I called ebay about their 100% bidder records and they do not seem to care.

So. if you find one post it here:

30-Day Summary
Total bids: 238
Items bid on: 158
Bid activity (%) with this seller: 100%

Seller info
Member id meantiques1 ( Feedback Score Of 1562)

Keep your eyes open with eBay.
Word for the wise

I have just sold something on eBay, after not selling for a looong time. I probably won't do it again. I was invoiced twice for the same item, and no one will correct it, despite contacting several customer service reps. eBay is scamming it's own members.

Beware of ebay seller: hyyyy_394823 which is a fraudulent seller on ebay. I purchased a prepaid AT&T gophone card from that seller and after when the seller recharged my account and i started to use the phone the balance recharged was gone! I had to call AT&T and instead found out that they discredited by recharge amount because the ebay seller had used someone else's credit card without authorization and the true owner reported it. So as a warning please beware before making your purchase with seller hyyyy_394823.
I have been a loyal ebay customer for years and have enjoyed absolutely great service from them however I was displeased with their 45 day policy to file complaints against an ebay seller otherwise they will do nothing about your purchase and you are basically left without recourse.

First, good job to all those who speak out against ebay! It is always a good rule to remember that all companies will look out for their own interest. So it is not surprising that ebay customer service is not willing to be of help. ebay wants their profits, simple as that.

To be fair, ebay is a good medium to purchase things you would not normally see. However, through my experiences…good and bad…there are certain rules that you should use when purchasing on ebay. I hope these are of help:

1. The first rule is to put all the responsibility on the seller. If the seller does not take the time to give an accurate and detailed description of the item, just assume fraud and do not buy.

2. Communicate to the seller and ask many questions before you decide to buy. Many sellers are honest and will take the time to describe their items. BUT…there are too many sellers on ebay who want to scam you. Unfortunately, 9 times out of 10 ebay will side with the seller regardless if they are honest or not.

3. The language in an ebay listing does not matter! Example, if a seller lists an item as “original” and you discover the item is not original after you purchase it…too bad for you. ebay will not care because they got their money and the seller got their money. So ask the seller for proof if an item is original, never take their word unless you are very confident in the honesty of the seller.

4. Never buy anything without and money back guarantee! If the seller will not give you a money back guarantee, be safe and assume they are trying to scam you. Don’t buy without a guarantee!

5. (a 5-star rule and a rule ebay does not want you to know)
* * * * * If you purchase an item and you find out that it does not accurately match the description in the listing, never communicate to the seller first. Leave negative feedback at once and a detailed reason for the negative feedback.

The reasons is simple:
a) It is the seller’s responsibility to be honest.
b) If you say something innocent like, “You sold me a defective item. If you don’t exchange the item or refund my money, I will be forced to leave negative feedback.” In ebay world they can say you committed “feedback blackmail” and use this against you.
c) If the seller does rectify the situation, you can always change the feedback later.
d) If you leave negative feedback, ebay is a little more willing to help rectify the situation. Why?...
e) Negative feedback is just as bad for ebay as the seller. If more buyers left negative feedback about bad purchases, then the federal government’s consumer affairs division would monitor ebay more closely and ebay does not want this.

Ebay has a new scam. After changing the business model, raising fees, elimating listing fees and raising up the final value fee again, they are now looking for Paypal verified (you know, their sister company) ebay sellers to prove who they are. They are calling this a POI check. What they want is for you to give them a copy of your drivers license or passport (anybody else smell identity theft scamming here?) as well as copies of bank statements, utility bills, credit cards, etc. They will shut you down unless you put yourself at risk for identity theft with them. Now why does ebay need all this additional information when their sister company, PayPal, you know the one you use for a payment clearinghouse and the one that will automatically refund a complaining buyer their monies if you do not give them what they want, already has verified you and has your credit card information and your bank account information on file and has the same address and telephone number of your ebay account linked to it? There is a reason why ebay is slow to grow while Amazon is booming, and this is one of them. ebay does not care about sellers any longer and has no qualms about putting sellers at risk for identity theft. And they do not care. I have since had to close out accounts because they do not listen to reason and won't allow any other way to provide proof of identity. I'm certain that they will lose even more people once this new program gets rolled out mainstream.