These Scammers Are Stealing From Resellers

[@commonwealthflipper]

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[@productboy3187]

I'm still conservative about high value items even on ebay. I would rather sell 10 $100 items than one $1,000 item.

[@adammonahan687]

I've sold about 20 items on ebay foe Over 1000. Highest being 2750. Never once had a issue thankfully. I always price high dollar items high and only deal with best offers. That's way I can check the buyers account out before accepting the offer. If they have little to no or bad feedback I just won't accept the deal. If it's a high dollar stereo reciever for example and the buyer has tons of feedback buying stereos or even has a store selling electronics then I feel safe and will accept

[@meticulouselectronics]

​@@adammonahan687the only issue with checking feedback is most sellers leave feedback immediately. So you never know if they got scammed

[@Antiqueexcavator]

@@adammonahan687that’s so smart!!

[@bartermania]

It scares me that the scams will only increase with the inflation/economy being in “distress”. ☘️✌️ Happy Veterans Day to all that served 🇺🇸

[@commonwealthflipper]

Happy Veterans Day Travis

[@Antiqueexcavator]

On larger dollar items I call the buyer and tell them bc of the issues with fraud I want to verify that they made the purchase. This gives me an opportunity to get a feel for the buyer and Aldo let’s the buyer know I can get ahold of them. So far, so good.

[@sixblessingstrumpismypresident]

Wow, that scammer certainly knew what they were doing sending you junk with a legit tracking #! Thank you as always for the great insight, Kevin, I will be more aware now. 😉

[@lindak361]

I paid $100 on eBay for a rare video game my son wanted last year for Christmas. I received an empty envelope with tracking and was unable to recover the loss. I was eventually able to find a replacement at a vintage game brick and mortar store after the holidays. I haven't made a purchase on eBay since.

[@chelseaswindle7982]

"Lagniappe" is pronounced lan-yap. I'm from Louisiana originally. It is used by us meaning "a little something extra." I always planned to have 3 children. Oops, number 4 came along, so I called him my lagniappe baby. 😆

[@LadyPicker]

Great video! I had one of those Scrabble games but I opted to just sell the small parts. Sold them in 2 lots one with the tiles and bag only and the other with the remaining items.

[@Southfork.Bay.Traders]

if the scammer was close enough, I might take a field trip to pay a visit... NO use for crooks!

[@commonwealthflipper]

Lol

[@CountryCreekBoutiqueIndiana]

I have been watching you for quite some time & have honestly learned so much from just listening to what you say. Your honesty & forthright commentary give me so much insight. As a very new seller (meaning I'm getting ready to list today & terrified), I've been paying close attention to what you say/feel about different shipping methods, promoted listings & so much more. The shipping part is what keeps holding me back & I'm hoping that today i can overcome that particular fear (which service to use, flat rate or not, etc). I ship from my own online small business with no fear at all, but this is just so new to me. I just wanted to say thank you, Kevin, for the wealth of information you provide. Have a great day! 😊. Ohhh....& i can't forget #BubbleBlend 😂 I feel i may need more daily now lol.

[@retailrehabs6729]

Best of luck and congrats on becoming a seller!

[@CountryCreekBoutiqueIndiana]

@@retailrehabs6729 that was so kind of you 🥰 Thank you so very much!!

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you. I would experiment with flat rate for awhile and see what you think.

[@CountryCreekBoutiqueIndiana]

@@commonwealthflipper thank you so much for your input! After a lot of research, I tend to agree with you on this. I truly appreciate your response 😊

[@whodidit99]

My favorite scam and one that is very common is when the buyer chooses "local pickup" even though they live in another state. The buyer is hoping that the seller will miss that the buyer chose "local pickup" and just ship the order. Buyer gets free shipping. Usually this scam is done on bigger items with high shipping.

[@tjl_8117]

I had one of those but I didn’t ship the item. I’m located in Phoenix and the buyer was located in North Carolina. I sent message after message trying to arrange a pick up and the buyer never responded. Instead of just refunded the money, I let it sit. The buyer lost their money and received no item. Pretty active buying account as well, with many of purchases after mine.

[@Dakota-xi6cg]

I can't believe you remember every item you get from garage sales when I can't remember what I made for dinner last night! Also, I would NEVER use PayPal ever!

[@vinyl1Earthlink]

Yep, some guy in Azerbaijan needs a new timer cover for his bike. How can you get such an item if you are in the middle of nowhere, and want to get a good deal? Why, eBay, of course.

[@anitahaviland3036]

Thank you for the warning. No Bonanza for me.

[@buyatreasure]

The scammers are intelligent people/groups that can think above and beyond evil that a normal person couldn't even fathom. 24 yrs here and I've been scammed out of about $300 this year and Ebay just allows it. I report it to Ebay and they say "just refund the person and then report them". So, I am out the money every time. It's only going to get worse, sad to say! I think Ebay, if given the choice, would trade 10 resellers in for just 1 new buyer. Love the info Kevin.

