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Over the last couple months, I've had 'eBay take action to protect my seller rating' four times.
Considering I've NEVER had a buyer protection case opened against me, I find it surprising that eBay may have made four of them go away over the summer.
Had one buyer claim his package never arrived. I actually believe him to be legit, but he's also in rare company. This would only be the second envelope I've had drop completely off the grid, among hundreds and hundreds of mailouts.
Lots of 0-10 FB buyers, but that's OK. Everyone has to start somewhere, and one of them left the most glowing feedback I've ever received.
In conclusion, maybe yes and maybe no to the scammer question.
Helpful? 
"So just wondering if anyone else has noticed any increases in scammers. "
No.
As stated by other posters, the word "scammers" may not be the correct one to describe buyers unhappy with a transaction.
I took the time to review a few of your listings and would like to offer the following:
- Your feedback rating and DSRs are OK. So far you have managed to have 5 negatives reversed and your overall ratings are quite acceptable. I suggest you remove from your description every sentence having to do with feedback, DSR, "two guys who make mistakes", etc... Take it all out of the description. If you think it is important to communicate those words to your customers, do it on an invoice or insert sent with the merchandise. That is the most effective way to communicate.
- "We are required to collect taxes on all purchases in Canada." I suggest you change the wording to state very simply: GST/HST will be charged to Canadian buyers based on their province of residence. KISS
- I suggest you remove "International sales are exempt and will not be charged any taxes" from your listings. Most countries (except the USA) may charge tax (VAT or equivalent) at time of Customs clearance. KISS
- I also suggest you eliminate the paragraph about converting from US$ to Cdn$. The information you give is not correct (you state converting Cdn$ to US$ ehrn in fact the buyer would be converting US$ into Cdn$). A simple one line: "Canadian buyers may pay in Cdn$ if more convenient" is all you need. KISS
- The percentage of buyers leaving feedback is relatively low at 54%. It may have to do with the type of buyers or category you sell in. I feel an insert with the merchandise inviting the buyer to leave feedback may be more productive.
- I would also change your shipping policy to "1 day handling" instead of 2 and increase your return policy to 14 days instead of 7. Both will result in better placement in search.
What happens when you remove all that "stuff" from your description? You are left with the important stuff: sell your item, not your terms or your mistakes.
Good Luck.
"By the way, it might also serve to bolster some of your bravado if your own selling ID were visible -- or are you afraid to have others see that you may not be without faults and difficulties? It's easy to point fingers and blast at others from behind a wall.
In my opinion, if you're criticizing incognito, you had better have a very firm foundation for your argument, and you should be respectful about making it. On the other hand, if your own record is open for all to see, then you can bash away all you wish, but you can also expect to receive a justified response based on your own performance on this site. "
???
Would you have the same comment for other posters with zero feedback who carefully protect their real identity, their real seller ID ?
"Inuk" is a well known seller who often posts under his selling ID and never made any secret of it. I am surprised you are not aware of it.
Rose-dee is having no problem holding her own on this thread 
but I do agree with her that I have seen some awfully rude and dismissive comments from a couple of posters on this board and it never fails to throw me for a loop. However, because I know who they are, I no longer take it personally and understand that their comments are directed at just about everyone who asks for advice or makes an observation. I do worry for those newbies to the board who do ask for help, some of whom cannot articulate themselves well, and are made to feel like, for lack of a less invective word, "idiots".
However, the people who are always polite and helpful so outnumber these individuals that these boards continue to be an excellent resource for those seeking information and guidance. As well as being an avenue to vent, thus, no doubt, saving quite a few computers from being tossed out the window due to the frustration we all experience as sellers.
One final coment -- while I might not label them scammers but, rather, people who know how to work the system , I have experienced far more instances of people, seemingly so polite and grateful and chatty through their e-mails, telling me that their lettermail packages have not arrived (I'm referring to within Canada). They get their refunds with a request that they kindly let me know when it arrives so I can re-invoice them. Never happens. And the packages are never returned to me. Ever, period. This used to happen a couple of times a year, and now it happens a couple of times a month. And I refuse to put the blame on Canada Post who I really have had little problem with. Cosmetics are desirable items to young people (who are less likely than mature adults to have the money to buy designer mascaras, etc.) and they seem to have no qualms about claiming non-receipt.
But it's all part of this business we've decided to be a part of. Even though it's often hard to come to terms with.
