Corona has severely restricted trading on ebay classifieds. TECHBOOK explains how you can continue to trade in the pandemic photo: getty images
By andreas filbig and sophie herrmann | 30. January 2022, 9:03 pm
Social contacts were limited to a minimum for a long time. And even without lockdown many avoid contact with strangers. On ebay kleinanzeigen it does not go however actually without. TECHBOOK reveals what you need to keep in mind when trading on ebay kleinanzeigen in corona times.
Even if the corona pandemic has been well contained in the meantime, it is not yet over according to science and politics. With a view to the coming winter, social distancing and lockdown measures can once again restrict contact with others. for the trade on ebay kleinanzeigen the pandemic situation is a challenge. If you can’t visit your own parents or grandparents, you can’t visit the owner of the iPhone you want to buy. TECHBOOK reveals how you can still use ebay kleinanzeigen for buying and selling during corona.
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which corona infection dangers threaten by the trade on ebay kleinanzeigen?
In principle, there are two conceivable scenarios in which you could become infected with the new corona virus through contacts via ebay kleinanzeigen:
- By viruses adhering to the package, the goods or money
- At the personal collection by droplet infection
The first is very unlikely. Because as virologist christian drosten from the charite as berlin explains in his podcast, coronaviruses are "very sensitive" to desiccation. In other words, they die very quickly on objects, unlike on the skin. So if you buy something on ebay kleinanzeigen, whether you pick it up or have it sent to you, you don’t run a great risk of contracting corona from the goods.
The main risk of infection with corona is therefore when picking up the goods from ebay kleinanzeigen in person. Especially on classified ad portals, however, this type of transfer of goods is readily used. This is either because you want to look at the goods first or because you want to buy them first. The shipping not quite trusted, or simply because the purchased ding are too bulky. A 55 inch tv can’t be franked with 1,40 euro and sent to the post office. So special care is needed here. Ebay classifieds itself therefore gives its users recommendations for the transfer or. Ütaking of sold products.
Correct behavior in corona times
the bundeszentrale fur gesundheitliche aufklarung is a first port of call for many when it comes to how to behave and deal with the pandemic. But ebay kleinanzeigen also gives tips. On a specially created help page, the company provides information on how ebay classifieds users should best behave when buying and picking up products in order to protect themselves from corona. According to the report, buyers and sellers should, if possible, agree on digital payment and shipping of the goods. Sure, there are additional shipping costs, but these should be taken into account, we think. If a pickup is absolutely necessary, users should keep the required safety distance of 1.5 meters from each other. Successful deals should also never be sealed with a handshake. Payment should nevertheless be made electronically.
„Neighborhood assistance üfind via ebay classifieds
ÄElderly people and people with pre-existing conditions can no longer manage their daily lives without help, especially at the height of the infectious event. But people are willing to help. neighbors take over the shopping of older residents or bring the package to the post office. Ebay classifieds makes it even easier to support the vulnerable groups and has created a new category during corona- the "neighborhood help". Only ads for small free services such as shopping assistance are advertised there.
Fraudsters on ebay kleinanzeigen do not stop at corona either
In fact, the corona measures provide ideal conditions for fraudsters on ebay classifieds. Cash payment and local pickup should be avoided whenever possible since the beginning of the pandemic. But when it comes to shipping and virtual payment, there are many pitfalls to watch out for.
With a few tips you can protect yourself on corona from scams on ebay kleinanzeigen:
- Use payment service providers with buyer protection. So you get your money back in any case if the goods do not arrive or do not correspond to the promised condition.
- Never ask for paypal payment for "goods and services" have the goods picked up personally. The reason: a personal pickup of the goods is not documented with a shipment number, as is the case with shipping. The buyer can claim afterwards that he never received the goods and get the full purchase amount back, as with "paypal goods and services" buyer protection is always included.
- Never make payments abroad or send goods abroad! No matter whether it is a pandemic situation or not. If you live in Great Britain, you don’t order the macbook from Germany. For this there are enough national platforms with comparable offers. This is probably a scam!
- Beware of fake payment confirmations! Before you send the goods, you should always verify the receipt of money on your account itself. A screenshot of a referral can be faked very easily.
- checks as well as payments via westernunion or similar payment providers are unusual and should generally not be accepted.
- always send the goods to the address indicated in the payment, for example, in the purpose of use. This is how they avoid becoming victims of a triangular scam.
Conclusion- corona compliant trade on ebay classifieds
If you want, you can confidently continue to buy and sell on ebay kleinanzeigen. The rules occasionally require you to improvise a bit. But that should not stop anyone even in the current situation. otherwise you should not switch off the common sense with all concentration on corona nevertheless. You should still look critically at offers that are too tempting.