Alert Statistics
The gumshoo™ listing analyzer provides free anti-fraud scanning on eBay auctions. The percentage of items that triggered a particular potential auction fraud alert are shown below.
| Triggered Alerts |
|
seller 15% |
location 12% |
description 17% |
shipping 23% |
* Percentages based on over 475,845 items scanned by gumshoo™
| What it Means | |
| The seller's feedback and other reputation data were analyzed and the seller was found to have higher than typical risk factors. | |
| The item was listed in a foreign country. | |
| The item description contained words or phrases that are commonly accociated with fraudulent or misleading auctions or this was a 1-day auction. | |
| The seller has not specified shipping charges or is charging higher than typical shipping or handling fees. | |