[@dawntaylor4511]

I watch all you videos, I am a newer sales to eBay and I appreciate all the information. I’ll look forward to trying Bubble blend 🤞

[@janemarsh4134]

Ebay told me they would handle a possible charge back from a customer who offered me a price --I accepted it- shipped the item- they received it---and then later they the customer gave me a positive feedback....the case was she stated to her bank - she did not know the charge.....eBay stepped in and it was resolved. Interesting process- my first. I think the customer just forgot about the sale. Amazing what can happen. I trust eBay! TY

[@Flippingforlaughs]

We definitely weren't fans of the transition from Pay Pal to Ebay managed payments at the time it happened. Today it's just a regular days business. The key to survival in any type of life is adaptation. Albert Einstein

[@wolfmansgoodies]

Don't believe everything that you read on the internet.... Abraham Lincoln

[@Flippingforlaughs]

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[@rzone9546]

I sold a vintage vehicle for almost 10k and no joke the guy tried to scam me. Paid the deposit and then tried to send me a fake check from Chime, wouldn’t follow the payment instructions, tried to send a pickup. Cancelled that hassle and resold it with no issues

[@ivangies6314]

For 2000$ I would get in my car and drive to their address and get my money 😾lol Great video, thanks!😺

[@d.j.6781]

That’s what my husband would do! 100%!

[@charlesmcbride9382]

I lost 2,000 this week from EBay siding on the buyer side. Order with shipped priority mail insured signature required. The buyer said the box was empty. He had no proof but they kept my $1200. Ebay is a crook it's all about the buyer never about the seller.

[@One-Eyed-Willys-Rich-Stuff]

For deluxe scrabble and deluxe turntable tripoley, I keep 18x18x4 boxes on hand. Keeps it extremely simple to ship.

[@cruzin4treasure]

Love the balanced outlook!

[@theretiredflamingo]

Bubble blend (I love coffee). Thanks for sharing about the scams. Just heard about a similar scam in my backyard!

[@Sh3570]

I had to use PayPal for an airport transfer in Mexico for this Saturday. Hopefully, no issues! I do not like using PayPal. Bubble Blend - love good coffee. And I have friends from Utica. Love all the channels and the podcast! Thanks for all your great information and fun videos.

[@PamelaS.H.]

Bubble Blend 😊 I’m so glad eBay switched to their own payment system because PayPal is too risky.

[@diannad8905]

Your videos are so good, and your space is so happy and SO ORGANIZED! Thank you for your efforts in putting these videos out. Your family is wonderful, too....

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you for the kind words

[@bonniecoakley6689]

Bubble Blend. Love trying new coffee. When eBay had PP, I had several chargebacks. All I had to do is upload tracking to PP and PP had my back, even though PP always lost the case. I even had one that showed item was picked up at PO. Unfortunately the CC companies always side with their customer in my experience.

[@joytoyouandme4593]

Great box tip, with lots of glass to ship, I will use that one. I’ve been blessed to not have any scammers. Definitely won’t be accepting pay pal payments from any buyers, just not worth the risk.

[@joycedehn9528]

#my go to tape ive been watching you for years...thank you for all your great insights. My father was a history professor so have special love for all history teachers😊

[@Cjnchef]

Nothing of that size should ever ship without delivery comfermation with signature of recipient. That will beat a chargeback or a item not received. I do it on anything above 200. To protect me

[@mlp336]

Great video- Im from New Orleans and the correct way to pronounce lagniappe is ( LAN-YAP) rock on brother 🤑

[@melodys9061]

Scams will definitely increase if for no other reason than successful ones get greedier. Thanks for another great video. Love your insight and advice plus it's good to see the items that sell. Shout out to the pets, too (family as well). #MY GO 2 TAPE 😁

[@kimanderson-c4x]

Thank you for all the great tips. Love your videos

[@carolthomas2620]

Bubble blend looks good. Thanks for the videos

[@cowboypicker1968]

I’d like to try that Bubble Blend!!! 💯

[@jeepgirlwrangler3171]

Sending you love from Seattle, Washington ❤ Bubble Blend Yummy ( thank you for your consideration). Cheers

[@Kathleenthefernwayflipper]

Great video as always. Would love to try some bubble blend from American Bubble Boy!

[@Sandra___P]

Great show as always! Love the bubble blend packaging!

[@DerekHubbertipdn]

Here in the UK every item delivered is photographed and put on the tracking info making it impossible to simply send an envelope when it should be something bigger. If you are expecting something the size of a box but an envelope rolls up then it's difficult for anyone to argue the case

[@carlastewart-norris7870]

If they pay direct with their CC and not through their PP account you are not covered. They do a Charge Back with their CC company and not through PP. you won’t win those. It was me that had the charge backs from the Bonanza Buyers. PayPal added coverage for a fee since this happened.

