They will typically have tens of positive feedback.
Buying gold on ebay safe.
Appreciate the two comments above.
Their platform combined with paypal s protection is one of the safest places for buyers to purchase anything.
Remember that if an offer looks too good to be true it probably is.
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.
Is selling on ebay safe.
I m afraid people will take my money and never ship my item.
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.
Is shipping through ebay safe.
Companies like apmex jm bullion bay precious metals etc.
For sellers not as safe as it is for buyers.
Don t you lose money on shipping.
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.
You can buy safely on ebay.
If you re shopping on ebay stick with the known major reputable dealers.
In fact ebay is safer than someone s personal website because of the third party involvement of ebay and paypal.
Getting scammed as an ebay buyer.
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.
I am afraid i will ship my items and the buyer will request their money back.
And also check your seller s past feedback first before bidding.
Be safe ebay buyers.
They often have sovereigns at low prices.
Local dealers seem to sell it at around 10 over spot.
Doesn t ebay charge ridiculous fees.
Always check your gold if you think something s not right.
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.
You are generally safe in buying raw classic and modern gold coins from the ebay mega dealers like apmex silvertowne.
Is buying on ebay safe.
However there are still precautions a buyer must take to ensure safe buying on ebay.
For buyers ebay is very safe.
Here are three of the most common ebay scams for ebay buyers.
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.