DWJOBScom: You've forgotten the "cousin" lie which is seized custom cars for sale or a laptop for sale , simply pay for the way bill and pick up the laptop when it's delivered then of course pay the invisible driver

dotuna3: but y re nigerians doing dis. Hard for me to believe any tin online from a nigerian especially when it affect money.

yungboss: The funny thing too about Olx Nigeria is a car being advertised multiple times, in multiple locations and at different ridiculous prices, same car! The whole adverts (90%) in that site are a sham. It's a shame how Nigerians have stooped so low...

dotuna3:
I thought am the only one that observed wat u just said now. ve seen a car advertised like 5 times from different seller and also different phone numbers attached.

Lexusgs430: Total responsibility lays @ olx's door. A report button should be included on all adverts to flag- up fraudulent adverts. Which they would and should investigate.
When eBay initially launched, fraudulent adverts were the order of the day, subsequently things got a lot better and safer.

bloglover: I do most of my buying and selling transactions on Olx and I have never been scammed for once neither have I scammed anybody. U guys don't just know how to buy and sell, that's why u get scammed.

1. why not insist on seeing the seller one one one before making purchases, especially substantial purchases. If the seller is not around u, pls don't buy.

2. why not stop paying money in advance then waiting for the goods that may not come, not every body can be trusted.

3. why not properly scrutinize the product before paying for it. (get an engineer if necessary)

4. remember that nobody is forcing u to use Olx, so if u are scammed, its due to your carelessness and as such nobody's business.

please Olx has location demarcation so buy from someone close to your area and stop taking unnecessary risk.
If u don't see what u need close to your area on Olx, u have two options:
a. Go to the market and look for it
b. take d risk and don't complain if things go bad.

THANK YOU.

Baldmarv: Olx is very very important and informative, you sell things real fast and can get good deals for items you would have spent good money on.![/color][/b]

cecegorz: Sometimes I wonder if OLX was set up with looted funds, and allowed to be messed up by crooks
Or else, it was set up by fraudsters in order to scam more people.
I can't match the level of adverts they spend money on to the integrity of their site.

You see these ridiculous prices every day, and nobody cares to do anything about it? I only grade them with the purported Customs facebook account that lists car prices as if they are Innoson motorcycles.

Apart from Nairaland, the only other reasonable listings is on CarXus.com

Baldmarv:
OLX is a free open platform any body can post anything they want; people post from pants to jewellery to phones to cars, how do you possibly think they will go looking for the price of things thousands of people post everyday? Or do you think OLX is a Nigerian site? They are all over even US olx dey. Use your head and stop complaining about a free service!

chillex8: My car that was sold since last week on nairaland was up and running on olx..

chucky234: LMAO

chillex8:

Chuks why u dey laugh..
Dis is a serious matter..
It was ad for 650k, location is portharcourt

bloglover: I do most of my buying and selling transactions on Olx and I have never been scammed for once neither have I scammed anybody. U guys don't just know how to buy and sell, that's why u get scammed.
1. why not insist on seeing the seller one one one before making purchases, especially substantial purchases. If the seller is not around u, pls don't buy.
2. why not stop paying money in advance then waiting for the goods that may not come, not every body can be trusted.
3. why not properly scrutinize the product before paying for it. (get an engineer if necessary)
4. remember that nobody is forcing u to use Olx, so if u are scammed, its due to your carelessness and as such nobody's business.
please Olx has location demarcation so buy from someone close to your area and stop taking unnecessary risk.
If u don't see what u need close to your area on Olx, u have two options:
a. Go to the market and look for it
b. take d risk and don't complain if things go bad.
THANK YOU.

Lexusgs430: Total responsibility lays @ olx's door. A report button should be included on all adverts to flag- up fraudulent adverts. Which they would and should investigate.
When eBay initially launched, fraudulent adverts were the order of the day, subsequently things got a lot better and safer.

Baldmarv: Olx is very very important and informative, you sell things real fast and can get good deals for items you would have spent good money on. They are doing a good job and i don't expect them to do any differently. That said the responsibility to carry out a safe transaction lies squarely with the buyer, if you see what you like and you call, arrange and meet the person at a safe place to examine the goods before thinking of withdrawing money from the bank...if you get scammed, then you didn't heed the warning that olx has given out and one last thing, if a price sounds too good to be true, run it is probably a scam...or restrict your buying to areas you know before scammers carry you go!!!