Almost all online selling platforms are prone to scams that's why people should not let their guard down at times. eBay, for instance, is a notorious place where scams happen. For the part of the ...

This scam can be deeply frustrating, and it’s deceptively simple: You order an item, open the box and there’s nothing there. Scammers can trick you into buying an empty box by burying phrases like ...

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It wasn't too long ago that buying a new hot rod was a local event. You decided what you wanted, how much you could afford, and set out to the local car show, swap meet, or cruise night. If no luck ...

True story: there’s nothing more delightful than eyeing up a new pair of boots IRL and then snapping them up for half price on a resale app, like eBay, Vinted, Depop or Facebook Marketplace – or being ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane man was scammed out of $2,000 online after attempting to buy a second car, only priced at $800 in Montana, using eBay gift cards. “It seemed at first too good to be true,” ...

If you value your sanity, don’t try to buy a new graphics card on eBay right now. I had to take a peek at it on Monday and it’s, to use the technical parlance of my profession, a shitshow. In addition ...