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eBay Buyers: eBay Safety Tips You Should Know
Are you interested in shopping on eBay? If you are, you are definite
ly not alone. Over the past few years, the popularity of eBay has li
terally skyrocketed. Since eBay is considered an online auction webs
ite, one that allows internet users to post their belongings for sale
, it generates a huge marketplace with millions of items for sale, at
any given time. Although eBay is a great place to do your shopping
online, it can be unsafe; however, there are a number of ways that yo
u can protect you and your finances when using eBay to do your online
shopping.
One of the most important things that you need to remember when usi
ng eBay is that you created a sign in name or a screen name for you
rself. That screen name is used so that you do not have to provide
other eBay users with your real name. Yes, if you were to make a
purchase online, you would need to give the eBay seller your real n
ame and address, but that is the only time that you should do so.
You should never give an eBay seller information about yourself, un
less you have won an item from them on the eBay website.
In connection with giving out personal information about yourself, y
ou also do not want to give out any other personal information about
your finances. eBay uses a secure checkout program, which enables
you to make payment arrangements on your own. The most secure way t
o make purchases online is through PayPal, but many other sellers ac
cept personal checks or money orders. With PayPal, the eBay seller
you are doing business with actually doesn’t get your credit card in
formation, as all funds are transferred electronically. For that re
ason, there is no reason to give an eBay seller your bank account in
formation or your credit or debit card information, even if you are
buying an item from them.
When buying an item on eBay, you may place most of your focus on the pr
ice that the item is listed at, if it is a buy it now auction. If it i
s in a