Comments on: Magazine Subscriptions (Renewals Even!) on eBay

By: The Blog Recap - Popular Posts · You Don’t Know Blog!

The Blog Recap - Popular Posts · You Don’t Know Blog! — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:42:15 +0000

[...] Superior Subscriptions and Buying Magazine Subscriptions on eBay - Seems I was a little naive here, most likely. While the idea seemed good, and many happy people did buy subscriptions on eBay, eBay shut this down soon after I posted, and even told me to try to get my money back. I did, in fact, get my money back from PayPal. I don’t yet know for sure if I did or didn’t get the magazine renewal. But in any event, enough people got scammed to lead them to my blog post to see what I had to say. Everyone was nice - but basically said I was an idiot. Seems that was pretty accurate; I’m sorry if anyone followed this advice to their peril. Then again, if anyone took the idea and did well, great! One thing I learned here is that PayPal’s protections really work - I got my money back with very, very little effort. So always pay by PayPal or credit card if possible; that way, you get some recourse in the event the situation turns unfortunate. [...]

By: carl

carl — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:58:23 +0000

Ebay does not allow magazine subscriptions to be sold anymore due to the new delivery policy. I also sold magazines on ebay but shifted to a conventional website.
The publishers set a fixed price for magazine subscriptions and by our agent agreement we are not allowed to go below that.
Many sellers on ebay ignored this and got suspended by the publishers, others got away with it. The playing field is level now and those who did not play by the rules are out of business or looking for other methods.
If you want to get magazines from a trusted source visit my website at:

http://www.magazineoverstock.com

Thanks
Carl

By: Taed

Taed — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:56:52 +0000

It looks like “superior_subscriptions” scammed us. I ordered 2 magazines from them late last year, and the magazines do not have a record of the orders. The eBay user has been suspended. Emails are not responded to. Calls to what is apparently their phone number have not been returned.

You might be lucky — try to open a case with eBay and PayPal, you might still be within time to get your $$$ back. Unfortunately, I’m outside that window.

In general, though, I have gotten great prices on eBay for magazines, and after about 25 prior purchases, I’d only been scammed once before.

By: You Don’t Know Blog! » Blog Archive » Follow-up on Magazine Subscriptions via eBay

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:35:53 +0000

[...] my first fabulous success with renewing some magazine subscriptions via eBay, I just got this email from my eBay seller: Hello. You are receiving this message/email from me [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:56:37 +0000

Good point there, Sir Boxheim. It definitely has the makings of a good scam.

I just went back and checked into my seller’s eBay account a bit more ( superior_subscriptions is the eBay screen name) and they seem pretty legit. The account actually hasn’t been open for even a year, which isn’t good, but the feedback is from other magazine subscriptions, and it’s all being left two months after the end of the auctions, so I think I’m OK. But on eBay, you’ve always got to be wary, definitely.

By: Boxheim

Boxheim — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:46:05 +0000

Tens of thousands sounds legit.

I remember, back in my eBay days, this as being one of the scams.

People would set up a bunch of accounts selling those $0.01 ebooks and when an account hit a high number of positive ratings they would offer magazine subscriptions. The terms would always say “10-12 weeks for delivery” which is past the point to ask for a refund and by the time 12 weeks rolls around, they made off with thousands in sales.