posted on August 14, 2010 05:43:12 PM
Got an invitation to complete a survey in my ebay messages - it had my real name on it, proper ebay header and the message was highlighted in green and said from "ebay research" in my inbox.
"We're always trying to improve the eBay experience, and there's no better group of advisors than our own sellers. We'd like to invite you to take a 30-35 minute survey to express your opinions about how to improve your shipping, inventory management and fulfillment services for your sales on eBay. Your input will help us make eBay a better place for sellers like you!
In appreciation of your time, we will deposit $50 in your PayPal account after the completion of the survey.
"
Well, i completed a few demographic questions, the last one was to check off when I sold my last item (within last week) and then they thanked me and said survey finished...still no $$ in PayPal. It took me all of 2 mins ... did anyone else get this?
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posted on August 14, 2010 05:58:21 PM
I didn't get this but wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole...think the $50 offer is a dead giveaway for some fishy goings-on.
posted on August 14, 2010 06:49:27 PM
I did the survey and now I got the follwing email:
Hi There,
Thank you for recently completing the eBay online card sort exercise. Please email me your physical mailing address so we can send out your compensation.
If you prefer to give me your mailing address through the phone, you can leave a message on my voice mail at (408) 376-4958.
Thanks,
Stephen
I have not responded and sent it to spoof, which usually gives me a very fast reply and have heard nothing since.
posted on August 14, 2010 06:55:20 PM
Was it the same survey merrie? Mine said nothing about "ebay card sort" and it did say the $ was going to be deposited in my PayPal account. I'll let you know if I get the same followup email! Yours does sound like a scam! Did it look like mine?
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posted on August 14, 2010 07:00:37 PM
Recently, I completed an eBay survey over the phone. I was first contacted by email, and then an phone appointment was made.
About a week after after the interview, I was sent a PayPal payment of $50.00.
posted on August 15, 2010 08:47:43 AM
Here is the original email. It did address me by name.
We are always trying to improve the eBay experience, and there's no better group of advisors than our own sellers. We would like to invite you to participate in a 15 minute exercise to help us organize our site. As a seller on eBay, we would like your help in the categorization and wording of the tasks that you perform as a seller. You will be asked to sort topics into categories and logical groupings for our site design. This exercise is fun and should only take about 15 minutes to complete. Your input will help us make eBay easier and more enjoyable to use.
The first 30 qualified respondents will receive a $10 American Express®-branded reward card for completing the online sorting exercise. Please note that this is first come, first serve.
To take the exercise, please click on the following link or copy and paste the link into your browser: http://websort.net/s/1625A7/t/job.
Your responses are completely confidential and will only be used for research purposes. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy. Thank you for your feedback and for being a part of the eBay community!
Please note: this study invitation has been sent to your My Messages account and personal email address for your convenience and to assure you of the legitimacy of this invitation.
posted on August 15, 2010 10:56:36 AM
If it was sent via eBay messaging, then it was likely from eBay... however did you also receive the message via email? If so, I would check the email address it was sent from. It should have .ebay.com extensions in it. If not, it is likely a spoof. If it doesn't show the email address, try clicking respond and see what email address comes up. You can also call eBay and verify it is accurate.
posted on August 15, 2010 11:50:16 AM
I would contact eBay to see if it is legit, in the meantime I would change my password just to be a little safer.
Jane
