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Originally Posted by HRT
2. Don't buy from anyone with less than a total of about 10 feedbacks.
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That's by no means a fool proof way of avoiding dodgy sellers. It's becoming all too common lately that dodgy people get a hold of someone's 100+ feedback 100% account and flog off gear they don't have. Before Ebay/Paypal/the buyer knows what has happened, they've run off with a few hundred maybe a few thousand then off to the next target.
I nearly had this happen to me a few years ago. I don't know how it happened, I've always been very cautious and I'm by no means a novice when it comes to computers (it's been my hobby/job for more than 20 years) but someone somehow got my Ebay password. They didn't really do anything (just tried to purchase items using my account) but Ebay put a stop to it and notified me of the breach.
At the end of the day there's really no fool proof way to avoid dodgy sellers
anywhere. You just have to hope there is a good system in place to catch these people out, and if you get stung, a system which will compensate you for your loss. Ebay/Paypal do this.