Top 20 Things
NOT To Do
on eBay

Do NOT make any of the mistakes in this alphabetized list
while bidding or selling on eBay!
The results can hurt!

  1. Assume you will get a valid manufacturer's warranty for electronic items or cameras.
  2. Believe all emails from "eBay "or "PayPal" are really from eBay or PayPal.
  3. Believe buyers whose email message includes the word "Nigeria".
  4. Believe that eBay acts as an agent for Craigslist auctions.
  5. Bid on an item before determining shipping/handling charges.
  6. Bid on an item worth more than $10, when listed by a 10-FB Chinese seller.
  7. Buy a designer item not listed by an authorized distributor.
  8. Buy an item via email, after losing an auction, without a real Second Chance Offer.
  9. Click on a link in an "email from eBay" or "email from PayPal".
  10. Click on a link in an auction to get the Buy-It-Now price.
  11. Drop a complaint before you are really satisfied.
  12. Ignore Paypal / Ebay filing deadlines if a transaction problem arises .
  13. Ignore seller's feedback numbers and comments.
  14. Ignore the admonition: "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is".
  15. Include your email address or pictures of your kids in your ME page or on an auction.
  16. Let buyers use their own shipping accounts.
  17. Log in -- then log in again while looking at auctions.
  18. Pay for an auction with Western Union or Moneygram instant payments.
  19. Ship an item without Delivery Confirmation (or Signature Confirmation when necessary).
  20. Use the same password for eBay and PayPal.


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