How can we protect ourselves from a possible scam, please?

Question

Hello everyone,

I’d like to buy a lot of silver coins for quite a substantial amount, and I have a very simple question. If a seller is a scammer (apparently there are a lot of them) and doesn’t put the agreed number of coins in the package, I would have no way of proving my good faith. He could even claim that I had taken a few of them before making a complaint. I suppose the buyer protection program wouldn’t be able to do anything for me because Ebay would have no way of checking.

Do you know if there’s a way to protect yourself against this kind of mishap please ?

(Especially since the seller in question still has no ratings on the site)

Thanks in advance for your help

mimi2630 · Accepted Answer

That's what I thought. Ebay has no way to control this type of product. And I don't see myself crossing France to check it myself. Thank you for your answer.

frelonverre · Answer

@mimi2630 it's simple, either you go out of your way and inspect what you're buying or you refrain from buying online