Free Report Helps Father's Day Shoppers Avoid eBay Scams
To help eBay shoppers during the Father's Day buying season, eBay business expert Terry Gibbs has put together a free report to help people avoid eBay scams.
(PRWEB) June 3, 2005 -- In 2002, Internet auction fraud was the most reported
offense according to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC). The IFCC is a
partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White
Collar Crime Center. These complaints ranged from no delivery,
misrepresentation, identity theft, to fraudulent cashiers checks.
Since
then, eBay scams have gotten worse. While eBay claims less than .01 percent of
eBay transactions are fraudulent, being victimized is still painful - no matter
how rare it is. A bit of due diligence by bidders will help buyers avoid
problems.
Gibbs has taught over 7,000 people how to sell on eBay, and
has directly participated in over 12,000 eBay auctions. Using his knowledge and
experience and advice from his students, Gibbs put together a checklist of 27
warning signs of fraud.
The free eBay Buyer's Guide outlines the risks
of buying on eBay. It also contains explanations of the most common types of
eBay scams, helpful advice for locating almost anything on eBay and advice about
snipe bidding. (Waiting until the last minute in order to get lower prices)
The guide can be distributed to others at no cost.
Gibbs also
wrote a companion eBay selling guide. The eBay Seller's Guide is also free and
contains helpful advice about selling on eBay.
Download the eBay Buyer's
Guide at:
http://www.news.iwantcollectibles.com/buyerguide.shtml
You
can contact Gibbs for interviews from his website at: http://www.news.iwantcollectibles.com/
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