They will typically have tens of positive feedback.
Buying gold on ebay safe.
Doesn t ebay charge ridiculous fees.
Their platform combined with paypal s protection is one of the safest places for buyers to purchase anything.
Is buying on ebay safe.
And also check your seller s past feedback first before bidding.
Buying directly from manufacturers can often save you money but you need to be wary on ebay seeing high end brand name products with 70 or 80 off a normal retail price should raise some red.
Local dealers seem to sell it at around 10 over spot.
When buying on ebay buyers receive the benefits of buyer protection coverage access to seller contact information and ebay and paypal as third party watchdogs to step in if problems arise.
Those dealers do an enormous amount of business in american gold eagles and other gold bullion coins where the time cost of sending in a coin to get graded and authenticated is not the worth the time or effort.
For sellers not as safe as it is for buyers.
Getting scammed as an ebay buyer.
However there are still precautions a buyer must take to ensure safe buying on ebay.
I m afraid people will take my money and never ship my item.
Here are three of the most common ebay scams for ebay buyers.
I am afraid i will ship my items and the buyer will request their money back.
Don t you lose money on shipping.
Is selling on ebay safe.
Ebay paypal is roughly a 13 5 fee between the two and a buyer can literally just take it from you with ebay s blessing.
Remember that if an offer looks too good to be true it probably is.
The rule of thumb that i stick by when buying any pm on ebay if it ships from china there s a 99 999 chance it s fake.
Buying products through ebay is usually straightforward but some scammers work to defraud innocent people who are just trying to get a good deal.
Appreciate the two comments above.
They often have sovereigns at low prices.
For buyers ebay is very safe.
Sellers need to do their due diligence before selling anything on.
Is shipping through ebay safe.
At 10 percent over spot you would get less than the refinery would pay you selling it on ebay and risk getting screwed on the whole deal.
Companies like apmex jm bullion bay precious metals etc.
You can buy safely on ebay.
If you re shopping on ebay stick with the known major reputable dealers.
Always check your gold if you think something s not right.
As for gold so far i haven t seen any fraudulent mcm 1 10 ounce sunshine 1 gram or smaller 1 gram apmex gold bars being counterfeited and hope i never will.