EBay sellers have been urged to familiarise themselves with PayPal protection rules to avoid scammers.

Casual eBay sellers have been warned to familiarise themselves with PayPal seller protection guidance before finalising a sale and parcel delivery.

In an article for Tamebay, Chris Dawson sympathises with an eBay seller that was recently scammed out of £599, which the online payment service has refused to refund.

However, he concedes that it's the seller's "own fault for not following the rules".

Mr Dawson writes: "The PayPal user agreement lays out what you need to do to qualify for seller protection but quite honestly have you yourself read the eBay and PayPal user agreements in full?"

A recent article on goneglobal35.com suggested a number of ways that sellers can enhance their chances of selling their item.

The article indicated that keyword items included in the description care key to ensuring the correct number of customers are targeted, indicating that the ten minutes it takes to offer a thorough description is worth the wait.

Posted by Sarah Gower

Article Added: 08/07/2010 09:29:56