[@Wiscoreseller23]

Thanks for the update. Bubble Boy Coffee.🎉

[@ChosenGoodsReseller]

I have had issues with PayPal and spoofing my accounts, but not because of reselling. 😊

[@twylasmom]

I had a charge back a few years ago, but ebay sided with me. The only reason was because there was a couple of messages where me and the buyer talked about the product. Otherwise I may not have won that one. It wasn't a big ticket item, but it still stung when I got the massage that this person was trying to get away with this.

[@jagirl674]

Bubble blend!! I love coffee. Can’t stand scammers…

[@lotuscirilo]

Lagniappe = Lan (rhymes with tan) and yap (rhymes with tap) Tan Tap. Lan Yap. Lagniappe. Means “a little something extra.” Could be French. Could be Cajun. Storekeepers used to throw in a little lagniappe (penny candy or the like). The word is in fairly common usage in Louisiana, especially south Louisiana.

[@suemonee]

Bubble Blend! Cofffeeeee! Thank you for your generosity, as well as the valuable information you share in every video.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you

[@sodacityflips]

New drinking game: Take a shot every time Kevin puts his left hand in his pocket.

[@theblindph0t0grapher]

As soon as I realized having PP out of the loop was a good thing, particularly for disputes, I was on board with managed payments. Had a neighbor who was a victim of the tracking scam. Can't remember what they bought, but the seller sent him an envelope with a first class tracking # for an item that was too large for first class.

[@OriginalNethead]

I never had a Paypal chargeback and never sold on Bonanza. Did have to file an SNAD on eBay once, for an item that was truly trash and should never have been sold. Got my money back. If a soi-disant buyer swiped a $2000 item I'd be filing postal fraud, small claims, and anything else I could think of. Make the fraudster's life a living ****, so they at least couldn't do it to someone else.

[@kimanderson-c4x]

Thank you for all the great tips

[@LaddFPF]

The worst scammy thing that happened to me was when I had about $70 taken away from me. The buyer of some steel toe boots told PayPal it was a fraud charge. I fought it, eBay side of it helped me... but PayPal decided for the buyer. But at the end of the day i just look at it as I'm really just out the $10 I spent on them, if that much

[@JohnnyLightningV10]

I had same thing happen to me this year and they use PayPal. Don't forget time you spent dealing with it.

[@uncleronny6748]

Paypal is a complete shitshow...they should be shut down. Side with Chinese scammers all the time. Chinese scammers steal Amazon tracking numbers showing something got delivered to your city...good enough for PayPal!

[@pmetzler5443]

Weights will cue you. Because your purchase would normally be much heavier than a letter. This will prove the scammer is scamming a buyer. I hope this will help prove your / viewers case,

[@sboutlaw2007]

Hello Commonwealth, I have had to fight chargebacks recently on eBay not just when Pay Pal were processing transactions. In my experience when the reseller, merchant, item shows to be delivered to a buyers address on file with eBay, eBay will usually refund the buyer and allow the reseller to keep the funds from the transaction. I believe if we as merchants want to see a change in this process maybe we can speak to our congress men and women and see if they cannot update the fair credit billing act of 1974.

[@peddlinpatricks]

Great tip on the frankenbox! It's one of my least favorite things to do.

[@TheKitschyMushroom]

It was great seeing you on Tiktok last night! I love your channel, your content.. I’ve learned so much! Thank you!

[@commonwealthflipper]

It was nice to see you as well. Now I see your KZbin name is appropriate

[@evelinaochoa7122]

Thank you for the great tips!!

[@80sfan4life]

I only drink coffee in the winter and it's coming,is love to try the Utica coffee.... Always a great video Kevin. Have fun

[@9558mark]

Bubble blend, yes please and thank you.

[@JaclynBrown-x7s]

American Bubble Blend. Thank you Kevin always for your great info on scanners today. Can’t wait to retire from teaching someday! When I retire I will sell full time on eBay. Ebay right now is a great part time side gig giving me $ for classroom supplies and more. Your an inspiring. Keep up the great content. 😊

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you

[@arleneandbillh.frommaine2967]

Bubble Blend. I sold a $600 set of China dishes a few years ago. The tracking said it arrived at the address it was sent to. The customer said it was not put on her door step. She tried to get her money back but thankfully eBay and PayPal back then, did not give her the money back and took off the negative she gave me. The worse part was the dishes belonged to a friend and I had already given her the money. Since then I never sell for friends anymore just in case.

[@trenahunt8601]

Love all your videos Kevin! Love American Bubble Boy too! And I love coffee! Wanna try the Bubble Blend for sure!!

