What Is An Ebay Unboxing Scam Or Fail? And How To Protect Yourself

eBay is a great market place for buyers and sellers, however with everything in life, there are always a few bad apples. In the case of eBay, the bad apples partake in eBay unboxing scams which leads to a new popular video type on Youtube called "eBay Unboxing Fails".

An eBay unboxing fail video is essentially someone who's doing an unboxing video, but instead of opening the box to find that iPhone or new pair of sneakers they've been eagerly awaiting; open the box to find a countefeit item, or even in some cases a brick or stack of newspaper.

Below is a video featuring just one of the many unboxing fail videos on Youtube. You can see the disapointment in this kids face as he's excited for his new purchase only to find out he's been scammed. 




We'll we've pretty much explained the unboxing scam and what it is, however if you would like some more information about what are some common items which people are scammed on buying from eBay as well as a bit more detail about unboxing scams in general, watch my video below...


I wouldn't be afraid to use eBay or discourage others from using eBay. This is not that common of an occurance and eBay does have a strong buyer and seller protection program. Now these unboxing scmas do complicate the eBay & Paypal buyer protection as the seller did ship something and will be able to provide eBay and Paypal with a tracking number. If they are smart they will make sure the weight of the items they shipped closely matches up with what the legit item would weigh. This does complicate the refund process, however as long as you open up a case as item significantly not as described you will most likely win.

For an added layer of protectoin when buying items on eBay and checking out via Paypal pay with a credit card instead of a bank transfer or with Paypal funds and then you have the option of doing a credit card dispute on the offchance eBay and Paypal side with the scammer.

Please share this post as well as video with your friends and family who purchase on eBay so they can be aware of this scam when buying high dollar items on eBay as well as how to protect themselves when buying on eBay.

Lastly, if you're looking for help getting started or growing your eBay business feel free to contact me about my coaching and consulting as I'm an eBay Power Seller and Top Rated seller who has sold well over 1.5 Million in sales on eBay this past year. I know about account managers, Paypal, Rolling Reserves, how to protect yourself from scams as a buyer and seller as well as how to rank items and how to market your Store.


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  1. If you'd like to watch a Youtube video that accompanies this blog post it can be found within the text above or visit this link...

    https://youtu.be/Zisz6tgrsV4

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