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I'm buying a car from Florida and I live in Portland. The seller has set me up with EBay buyer protection. Is this a legit way to do business?

Ebay says they hold the money until they get my approval to release the money to the seller.

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EBay's Vehicle Purchase Protection covers only certain vehicle transactions that are completed ON eBay.com. If a Craigslist or non-eBay seller 'promises' you the eBay protection plan, this is ***** and you should walk away. ... Vehicles advertised well below what it is worth may be tempting, but should be a red flag.

Testimonial: "The information was what I wanted. Dropped the seller immediately. thanks."

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 07, 2008

SOURCE: buying a fake item

oh ok this has happened to me b4 and i got my money back so listen up
whtever bank you have contact them and explain to them the situation i prefer if u can and if ur bank lets u to create an online accnt and then form there just file a dispute online its much faster (thts wht i did and got a $150 back. and if u cant do it over the net just call the bank up and tell them give them the user name of the guy and his paypal sn. if they say that contact paypal keep arguing and tell them that paypal wont do it becasue the guy ran with ur money

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 11, 2008

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Red Flags, Dude, all over the place. I wouldn't deal with this seller no matter what assurances they gave. Just find another car, there are thousands out there just like the one you want through reputable dealers. Let this go before you get taken to the bank. Don't ever give anybody your ebay information, never.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 05, 2010

SOURCE: I received this email about payment for a car I'm

Do not continue the transaction and do not pay for this item. VPP only works if you purchase an item on eBay motors site. ask the seller for the eBay 12 digit item number so that you can check if this item is a legite listed item on eBay. Do not pay if you do not bid or won the item on eBay site. This is a spoof email. Please forward the messages you got from this seller to [email protected] so that eBay can investigate this for you

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Mike Rommel

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  • Posted on Jan 23, 2017

SOURCE: Is their a insurance at eBay that allows a person to deposite money with eBay tuntill the seller ships the item for reveiw by buyer. if aproved byuyer Bay will release the money to seller

There is a delayed payment plan, not sure how long it is, go there and check it out.

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Basic set up to sell items

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1. Your first step towards becoming an eBay seller is to set up an eBay account

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There is a buick for sale in Philadelphia,Pa. and I live in that city and I sent the person 3 e mails that I was interested in his car and would like to see the car. After three e mails still no answer....

Hi!

First check if there is an item number (12 digits) and if there is then locate it on eBay.com or at motors.ebay.com. Check if there's a listing like that. You will need to log in to your eBay account so that you can bid or buy it now the item. If you don't have an eBay account, then you need to create one.

If you see the item in a different site, do not continue. eBay will not cover that item under the buying protection if it's not listed on their site.


Here's how the REAL transactions work on eBay:
1. buyer sees the item listed on eBay
2. buyer buys/bids on the item ( Checking an reading the item description with an understanding of the item that they want to purchase)
3. buyer wins item (the buyer can now request the phone number of the seller if the buyers has concerns about the item.)
4. buyer's name appears as winner on the listing
5. item number appears in "Items Won" in buyer's My eBay page
6. seller sends an invoice
7. buyer pays the seller (buyer does not pay eBay)
8. seller ships item/ buyer picks up item


I hope this helps. Have a good one! Don't forget to rate!

PS: Also, do not send check, money order, wire or bank transfer. Check eBay's Accepted Payment methods.
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My son and I have purchased some items on ebay. I set up an account through my bank pay pal pulled a couple of trail withdrawls, but they have not payed for the items, what should we do not to get a bad...

There is actually a link (often with the paypal badge) when you go to check out on ebay. When you click on the paypal option it will take you to a page where you log into your paypal account and approve the amount and add your shipping information for the seller.

The nice thing about using PayPal when you purchase on Ebay is the fact that PayPal offers a Buyer Protection service that protects you in case the seller is not legit.

Let me know if you need any more help.

Good luck
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First time with ebay the seller ask to transfer cash through western union to an ebay vehicle protection agent .. purchase invoice # 5848256697 case id 54G4B144Z4W44 can you tell me...

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Do not continue with the transaction and don't send the payment. it can be a scam since ebay don't have agents to get payments from buyers. ebay is only a platform for you to use to buy and sell items and they don't care about the payments and they don't have ebay agents assigned to get the payments. send/forward the emails to [email protected] all the emails you got from this seller. Just checked the item number 110039713412 and it's not on ebay motors and it means that its not a legit ebay item.

hope this helps. Have a great day!
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I received this email about payment for a car I'm interested in. Is it legitimate? Dear Casey Truitt, This eBay Vehicle Protection Program ( VPP ) Invoice was sent to you at the request of our eBay...

Do not continue the transaction and do not pay for this item. VPP only works if you purchase an item on eBay motors site. ask the seller for the eBay 12 digit item number so that you can check if this item is a legite listed item on eBay. Do not pay if you do not bid or won the item on eBay site. This is a spoof email. Please forward the messages you got from this seller to [email protected] so that eBay can investigate this for you
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I just got a good deal on a 2006 bmw from judith marshall.She tells me to pay through e bay.Do you have an agent victoria garcia 6390w sahara ave naples florida 34108

there are no ebay agents who collect money or hold the money for the buyers. if you found this item outside ebay, most probably craigslist and the seller will tell you about vehicle protection program and ebay agents getting the money, this is a scam. the vehicle protection program only works if you purchase the item directly from the ebay site using your ebay account. you need to have the 12 digit item number to verify if the item is a legit item from ebay. if you received emails from the seller outside the ebay messaging system, it is best to forward those to the investigation team of ebay so that they can check it for you. you can forward those emails to [email protected] and please do not send payment yet. if the seller will also tells you that the item is in an ebay warehouse, you need to back off and cancel this transaction immediately and do not provide any informationl. there is NO ebay warehouse and ebay agents are not allowed to get payments from the buyers..

hope this helps... please rate... thanks!!
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I want to buy a motorcycle from a person who listed it at buy and sell but she want the transaction to go through ebay vehicle protection plan is this legit?

if the item is not purchased directly from ebay then it is not a legit transaction.. to be able to be eligible for the VPP or the vehicle protection program, it is necessary to purchase the item on ebay. if the item is listed outside ebay and the seller is telling you that it is an ebay item with vehicle protection and the money will go to an ebay agent then dont continue the transaction since it is clearly a SCAM. do not share any information to this seller and report it to ebay by forwaring all emails to [email protected]

do not continue the transaction if the item is not listed on ebay, you need to ask the seller for the 12 digit ebay number so that you can purchase the item on ebay and not on another website or not directly from the seller.


hope this helps... please rate! thanks!

by the way, if the seller tells you that the item is in an ebay warehouse, there is no such thing as ebay warehouse... thanks!



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Red Flags, Dude, all over the place. I wouldn't deal with this seller no matter what assurances they gave. Just find another car, there are thousands out there just like the one you want through reputable dealers. Let this go before you get taken to the bank. Don't ever give anybody your ebay information, never.

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