Wallapop is the best-known platform in Spain to sell anything we have at home that we do not use, however, it is not always the best option to buy certain products, eBay being the best option in this sense, since it allows us to buy secure in any country where eBay has a presence.
eBay is a platform that was born in 1995 as an auction page where users can sell their products through a bidding system. However, as the Internet has evolved and e-commerce has become the best method to buy at a good price, eBay has had no choice but to adapt to this new trend.
Today, on eBay we can not only buy new items, but we can also continue to buy second-hand items through auctions or at a fixed price. One of the advantages of this platform is, in turn, its main drawback since, sometimes it is not easy to differentiate between reliable sellers and those who are not. To quickly differentiate when it is a possible scam and when it is a legitimate product and seller, for many years I have followed a series of practices to make sure, tips that we show you below.
- Compare prices. When we are going to buy a product, the first thing we always do is compare the real price of the new product and other similar second-hand products. If the item is available on no auction, and has a very low price compared to similar ones, we should raise the eyebrow and think twice.
- Verify the buyer’s profile. This is the first thing we should do on any online platform where we want to buy, since it allows us to quickly know how long it has been selling on the platform along with the number of reviews it has received.
- Read the latest reviews. In addition to checking the profile to see both its average rating and the time the account has been in operation, we should especially read the negative opinions since they help us get an idea of ​​what we can expect if we trust the seller.
- Search for the same item. A clear sign that the seller has something to hide is if, performing a broader search, we find the same photos of a product on other profiles, since one of the two, or both, is a strategy to deceive customers. users.
- Search product images on Google. Another method that also allows us to detect if we are facing a scam is by searching for product images on Google through a reverse search. If Google finds those images on other platforms, we already know what we are looking at.
- Generic images. Continuing with the section related to images, one of the most important aspects when purchasing a product since it allows us to see its condition, is whether it uses images of the product from a store, not of the product you are actually buying. If they are not photos of the product, you are most likely selling smoke.
- Filter the results. When we search on eBay, the results for individuals and companies are mixed. If we want to buy safely, we must always trust a company that has very good ratings, which, in an individual, always
- Use the eBay payment system. If we do not want to have any problems buying on eBay, the best thing we can do is use the payment system that it offers us, since it offers us protection against any type of fraud: receiving a completely different item, that does not correspond to the photos or by any other type of incident.
- Ask the seller. If you have any questions about the product, you can contact the seller using eBay. All messages sent are stored on the platform and are accessible to the company, so in the event of any post-purchase problem if we open a dispute, eBay will be very clear about who is right.
