Online Trading

When you are selling high value goods worth thousands of dollars on eBay and other auction sites, it can be difficult to win the trust of your customers. The risk of being scammed or ‘getting ripped off’ is a big deterrent. And, with the alarming rise of fraud through online identity theft, more and more people are asking themselves, “Is it safe to buy online?”

Trust is central to the Internet shopping experience and as any successful eBay or online auction vendor will tell you, the key to winning the sale is gaining your customer’s trust. 

Are you saving for the Cyber Monday sales coming up on the 26^th November? With the busiest online shopping day of the year and the holiday season fast approaching, though we should remind you of some tips for safe online shopping.

We came across an article on Econsultancy last week that reported online directory Yelp was going to expose businesses buying fake reviews.

Are you looking for eBay identity verification? We are seeing more and more people looking to create trust in this fast growing online marketplace and we are not at all surprised.

There are some 113 million active registered accounts on eBay, and from April to June of this year there was a massive 16 billion dollars in closed sales.

This week at miiCard, as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we are promoting safety advice for buying on online trading, auction and listing sites.

As we use sites like eBay, Craigslist, Gumtree and AutoTrader to buy more expensive things online, we need to place a lot of trust in both the sites and the people we buy from.