All seems a bit strange to me...

[UpLift Aerial]

So I look on eBay all the time looking for deals on drones that need fixing or are just cheap! (And yes, I make sure the seller has good feedback and make sure they are not scammers Lol) Then I fix them, test them, and finally, sell 'em. There have been many times when I've seen ads that are an auction, but I scrolled down to the description and saw this:

"Hmm... Why not just put it for buy it now in the first place?" I ask myself. I have seen this on many sellers ads. So I got thinking, Could someone be hacking eBay accounts?

For example, just earlier I saw this one. Seems cheap yes, but people start auctions at low and people bid like crazy! Not only have I seen the same description before from a different seller, I have also seen the pictures in a different ad before, from a different seller, a while ago.

I don't know, all seems a bit strange to me.

**[Just to make it clear, I was not at all thinking of buying from them.]

 

[Meta4]

"Hmm... Why not just put it for buy it now in the first place?" I ask myself. I have seen this on many sellers ads. So I got thinking, Could someone be hacking eBay accounts?

that's a sure sign of a scammer and probably using a hacked account.
He doesn't want to deal through Ebay and wants to bring in gullible suckers to steal from.
Report it to ebay and it should disappear

 

[UpLift Aerial]

that's a sure sign of a scammer and probably using a hacked account.
He doesn't want to deal through Ebay and wants to bring in gullible suckers to steal from.
Report it to ebay and it should disappear

How do I report it as a scam? I don't see an option for that.

 

[Meta4]

How do I report it as a scam? I don't see an option for that.

When you are looking at the ad ... do a word search (Ctrl F) and type Report into the search box. That will show where the word occurs in the document.

 

[ryantrax]

I sell a lot on eBay, never deal with a seller outside of eBay, you have no buyer protection doing this. Agreed with Meta4 report it right away, selling outside of eBay is against their policy and the seller will get banned after multiple attempts to do so.

 

[LuvMyTJ]

Anytime an ebay ad has an outside email or contact it is a scam. They hack accounts in good standing and have you pay them with an alternative contact to avoid detection and they dupe the buyer with the good feedback. Don't fall for it, in fact, please report that ad. The real owner of the account probably has no idea what is going on.

 

[UpLift Aerial]

Now when I go to it it brings up a bunch of other ads. Next time I seen one like that I will for sure report it and make sure eBay knows.

 

[UpLift Aerial]

Reported like 12 of 'em. Took like 10 min! Lol.

One listing said Authorized Dealer in the picture.