[@kennethkulp7734]

Always like your content. Need some of that Bubble Blend to keep listing! 😀

[@joshualuissaldivar8069]

thx for sharing, by the way, you have the best-selling videos

[@daisymason438]

Bubble blend ! Thank you!

[@colleenmoriarty1309]

Bubble blend love your content

[@oneofthemelons]

Bubble Boy Blend - love watching ya

[@hustysemporium6359]

Just had one from Australia on eBay for a chargeback on a pair of trainers that were delivered mid Oct and now the buyer is saying they don't recognise the transaction, havent had one for years must be the season ffs

[@JanetCary]

I have canceled my Pay Pal account. Takes a long time to come to any resolution with them.

[@Trashcatrescue]

Bubble blend🎉 I just don’t understand scammers, their mindset is something I don’t want to understand

[@brianmurphy4960]

Back in the olden days of ebay when you could actually talk to a US based customer support person the phone, I was told by the ebay rep that my best route was to initiate a charge-back in through the credit card company to end my dispute. The ebay rep straight up told me the seller could have mailed me a dog turd and ebay would side with him because he had proof he mailed me something. It didn't matter to ebay if it was the correct item or in as described condition.

[@flipitgood6744]

Bubble blend thanks!

[@emilysimon2676]

I just got a bonanza chargeback on $145! nothing I could do

[@jamie4697]

Bubble blend Another great video Kevin 😊

[@Colleen858]

Happy Saturday! MY GO TO TAPE ❤

[@bettymunguia2136]

Good morning Kevin 😊😊

[@blueberties1657]

Bubble Blend. Thank you for all you do to help us little resellers!

[@bettymunguia2136]

My daughter taught science for 10 years and 5th grade and now 4th grade 2 years 😊😊

[@guitarmissy8830]

Bubble Blend Coffee (Can I borrow Turner's homing pigeon? LOL)

[@ilovesweeps1]

Bubble Blend looks like something I would like to try! Hate scammers!

[@jackosallotment6224]

Hi this might sound stupid but could you show a bit more how you personally would wrap stuff up. Over here in the uk the bobble I’d bubble wrap then put in a cardboard box ? It’s weird we sell but it’s something you sometimes forget about how to send items cheers

[@kidcryptic8193]

Yo brother, when you are packing the board games, throw 1 layer of bubble wrap, then wrap it like a present with thick kraft paper protective wrap, its the brown wrapping paper. works great

[@brittanyhobbs3283]

Yes! I wrap a lot of packages like that. I love butcher or Kraft paper for shipping

[@commonwealthflipper]

I’d rather use a large poly. I can’t wrap very good 😉

[@michellem6136]

Bubble blend worth a try. Love your videos❤

[@BarlowBrigade]

Hey Teach...I am not one to correct any one...so this is just FYI: it's "Crescent City Lagniappe" "land yap" and please say "Nawlins" not New Orleans...not that I know everything but I was born there... Geaux Saints!!!

[@brianhenry2385]

Flag Travel Cup Fumble: They make handles for those YETI style cups these days!

[@elizabethstankard672]

#Bubble blend #My go 2 tape Another helpful video. Thanks!

[@ChosenGoodsReseller]

I always forget to franken-box 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@momsfabulousfinds2806]

Would love some bubble blend!

[@happyhealthyblessed]

Bubble Blend thank you so much

[@karentingler4937]

Scrabble game- just bubble wrap around the game box and put on a bag!!

[@stevedoyle5987]

Had the same type of thing happen on a purchase. Bought something on Facebook marketplace and never received the item. Filed a claim with PayPal and they said the item was shipped and received. The item was received was a 2 oz letter not the 5 lb box that it should have been. PayPal would not refund my funds.

[@emusaurus]

All this talk of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan makes me want to watch Borat again.

[@FS-qw8fl]

Good advice

[@azcatz-sue]

Always up for new coffee. BUBBLE Blend

[@anitahaviland3036]

Bubble blend! I won't win it. Last thing I won was a huge mirror when I was 16. My mother was horrified, but they changed it into 2 full length mirrors for the back of my bedroom door and the bathroom door. It worked out well for both of us. But, I won't win the coffee, will I? If I do, my husband will be thrilled.

[@MLACREATIONS30]

MY GO 2 TAPE

[@mikeredd525]

Would love to have some bubble blend coffee.

[@pauladavis2692]

Bubble blend coffee!!! Yum

[@OriginalNethead]

Lagniappe - Lan-yappp or close enough. It's a "freebie".

[@commonwealthflipper]

Lol

[@melw2100]

I had a charge back. Buyer waited 30 days. Never contacted me via eBay and never returned the item even though I asked for it. I even had a You Tube video showing the item worked. Pay Pay couldn’t care less and I lost over 100.00 bucks. I filed a police report. Nothing was ever followed up on. True scammer who go away with it.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Yup