from a seller (outside of ebay) in Italy, and origin post is still waiting for package. they are completely legit, but just haven't actually shipped it yet.

[@kwaddamage8286]

@@dinkiethesink yeh i realize that. i am speaking to his implication that it could be used as a general rule of thumb. it is very normal for people to create shipping labels with their printer before giving it to the post office

[@alexisgamez235]

I was going very impatient because my delivery hasn't arrived. I have been waiting for 6 days, but the item has been dispatched for 3 days.. The item says order is being prepared after Friday 21. But its probably because of covid-19. But please I don't what this means I am new to ebay.

[@elevate.success]

Great video!!

[@saltyhmm4004]

That's a nice cable mod

[@mariereneagonzalez]

A seller scammed me my item was supposed to deliver by 6 December and still didn’t receive it a fila small bag they let me get my money back in Australia we have a law on refund must refund

[@chris9282]

The post office will provide a geo location tracking log for the item upon request at the post office. It will also show the original label and all info on it. Scammers tried to get me in the past but instead they got their accounts closed..

[@jayn481]

I sold Jordan shoes and the buyer scammed me. Sent the 300 to me. Once I mailed it. He sent 200 more dollars then tried to get refund. And it withheld my money. Then PayPal said I had to buy 200 iphone card. To get my money. I did it. And still didn’t get my money. What should I do ?

[@imerneptaliortiz9653]

How do we call ebay?

[@dannycrockett9878]

Well, they only hold the money for 20 days or whatever if you are a "beginner" seller. Once you get to a certain status then you get your cash immediately. But obviously if you are at the stage past beginner then you likely aint a scammer.

[@ryanroche5514]

You should make a video about cable mobs would be a good idea

[@forestdamian5601]

Hello. I was misled by a seller on Ebay and the customer service people. I can't leave the situation like this. I have registered with customer service. Where can I go, what can I do? I don't want to leave the situation like that

[@anonymousduck1885]

I'll keep this in mind

[@charnado7914]

Thank u for the info

[@cheeezz4077]

Im not selling on ebay again. I sold an item for £600 and i never get the money. It was show as paid and but he cancelled the payment when the item is delivered.

[@lamarjackson2562]

what if my case is on hold?

[@abaculant]

thank you for the warning man

[@Perplexer1]

How can you as a buyer k ow he shipped it to himself just by looking at the tracking number?

[@dinkiethesink]

you can click the number and it shows a tracking history.

[@Truth911-]

I just sold on eBay and the amount was over $1000. I was told by Mary in the department that holds funds and was told that even though the buyer has their item and left me wonderful feedback they are holding my money for 21 days. Just Incase the buyer would change their mind in that 21 days so I would have the funds for sure, to give back to them. That is a bunch of BS! Sounds to me like the sellers have 0 protection! As a buyer you can purchase even high dollar items then have buyers remorse keep them for 21 days and then say you want your money back and the seller would have to give it to you! What kind of BS policy is this????

[@jameswu0523]

Wow... sherlock Holmes

[@radhinrox]

Thanks for the info

[@scottfreeman2967]

May have gotten scammed today, or postal worker did or didn’t do something to package, tracking says “attempted delivery 4:25pm yesterday” and “stored at post office at customer request”. However I just went to post office and they looked up the tracking number, saw it was legit, looked in the lockers and didn’t find it tried calling the postal worker who was suppose to deliver it and they couldn’t reach them. So had to give name and number, said they would get back to me with what happened.

[@GR19611]

What I HATE is that Crooks And scammers are given buyers addresses and info.

[@agentreptard]

But they didn't come yet it said it arrived on june 1st but it gets shipped out on the 7th-23 of June it was 36 dollars

[@JoseSilva-wv2sh]

What if item says it’s deliver but I never received it. At usps they said it had my zip code but no address like wtf. What should I do will eBay be on my side or will they side with the seller because it said deliver?

[@TriWaZe]

What ended up happening? You probably had to contact your post office and have them send you proof the package never was processed.

[@jyedawg2059]

Thanks for the idea

[@princeof8604]

Hey I'm having a problem cause I'm in the middle of a process of buying a car off a seller from eBay

[@amannraw4341]

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[@PokèMyBalls]

I've had this happen to me on Mercari. But they actually drop shipped something cheap from Amazon close to my address. So it showed as delivered until I called UPS to prove it.

[@calebmoneyhollis663]

Just because someone prints a label and doesn’t take it to the post office right away doesn’t mean it’s a “red flag”. I’ve bought numerous items and the seller usually waits till the last day to ship. And I thought you can open a INR case for ANYTHING with the eBay money back guarantee? That’s usually the biggest scam is the money back INR. In your case this should be open and shut case in favor of you with no headaches

[@notbqx]

im worried because the item says it was shipped and the tracking number says awaiting items just like in the video so now im anxious after watching this video

[@mrramen983]

Thx for the info

[@diggadarren]

Same thing happened to a friend of mine. Thankfully he got his money back.

[@gioootalks4850]

How, just happened to me

[@succafree3212]

@@gioootalks4850 did u get ur money back?

[@gioootalks4850]

@@succafree3212 turns out I got lucky 😅 he actually did ship it to me, and the post office took forever, I assumed he shipped to himself because of how sus everything was

[@chuchumeow]

I was bidding for something, and I feel like the seller was on another account and bidding again and again till I had to bid 26 pounds 😕 I think it’s just me idk

[@MrSparkums]

Anybody else here having issues with a ridiculous increase in order cancellations since paypal decided to keep all fees? As soon as this policy started my cancellations went through the roof.. I updated my listings to include a note regarding non-refundable paypal fees for cancellations. I had to call ebay to close out the returns after doing the partial refund through paypal. But now that they aren't taking calls they are flat out ignoring my messages.. Honestly it feels like the scammers, work for ebay..

[@aderek79]

Good to know.

[@christmas10023]

I've won 2 diamond rings on eBay this year (so far). In 1 auction my bid was cancelled without my consent. In another the auction was closed just hours before it ended, " item no longer available)! Both times spoke to Ebay. Both Sellers still on eBay. I've been banned by both.

[@kittynefarious2293]

Found a keobr_66 saleing Nintendo switch lite for 40 dollars.. new.. In large quantities. People buying it out fast. Scam or not?

[@brandenj7038]

When a label is created that is in office through ebay site....it is part of handling and packaging...the created label goes on the package to be shipped....and then the seller in 3 handling days...takes the items to usps or places them in their box for usps to pick up......until then you will see label created item awaits for usps....once the usps scans the label then you can see delivery details...so this first part of your story was not a scam but a process....depends...can be on same day of request or next day of request or 3rd day of request depending upon is usps is closed or open due to holidays....that seller was surely a scam...😂

[@Dipstick402]

Did he ever win the case?

[@ftc_genesis190]

Hey dinkie I just purchased all the parts for my pc yesterday! I can't wait to start building :p