There's
a lot of talk in online forums right now, between eBay PowerSellers, primarily
those selling books and courses telling how to make money on eBay.
A
string of comments I spotted today originated from one PowerSeller stating he
had been asked for his eBay ID, so a person, purporting to be a potential book
buyer could check the book seller's actual success against profits he claimed
to be making on eBay. Within days a
whole string of negative feedback points arrived for the PowerSeller, all from
different eBay buyers.
After
days of gruelling investigation, it transpired the individual seeking this
person's ID was also an eBay PowerSeller, although he had not left feedback
from his own account for fear of being exposed and reported to eBay. Instead he had enlisted 'friends' to open
accounts, buy from our victim and then leave negative feedback.
Several
major PowerSellers reported similar problems, all having given their eBay IDs
to untraceable individuals who subsequently recruited others to leave negative
feedback for the victim in order to make their own accounts look good by
comparison.
So it's
a hot argument: do you or don't you give out your eBay ID? I always did and I know other PowerSellers who
still do and haven't encountered problems, yet!
And
before I move on, yes I have fallen victim to this awful practice, in one case
receiving four negatives within days of someone asking for my ID which I gave.
This one, not so cute or clever as today's operators, left negative feedback
from his own eBay account before he had even been invoiced or paid for the
products. eBay removed the feedback
points and expelled the offender the very same day.
It
really is up to you what you do about revealing your ID, but I suggest you
confirm the email address of the person making the request. You could also ask for the other person’s
eBay ID so you can communicate directly at the site in which case both parties’
messages will be recorded and allow eBay to investigate your concerns.
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