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Advice on buying something on ebay
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:29 pm
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.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
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Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:31 pm to Roscoe14
I buy things on eBay regularly. Waiting on some used books to be delivered currently.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 3:33 pm to Roscoe14
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 on 3/27/24 at 3:34 pm to Roscoe14
Use a PayPal account. eBay is a safe place to shop. The interface keeps your financial information away from the sellers.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 4:19 pm to Roscoe14
Thanks all. I appreciate the advice.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 4:27 pm to Roscoe14
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 on 3/27/24 at 5:16 pm to TigerintheNO
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use Pay Pal if concerned about CC, also look at the seller's history & feedback
This! I use ebay from time to time and using it with paypal makes it really safe. You should be good.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 6:02 pm to Roscoe14
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.
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 on 3/27/24 at 6:18 pm to Roscoe14
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 on 3/27/24 at 6:30 pm to Roscoe14
Link the item here and we can tell you if anything is suspicious.
Posted on 3/27/24 at 10:18 pm to Roscoe14
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Is there anything I should watch out for?
Counterfeits are the primary concern, not financial information being stolen.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 9:58 am to go ta hell ole miss
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Counterfeits are the primary concern, not financial information being stolen.
I totally agree.
Being a (recovering
) diecast model and racing memorabilia collector, I’ve been buying items off EBay for 20+ years. I’ve never had an issue related to payment security, but I have had issues with counterfeit and non licensed products. Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:36 am to meeple
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I buy things on eBay regularly. Waiting on some used books to be delivered currently.
when my kids ask about an inheritance, I will point to a stack of unread used books purchased from ebay
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:41 am to Roscoe14
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 on 3/28/24 at 10:52 am to DoctorWorm
Bought a refurb lenovo laptop off Ebay for the wife at the beginning of year, loaded office 21 on it and then let it set. Wife starts doing taxes late feb and it starts crashing/rebooting, seller clearly stated 30 day warranty. If you get something electronic like that, run the tar out of it and don't let it set like I did. Could have happened from Amazon or any other refurb seller though.
Posted on 3/28/24 at 10:56 am to Roscoe14
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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