The new Buy Direct feature is now available on Ebay Classifieds and the Safe Pay limit has been raised. Plus: An overview of all upcoming innovations, such as the new name for eBay classifieds.
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Ebay Classifieds: New name, new features, more security.
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New function: “Buy Direct”
Ebay Classifieds has introduced a new “Buy Direct” feature. Prerequisite for the new function: The seller selects the appropriate option when placing a new ad. Buyers will then see another option – “Buy Direct” – when opening the ad, in addition to the option to contact the seller. By selecting this option, you can choose the shipping method in the next step and pay via “Pay safely” by bank transfer or credit card. Without prior negotiation or contact. Purchase on account should also be available for this option soon.
The seller then receives confirmation of receipt of payment and the address that the buyer has given for the delivery. Sellers can then use the platform to prepare for shipping. The money will be held in escrow until the buyer confirms proper receipt of the item. The buyer has up to 14 days to report a problem (item not received or significantly different from description).
Buyers do not have to wait for a response from the seller or worry that the goods will be bought by another interested party at the last moment. This should make the buying process shorter and more attractive.
Higher limit for “Buy direct”
In addition to the introduction of “Buy direct”, the online classifieds market increases the limit for “Pay safely” to 2,000 euros. This new cap also applies to Buy Direct. Until now, the payment function was only available for items up to and including 1,000 euros.
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The following innovations are currently being implemented or are at least planned.
New name: Classifieds
Ebay classifieds ( which Ebay sold to Adevinta in 2021, which is why the renaming will be necessary in the medium term ) is renamed “classifieds”. The company has already secured the domain classifieds.de, but this page is currently empty. The new brand appearance of kleinwerbung.de including the new logo will be developed by June 2024 and will only become visible gradually.
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Risk-based two-factor authentication
Ebay classifieds wants to introduce “risk-based”(!) two-factor authentication in the coming weeks. This is intended to secure registrations by confirming a second factor (e.g. by e-mail) whenever anomalies such as a different location are detected. So, two-factor authentication will not be introduced by default for all login processes.
Phone number field is removed
Ebay classifieds also wants to remove the “telephone number” field in the near future to protect its users. The change only affects private users. In the future, the “telephone number” field will no longer be available for these when placing an ad. The telephone has lost much of its importance as a contact channel for trading via eBay classifieds in recent years – the increasing use of eBay classifieds apps with the message function also contributed to this. On the other hand, the associated risk has increased significantly. The “phone number” field has existed since the launch of Ebay classifieds in September 2009.
Warning against the transmission of sensitive data
Users can still share their phone number with third parties in the messages or through the ad description. However, Ebay classifieds wants to point out the risks associated with providing telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or account numbers (IBAN), depending on the context. Corresponding information appears, for example, in the message function after entering an e-mail address or a multi-digit number sequence.
Warning of phishing attacks
Ebay classifieds also warns that there has been an increase in phishing attacks on online classifieds for several months. Fraudsters grab phone numbers from the ad inventory of affected users and contact the affected persons via SMS or Whatsapp (usually they are sellers). The scammers are interested in the items on offer and sometimes ask plausible questions. Then they suggest that they want to pay with a “secure” payment function – called “eBay delivery” or “courier service” among other things. But the scammers always try their victims on platforms
outside of
lured by ebay classifieds. You can read exactly how this scam works here: Ebay classifieds – police warn of new scams
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Safety tips for eBay classifieds
The use of “Secure payment” should only be used in
inside
from Ebay Classifieds (app or website). Ebay classifieds do not send any SMS in connection with “Pay safely” and Ebay classifieds generally do not send messages via messengers such as Whatsapp. Users should never enter sensitive information such as passwords or payment details on a website if they have previously been asked to do so by means of a message and link.
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