eBay Mobile App: Use Extreme Caution

[Exhibitman]

The app has a single button that purchases your entire cart. If you touch the button and you happen to be signed in to paypal all it takes is a second touch almost anywhere on the screen to check you out for everything in your cart. That is what happened to me last night. I was looking at my cart and fumbled my phone. I was horrified to find a screen thanking me for almost $3,000 in purchases! I had to frantically send refund requests to the affected sellers and then run to the ATMs to get cash to cover the overdrafts on my checking account that would have happened when the bank processed the paypal demands.

I contacted the affected sellers immediately with a request to cancel the sales. None of the items had shipped, of course, and most sellers have been understanding about it. A few have been jerks. Only one has refused to cancel the sale (he is a member here, so more on that as the situation develops).

The takeaway is, don't use the eBay cart in the app or you may 'pocket dial' your way into a purchasing nightmare.