With over 5 million auctions running at any given time, ebay is by far the most popular online auction site in the world.

Unfortunately with online auctions accounting for the vast majority of online fraud, ebay has become a home, not only to the honest trader, but to thousands of online theives and scam artists as well.

The following articles are not provided to discourage users from using ebay.com
Instead these articles are meant to keep internet users aware of the various scams present, and will hopefully prevent readers from falling victim to these scams.

The Latest Ebay Scams

• Ebayers That Suck - A Must Read For EBayers!
• Western Union Scam *ALERT!*
• The Free Item Scam
• The Wholesale List Scam
• The Picture Only Scam *New*
• The Indonesian Credit Card Scam
• The Romanian Laptop Scam
• The Fake Escrow Service Scam
• The International Business Scam

Other Common Ebay Scams
• Triangulation
• The "Buy and Switch"
• Page Jacking
• Overpricing Shipping & Handling
• Fake/Shill Auctions
• Item Misrepresentation
• Failure to Pay Scam
• Item Never Received Scam
• Shill Feedback/Feedback Scams

Reducing/Preventing Scams

• How To Reduce Your Risk Of Being Scammed
• How Safe Is Your Method Of Payment? *New*