how to determine if a seller has been hijacked?

[glider2004]

As a buyer, how do I determine if the seller's profile has been hijacked by a hacker, with nothing to sell?

[femmefan1946]

• Is it too good to be true? It probably is.
• Use Contact Seller to ask a question. Do his language skills match the other evidence including feedback left for others? No response is a red flag.
• How long has it been since the last Feedback as a Seller? Six months is okay, more than a year is problematic.

If you are not sure, move on. There are hundreds of millions of listings on eBay daily. This widget will come up again.

[pjcdn2005]

Is there a reason why you think that the seller may have been hijacked? I am sure that it happens but I don't think that it is super common.  If a seller suddenly started listing items in a previously inactive account and those items were priced lower than the norm, then it's a good possibility that the account is hijacked or that the seller is not being totally honest.

[glider2004]

Agree with your comments, but have evidence of one person hacking three other accounts in last two months. Notified ebay security each time but no action except item removed. I would have expected more from ebay security and am now monitoring this "seller" and trying to work out how he/she is getting into another person's account. This is internet fraud!

[vanessa2145]

As a buyer i've just experienced my account being hacked by having my primary address being changed and not being aware before ordering.  Luckily the item was relatively cheap so I will consider it a cheap lesson.  However after researching it seems Ebay doesnt care to know of these people infiltrating their site.  

After this week after two negative experiences in a row, i feel my only course of action will be to cancel my account....