Shopping for goods on second-hand platforms, there will always be "innovative" scams that you can't think of. As a senior user who has paid five math fees, I will share three new types of cheating cases that have appeared frequently recently.
Refurbished Kindle camouflage "official flip machine"
The seller claimed that "Amazon's official refurbished machine with a one-year warranty", but after arriving at the goods, it was found that the serial number of the device did not match the information on the official website. Disassembling the machine found that the motherboard had traces of flying wire repair, and the actual capacity of the battery was only 62% of the nominal value. Lesson: E-book products must check the serial number through the [Amazon official website warranty inquiry entrance], require the seller to provide a screenshot of the official verification email, and refuse to accept any products that have been torn off the tamper-evident sticker.
The vaccine book is fake
Buy a "domestic Ragdoll cat" with a three-shot vaccine, and the antibody level is not enough after arrival. It was found that the pet hospital number on the vaccine book did not exist, and the vaccine batch number did not match the production date (the actual market time of a certain batch of vaccine was 3 months later than the marked vaccination time). Lesson: In vivo trading, the seller must take a video of the [vaccine bottle residue] and the [injection process], and ask for an antibody test report stamped by the pet hospital.
Fitness card "transfer fee" trap
To buy a five-year card for a chain gym, the seller asks for an additional "store transfer fee" of 198 yuan. When I arrived at the store, I found that the contract clause contained an add-on of "0 yuan per month management fee", and the total cost exceeded the price of the new card. Lesson: Service products must require sellers to provide [stamped rights confirmation letter], verify the remaining time and hidden charging terms through the official customer service of the gym, and refuse any form of private transfer.
Key Verification Tips:
Virtual goods/services must be locked in through the platform's "inspection guarantee" function
High-priced products require the seller to hold an ID card and take a verification video with the item
Be wary of excessively sensational "resale reasons" (e.g., breakup gifts, company closures and liquidations)
According to the latest data from Xianyu, 32% of second-hand transaction disputes originate from "information asymmetric fraud" - sellers deliberately conceal key facts, rather than directly selling fakes. Keep in mind that all verbal promises that cannot be clearly documented in the platform's chat records are essentially a mirage. Maintaining a rational inspection is the ultimate armor for second-hand gold panning.