{"id":26088,"date":"2017-05-28T07:25:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T11:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=26088"},"modified":"2017-05-28T07:25:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T11:25:54","slug":"buyer-beware-dan-shows-us-how-to-spot-a-scam-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/buyer-beware-dan-shows-us-how-to-spot-a-scam-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Buyer Beware: Dan shows us how to spot a scam on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Dan Robinson<\/a>, who writes:<\/p>\n

This is an example of a classic scam — and these are usually seen involving
\nWatkins-Johnson 8711\/A receivers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The seller puts a photo of what appears to be a good condition WJ up,
\nwith additional photos. But often these photos are faked or taken from
\nother ended Ebay auctions.<\/p>\n

The description is usually, as with this item, in blue letters noting
\nthe item is available only for immediate sale, and not for auction,
\ndespite the fact that the auction is — an AUCTION and has a
\nstarting price.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I make it my business to reports items like this to eBay and eBay has
\na pretty good record of recognizing scams and removes them.<\/p>\n

I think it’s important to point out these items to SWLing readers to
\nhelp avoid people being ripped off.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No doubt! \u00a0Thank you so much for sharing this, Dan. I didn’t realize scams like this were prevalent on eBay.<\/p>\n

I’m willing to bet\u00a0this scammer’s plan is to get you to outside the boundaries of eBay’s protection as soon as possible, luring you with a believable bargain price. This is why they ask for you to message them instead of bidding.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, eBay is one of the safest sites for online purchases, but it is certainly not void of scammers. Remember the proverb, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!”<\/p>\n

Thanks again, Dan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who writes: This is an example of a classic scam — and these are usually seen involving Watkins-Johnson 8711\/A receivers. The seller puts a photo of what appears to be a good condition WJ up, with additional photos. But often these photos are faked or taken from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3194,545,3,26,43],"tags":[2635,331,6212],"class_list":["post-26088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-guest-posts","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","tag-dan-robinson","tag-ebay","tag-ebay-scams"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-6MM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47787,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/dan-notes-that-premium-receiver-scammers-are-back-on-ebay\/","url_meta":{"origin":26088,"position":0},"title":"Dan notes that premium receiver scammers are back on eBay","author":"Thomas","date":"February 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, for the following guest post: Premium Receiver Scammer(s) Back by Dan Robinson From time to time here on SWLing Post, we have alerted readers to scammers using multiple eBay addresses to attempt to rip off unsuspecting potential buyers and using old photographs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/2021-02-13_190437-AEG-Photo-on-desk.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22294,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/ebay-find-rare-squires-sanders-ss-1r-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":26088,"position":1},"title":"eBay Find: Rare Squires Sanders SS-1R receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"November 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares this recent find on eBay and notes: Extremely rare Squires Sanders on Ebay....amateur receiver....only the second time in recent years one of these radios has come up on the used market... 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These items have prohibited listing practices, and should be ignored -- definitely not something to bid on. 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