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Finely Aged Whine (Seller Stories): That time an eBay buyer definitely scammed me. Maybe?

by T. W. Seller | Apr 15, 2019 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Timeless | 0 |

While I sell a lot of collectibles, there are a few custom items we have made for us in bulk that...

Ah, the old password porn extortion video scam spam. Classic.

by T. W. Seller | Jul 25, 2018 | Timeless | 0 |

I pop into the old spam bin every now and again to make sure a real email didn’t get eaten...

Tips for telling an official PayPal email from a spoof or scam (with a real example)

by T. W. Seller | Aug 17, 2015 | Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

I got one of those PayPal spoofing emails and I wanted to share it. Let’s be clear, this...

Hate mail for my How to Run a Scam on eBay & Amazon book (which is not a real thing)

by T. W. Seller | Oct 3, 2014 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Misc, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I can not believe you have a how to scam ebay amazon book available for sale. Where are your...

Another weird link removal request for content they asked me to post: Is this some kind of spam/scam?

by T. W. Seller | Sep 5, 2013 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 4 |

Remember this weird post? The one where a company that had asked me to share their infographic...

Cautionary tale: Amazon seller falls for the Nigerian spoof email scam

by T. W. Seller | Aug 12, 2013 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Today’s guest post is from a first-time Amazon seller who wished to remain anonymous....

In which Amazon’s KDP accuses me of plagiarizing… myself.

by T. W. Seller | Jun 1, 2012 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

If you aren’t up on your eBook news, you may not have heard of this scam that’s been...

Is this a scam or has this user confused me with eBay support?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 12, 2012 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

This weekend, I got this email on one of my eBay listings: hey i have some anoying person that allways look at what i sell and buy. so i changed my name from [redacted] to [redacted] . if thery had me a saved seller will i be on...

Is this an eBay seller scam or honest mistake? What would you do?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 28, 2011 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

The most popular post on this entire blog is, depressingly, this one: How to scam eBay sellers and get all your items for free! There was a recent comment on this post from a brand new eBay user who had heard a lot about scams...

eBay seller files buyer claim against another seller. Whole thing feels dirty. Should it?

by T. W. Seller | Jan 21, 2011 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

I purchased an item on eBay for a gift. The listing didn’t say how it was shipping but it was a book coming from the US so I was assuming Media Mail. It was unlikely it would arrive before Christmas (though possible, based...

Is this the newest scam? Weird eBay Trading Assistant “Business proposal” email

by T. W. Seller | Aug 18, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 5 |

So, I got this email through eBay today. Obviously, it looks like some kind of scam but it’s of a different sort than I have seen in the past so I wanted to share it here so we could discuss it.Two things that strike me...