Sellers who are selling cheap small items at ridiculously high prices and almost zero reviews. It's alright to assume they're scammers or fake sellers right?

I have found several of them selling rare items that I've been looking for (prices were ok, surprisingly) but when I checked other products in their shop they are all very very expensive.

Saw them alot on Lazada search results. Reporting them won't do anything seems like many platforms just ignoring their existence.

Really want some of the items they listed for sell but I just don't think they are legit shops. Have any you here encountered such sellers on Shopee/Lazada?

Examples:
https://www.lazada.com.my/shop/jiangshijiaz..._id6=CPI_NORMAL
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/vintage-..._id6=CPI_NORMAL
https://shopee.com.my/yy13387758242.my?smtt=0.0.9
https://shopee.com.my/sqbh14795100469.my?smtt=0.0.9

'Duplicate' shop (as been mentioned in post no.7)
https://shopee.com.my/product/461930914/729...83-1628659803.9
Real shop (see the difference)
https://shopee.com.my/product/618538/384541...83-1628659836.9

Real shop selling rare fake copy of book at expensive price,but still in legit business. (Shop ratings are fine there's real reviews from buyers and selling so its acceptable) https://www.lazada.com.my/products/64-pages..._id6=CPI_NORMAL

This post has been edited by leftycall9: Aug 11 2021, 02:06 PM

price manipulator

some offer cod, havent try yet but cod option doesnt need to pay first right?

should be safe if scam

You cannot open the packaging before payment, makes no difference

Alot of swap to china model instead of local model for it parts.

And these sellers have multiple shops and are famous shops in lowyat.

Biggest problem you will face is lack of local warranty.

Also shopee is notorious for selling you faulty product and refusing refund

I see more on Shopee than Lazada. Maybe becoming seller is easier on shopee? Worst is mudah.my, 99% scam. I think the easier it is to become seller, the more scams/fakes on the platform

Not sure which kind u saw but I've seen "duplicators". I'm a small time shopee seller and I watermark my product photos. These ppl just use back my photo so it's confirm scam. I report with my original product link then they get removed very quickly.

Summary: Don't buy things that has no rating

Cod pun can be scam need extra careful

Cannot report to Shopee?

I think theres no verification of seller (last time lelong.com.my got verified seller status) on shopee, anyone can just list item for sale. Mudah one don't have escrow like shopee.

you can't do much!! if zero review in their other products, then, think twice. why not chat sama diaorang dulu, and see their response...

That’s why i just buy from established shop.

Well of course kesian for the real seller that just startup, but i ain’t doing charity and not wasting my time.

Usually i will pay that extra 5-10 bucks just to buy from a seller that has more of the product “sold”

Hmm, never really encountered such thing yet, other than the legit sellers putting exorbitant price tags for bundled gifts not supposed to be bought.

I also cannot imagine how would they use that method to scam. The thing is the exorbitant price tag does not really violate any listing regulations, that's why no action was taken.

My take is, if the stuff I'm looking for is cheap enough for me to be willing to take risks, I would go ahead and test the legitimacy of a "new" seller. Otherwise, too bad for everyone.

Is not wrong to sell cheap things expensive .... willing buyer seller. Unless is controlled items, sellers are at liberty to make unlimited profit.

You should be aware of those selling known expensive items for cheap price.

This post has been edited by mini orchard: Aug 11 2021, 09:09 AM

If it’s something that I need it to be absolutely authentic, either I’ll stick to the usual seller or go to another reputable seller if OOS.
I still don’t trust the ‘100% authentic guarantee’ promises on both platforms.

What I do is, I’ll look up on the seller’s shop.
I would be convinced about the legitimacy if there are other products which have ratings.
If whole shop product no rating at all, either I won’t buy at all or buy very small value items (when I have the opportunity) to check it out first.
Also another thing I will consider is the shop owner’s join date (can only see on Shopee, Lazada idk got this feature or not).
Usually if new <1 month, will give chance abit.
Luckily for me so far no big issues.

The principle has always been "Caveat Emptor" or Buyers Beware. In both Lazada and Shopee you will find vendors selling at all sorts of prices, some reasonable, some outrageous hoping to catch a clueless buyer. I've seen items priced 20x the market price. Those selling at high prices are technically not scammers but opportunists. There are also some vendors selling expensive branded items at too good to be true prices. You may assume they are fake so again its buyers beware.

You can report the fake branded products but don't waste your time reporting high prices. The platforms can't police that all items are sold at reasonable prices to protect buyers who don't shop around.

They're fake sellers from China. Already checked back today one shop that sells plastic nail set (other legit stores priced at RM2.99) for RM69.99 already gone. Same with Hello Kitty plastic comb which shouldn't be more than RM2-RM5 that seller asked RM39.90 for it. If Shopee have banned them good riddance. I don't think they're real shop been set up for legit business.

I'll update this thread when I found other similar stores again later. Haven't gone through Lazada to see if they have taken action against them.

I just don't think they're real shops,perhaps opportunist like you said. Products they're selling are not even branded items just cheap plastic things but priced ridiculously high with zero reviews or buyers.

I have seen similar things on Taobao as well,few shops here and there selling cheap things at extremely high prices. Non of them been sold of course.

This post has been edited by leftycall9: Aug 11 2021, 01:01 PM

Not really
Some like hidden gem
I did a lot to dig their info

Oh yes this as well. I reported one China shop that used watermarked pics from Melaka seller as screenshot. Not sure if Shopee have took it down or not but I attached the link of actual owner of the pictures. It just damn crazy the China shop putting RM 49.90 for one clear silicone stamp which originally sold RM9+ at the actual shop in Melaka.

I really don't know what term to describe this kind of 'sellers' other than scammers. They are not legit business owners definitely.