About a week ago, my husband got an email from a Jesse at
World Market Auction inviting him to become an employee. After reading the email, my husband called me in to see what I thought of it. You see, I've had some experience with identifying scams in the past, and testing out online opportunities (see my blog on the
Zaken Corp), and he trusts my opinion. So I read the email too.
After discussing it a bit, we decided that while some things made it look like a scam, others seemed to indicate that it wasn't. So we wrote them back and asked questions. Everything seemed positive, but still we are a little unsure. We have decided that we will give the company a try, working on it together (since my husband works full time, and I stay home, I will help him, but I won't be doing everything). He has already filled out the contract, signed it, and scanned it into the computer, and we will probably send it in this week. In the mean time, we have been praying that the Lord will guide us, because we don't want to get taken in something that could cause us problems in the future.
I have made a list of the pros and cons of World Market Auction:
| Pros | Cons |
| * Told us where they saw the resume | * eBay ID on website is not valid |
| * Realistic pay offered | * Hasn't answered an email I sent through the website |
| * No cost to join company | * The company is brand new--no one knows about it |
| * When he replied to my husband, he didn't do it too quickly |
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Let me elaborate on these briefly.
Told Us Where They Saw the ResumeMy husband
does have several resumes posted online, and he has gotten obvious scam offers in the past from people who viewed one of his resumes. However, they never indicated where they saw the resume. World Market Auction did.
Realistic Pay Offered
For 2-4 hours of work per day, 5 days a week, my husband would get $1,200 or $1,300 a month for the first 2 months and $1,500 after that. This is realistic. Most scam companies would offer thousands per week for minimal effort.
No Cost to JoinThere is no cost to us to become an employee. Most work-at-home scams require you to pay for training or for something.
Didn't Reply to my Husband's Email Too QuicklyMy husband has received scam offers in the past, and when he wrote to ask them a question, they wrote him back very quickly. When he wrote Jesse from World Market Auction, he wrote back the next day, and not first thing in the morning. My husband considers this a plus.
Now let's look at the cons:
EBay ID on Website Not ValidThey claim they have been doing business on eBay for several years, with 98% positive feedback, but I cannot find their account on eBay. On their
website, they have
link to their ID, but it comes back as invalid. This could very well be a mistake on the part of the webmaster, but then again, it could very well be something much more sinister.
They Haven't Responded to My EmailWhen I wrote them from another email of mine and asked them about the problem with their ID on the website, I never received a reply. This could be that they have problems receiving the email that uses their domain name, @worldmarketauction.net, but then again, maybe they are just ignoring me.
Company is Brand NewAny company that has been around for awhile would have had a chance to gain a good reputation. Because World Market Auction is so new, it hasn't had a chance to build up a reputation yet. Scams are almost always new when we get the offer, and they disappear and change their name as soon as they are exposed. With WMA, only time will tell.
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