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Advice on buying something on ebay

Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:29 pm
Posted by Roscoe14
Member since Jul 2021
200 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:29 pm
My wife really likes a certain type of small ramekin and Amazon doesn't carry them anymore. They are available on ebay at a good price but I have never bought anything from that site before. I am not entirely comfortable giving out a credit care number to some anonymous guy on the internet. Is this safe? Is there anything I should watch out for?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
9446 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:31 pm to
I buy things on eBay regularly. Waiting on some used books to be delivered currently.
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41276 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:33 pm to
use Pay Pal if concerned about CC, also look at the seller's history & feedback
This post was edited on 3/27/24 at 3:35 pm
Posted by 98eagle
Member since Sep 2020
1995 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:34 pm to
Use a PayPal account. eBay is a safe place to shop. The interface keeps your financial information away from the sellers.
Posted by Roscoe14
Member since Jul 2021
200 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 4:19 pm to
Thanks all. I appreciate the advice.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
27148 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 4:27 pm to
It's no different than buying on Amazon. You aren't giving the seller your credit card information. You pay Ebay and Ebay pays them.
Posted by Captain Rumbeard
Member since Jan 2014
4252 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 6:02 pm to
What they said about Paypal. If in doubt use that.

But you're confused about how credit cards are processed. That seller will never see the first digit of your credit card. That's all handled by the processor Ebay uses. It's all encrypted. Even if you had that information in front of you, you couldn't crack it.
Posted by umrebel2009
Member since Feb 2010
7301 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 6:18 pm to
you're not giving you credit card number to a random seller, the payments are all through ebay... also you realize 99% of the things sold on amazon are sold by random sellers not amazon themselves
Posted by Beessnax
Member since Nov 2015
9204 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 6:30 pm to
Link the item here and we can tell you if anything is suspicious.
Posted by go ta hell ole miss
Member since Jan 2007
13679 posts
Posted on 3/27/24 at 10:18 pm to
quote:

Is there anything I should watch out for?


Counterfeits are the primary concern, not financial information being stolen.
Posted by DoctorWorm
Member since Jul 2021
866 posts
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:41 am to
i've sold on eBay for many years and have never seen a customer's credit card info. Ebay itself manages the payments just like Amazon would
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
167010 posts
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:56 am to
i always travel to the We Sell Your Stuff on Ebay Store to check out the items before proceeding to purchase it online.
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