Is there a central website to name and shame fraudulent sellers?

[joeysrun]

The number of people selling fakes on ebay is increasing, especially in the postage stamp and coin area.

Ebay will do nothing.  They have probably been overwhelmed.

Law enforcement will do nothing except advise "don't buy from them".

But how to know who they are is a problem.

Is there a cenral register of frauds that we can look up?

Self help is the only option left.

[bon3266]

Both eBay & PayPal do nothing to protect the consumer they like the scammers are laughing all the way to the bank. In my case the scammers kept saying OK refunded you even that lie was ignored by the powers that be. I need to sham this seller is there a website to do so?

[lyndal1838]

Apart from the fact that this is an old thread the answer is still the same.....no you cannot name and shame on the boards.

Ebay takes a very dim view of naming and shaming in any shape or form and if you try to establish a website off ebay you may well find yourself banned from ebay or subjected to legal action from the members you have named and shamed.

[*tippy*toes*]

Even though there are times you find yourself infuriated, I agree with eBay's policy of no naming and shaming on the boards. How often have we seen someone do it, only to discover they have named the wrong person? Next thing you know, the vigilantes are hammering the wrong person.

If you didn't get a refund, open a dispute and go through the correct channels. It's the only way to do it when a seller leads you astray. 

Spoiler

Not replying to Lyndal, just replying generally.

[imastawka]

Fb left for others is interesting.

[padi*0409]

Yep Stawks, bon3266 should stop buying from Chinese registered sellers with carp feedback.

Caveat Emptor.

[*tippy*toes*]

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@imastawka wrote:

Fb left for others is interesting.

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Good Lordy! Makes for very interesting reading. I think it's time to send out party invitations.

Sometimes, some people just need to accept that buying on eBay is not for them.

[4channel]

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@bon3266 wrote:
Both eBay & PayPal do nothing to protect the consumer they like the scammers are laughing all the way to the bank. In my case the scammers kept saying OK refunded you even that lie was ignored by the powers that be. I need to sham this seller is there a website to do so?

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Hi Bon3266, the problem is also the feedback allowing time has been reduced from 3 months to 2. I have been caught out with this waiting for sellers to fix the issue and 2 of them (That I remember) delayed the process until the time ran out. Actually there was one other but he was  a bit cavalier and after 2 months I said to him  .. ..   "How would you like to be in my shoes and treated like this?" He apologised and the following week fixed me up.

Yeah, an unpleasent feeling to be scammed and I have been scammed badly by a few sellers. One guy in the UK I think spent the money on drugs as  others also had the same issue as me. Item not arriving. I rung him up and he was   ... . .   "Oh yeah, no problem.. Sorry I was on holiday. I'll send it this week. A month later nothing and them other people were also complaining about him.

I wish you breezy transations from now on.

[lyndal1838]

When was feedback time reduced from 3 months to 60 days?

It must have been a very long time ago because it has been 60 days ever since I have been here?

[padi*0409]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

When was feedback time reduced from 3 months to 60 days?

It must have been a very long time ago because it has been 60 days ever since I have been here?

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I think 4channel's got his facts wrong again, I'd say he's confusing Paypal's 90 day limit with the eBay 60 day feedback limit.

Ah well............................