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eBay Order Phishing Scam 2022 (with eBay Phishing Email Example)

Below is the newest eBay phishing email example, sent out and received on June 21, 2022. Don’t fall for these sorts of eBay scams! If you receive an email from eBay (or anywhere) about an order that you know you didn’t place, delete it! Now of course, the scammers know that you know that you didn’t place the order; what they are counting on is you panicking and thinking that someone else has placed an order in your name, using your credit card information. And they are counting on you clicking the link to “the order” so you can tell eBay that there must be some mistake. Of course, it’s not really eBay to which that link leads: you’ve fallen right into their trap.

How to Find and Log In to Your eBay Affiliate Account and Where to Find Your eBay Commissions
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How to Find and Log In to Your eBay Affiliate Account and Where to Find Your eBay Commissions

If at any point in time you signed up to be an eBay affiliate (now called being an eBay “partner”), you may be wondering just exactly how and where to find your eBay commissions reports, to figure out how much commission eBay owes you. The search for where to find your eBay commissions can be frustrating; in fact it’s likely you ended up here for that very reason. We don’t blame you for being frustrated, it’s bad enough that eBay seems to constantly be changing how they deal with regular eBay sellers (who are of course raking in cash for eBay; in 2020 alone eBay had revenue of over $10billion (that’s “billion”, with a B). Here’s where to find that information.

About the eBay "One or more sellers can't accept payments right now" Message
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About the eBay “One or more sellers can’t accept payments right now” Message

Got that frustrating eBay message “One or more sellers can’t accept payments right now. Contact the sellers for help”? This may be why.

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It’s Not Too Late to Avoid These 5 Amazon Prime Day Mistakes

You still have several hours to take advantage of Amazon Prime Day 2020! This year, Amazon Prime Day did not happen in July due to the Covid-19 pandemic, so the store announced that it will run from Tuesday, October 13 to Wednesday, October 14. Control your impulses Buying a Snicker…

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Technologies that Will Shape Your Internet Use in the Future

Technology, especially the Internet is changing how we do things. Soon, the capabilities displayed by Tony Stark could be child’s play as technological advancements progress in leaps and bounds. In the near future, you will likely open and close apps, capture memorable moments, and surf the internet by just thinking…

Ebay Changes Way it Taxes Sales, Affecting Most Buyers and Sellers (List of States Requiring Internet Sales Tax Included)
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Ebay Changes Way it Taxes Sales, Affecting Most Buyers and Sellers (List of States Requiring Internet Sales Tax Included)

eBay has announced that beginning in November there will be changes in how Ebay collects taxes on sales, as a majority of states now require Internet sales tax to be charged on online purchases. (See below for list of states requiring Internet sales tax.) In a letter to eBay sellers, eBay claims that they and sister company PayPal are “making changes that will make Internet Sales Tax collection less complex for buyers and for you.”

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Here Are the Benefits of eBay’s Concierge Service, including Live Chat with Customer Service!

eBay is slowly rolling out its premium eBay Concierge Service to both buyers and sellers. Launched just about exactly one year ago, in October 2016, eBay’s Concierge services have only been available to a select few, are by invite only, and among other things allow Concierge members to chat in real-time with a customer service agent! Here’s what you need to know if you get one of these invitations.

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What do EUC, GUC, VGC, and Others on eBay, Craigslist, and Elsewhere Mean?

There are a dizzying array of abbreviations on sites on which you can purchase used clothing and other used goods, such as eBay, Craigslist, and Poshmark, just to name a few. Abbreviations such as EUC, VGUC, GUC, EU, NIB and NIP can be confusing, while other abbreviations are more readily recognized, such as NWT and OEM. Here is a guide to all of those abbreviations, be they on eBay, Craigslist, thredUP, Swap, or wherever you may see them.

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How to Change or Update Your Phone Number in Your eBay Account

Wouldn’t you think that it would be fairly straightforward to figure out how to change or update your phone number on eBay? eBay has been around long enough that when some people first opened their accounts they may even have had landlines (imagine that)! However, it’s not obvious how to update your telephone number on eBay, so here is how to change that phone number.

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PayPal Leaves eBay for Greener Pastures and Own Stock Offering

After 12 years together, eBay and PayPal will go their separate ways next year. Ever since eBay acquired PayPal for $1.3 billion in 2002, the two companies have been deeply intertwined, serving as the twin pillars of the eBay tech behemoth. The highly lucrative PayPal, which after the split will be a publicly traded company, will now have to make its way alone. Why did eBay and PayPal split? Is it a good idea? And what does the decision mean for you?

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Is the Important eBay Password Reset Required Email Legitimate or a Scam?

If you got an email from eBay saying “Important – eBay Password Reset Required”, and are wondering whether it is a scam or legitimate, you’re not alone. Here’s the scoop.

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Employees Hurt by Illegal Non-Poach Agreement Between Apple, Google, Intel, IBM, eBay, Microsoft, and Others to Get Day in Court

Employees of more than a dozen high tech giants were subject to a secret agreement (see the smoking gun documents) between the companies to not poach each other’s employees. The deal, labelled “Techtopus” by journalist Mark Ames, included Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Dell, IBM, eBay, Microsoft, Comcast, Clearchannel, Dreamworks and Pixar, and British public relations company WPP (which stands for Wire and Plastics Products – they started out as a manufacturer of shopping baskets).

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Positive Pregnancy Tests for Sale on Craigslist and eBay

Men, beware. Before you propose in order to ‘do the right thing’ after being presented with a positive pregnancy test, be sure that you take your intended to a doctor for a blood-based pregnancy test, and that you personally see the results. Or, at very least, buy a new pregnancy urine test, hand it to your girlfriend outside the bathroom door, and have her come out with that test in hand, to see the results. Because there is a new cottage industry of selling positive pregnancy tests online, in both Craigslist and eBay.

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All About eBay Now and How it Works, and a Review of eBay Now

You may have heard about eBay Now and the eBayNow app, and may well be wondering “What is eBay Now?” and “Where can I get eBay Now?” Essentially, eBay Now is an eBay personal shopping service, with a twist. Here is everything you need to know about this nifty same day delivery (in fact, within a hour) eBay shopping service, and also where it is currently active.

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Employee Caught Red-Handed Outsourcing Own Job to China

We’ve all had days where we didn’t want to work, but according to Andrew Valentine, a principal for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a man he calls “Bob” took it to a new level by by outsourcing his own six-figure-salaried job to China for $50,000/year, while he surfed Reddit and looked at cat videos.