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Losing bidder? Do NOT pay before reading this!

A new simple and clever phishing scam is has been unleashed onto the cyber space. Read on to learn how to recognise and avoid it.

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Lost in translation

Chinese manual? European power plug? The globalisation presents bidorbuy buyers and sellers with new challenges. Here’s our take on how to deal with them.

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Read this, so you don’t become a victim

One bidorbuyer awoke yesterday to yet another phishing attack directed against South Africa’s largest online marketplace. He received an email message that looked like the real thing. In his own words, the message immediately plunged him into a …

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Trading in second-hand goods

You may be forgiven for thinking that the new Second-Hand Goods Act is already in force. After all, it has been in the making for years, and it has been signed into law on 1 April 2009.
However, it’s …

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How to spot a scam

Recently – well, to be exact, today – a Facebook user posted this message on the bidorbuy Wall on Facebook, and we quote exactly:
“People, PLEEEASE STAY AWAY FROM BID OR BUY. Nigerian scam. Ive lost money …

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Ready or not, here it comes

We announced the new Consumer Protection Act in Consumer is the king, dwelt on some aspects of it in What you see is what you get… or is it and in Grey …

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Phishing, again

Scammers never run out of ideas. They are always ready to adopt a different approach.
That is why bidorbuy users should always be on the alert.
During the weekend, several bidorbuy sellers ended up falling victim to a phishing attack …

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Affiliate via email signature

How to create your email signature with an image linked to your bidorbuy referral account (and start collecting affiliate credits)

It is easy to join the bidorbuy Affiliate Programme, even if you do not have a web …

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