{"id":15300,"date":"2013-12-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/seller-beware-when-listing-on-ebay\/"},"modified":"2016-06-03T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T04:35:21","slug":"seller-beware-when-listing-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/seller-beware-when-listing-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"Seller beware when listing on eBay"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe speak to eBay sellers who have found trading is stacked in favour of the buyer while sellers are left out of pocketOnce, the pre-Christmas ritual of decluttering produced bulging bin liners destined for the local charity shop. Now, thanks to online auction sites, household rejects can raise enough to fund the festivities \u2013 and thousands will be flogging unwanted possessions on eBay to do just that.But if one of these people is you, be cautious. Most savvy cyber-surfers realise the potential pitfalls of buying online from strangers; far fewer seem aware that buyers can also be unscrupulous and that, if they choose to pocket your wares without paying, eBay’s system appears weighted in their favour. Continue reading…
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