17th August, 2009 - Posted by Lana - 1 Comment
An attempt at defrauding a buyer was recently brought to the attention of the bidorbuy customer support team. The scam works like this: a seller lists an attractive item – in this case, a temptingly priced car – in the classified section. When an interested visitor responds to the classified ad, he receives a » Read More
14th January, 2009 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
Several years ago printed media worldwide reported a story about how a German woman sold a very expensive second-hand Mercedes for the equivalent of about R500. She put an ad in a newspaper classified section (the story took place in the pre-Internet era). And for days did not get a single reply. Everybody who saw » Read More
31st October, 2008 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
A healthy doze of caution is necessary whenever money changes hands, and buyers will do well to heed the bidorbuy Buying Safety Tips Imagine the scene. A bidorbuy buyer, happy to have won a bid, is eager to finalise the transaction. He is at his computer processing the payment. He had already entered the seller’s » Read More
12th June, 2008 - Posted by Lana - Comments Off
(Plus, how not to take the bait) Here is one more proof that you should never, ever, enter your banking details on a web page accessed after clicking on a link included in an email message sent (ostensibly) from your bank. One of bidorbuy friends recently received an email informing her that a large amount had been paid » Read More
27th July, 2007 - Posted by Andy - 7 Comments
I thought I would share an experience I had in the past day when I am almost certain a buyer tried to scam me. I placed a classified advert on bidorbuy for two jet skis I am selling (sold today). As an experiment I also placed the ad in various other classified publications. I was quite » Read More
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