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Just when you thought our investigation into Carvana couldn't get any more strange, here we are, at Part 5. If you haven't read parts 1 through 4, you really need to because we have uncovered information that SHOULD alarm any normal person.  This installment of our investigation is just the icing on the cake, but if you have not read part 1 yet, start at the beginning and you will end up right back here.As mentioned in Part 4, there is a load of legal action against Carvana, …

We have spent the past week investigating Carvana. This entire ordeal stemmed from a man accusing eBay of fraudulently inflating Carvanas feedback to artificially claim that Carvana is a Top Rated Seller when, in reality, their feedback score is 75% (or less) positive. Our investigation began with looking into claims provided by the whistleblower then discovering that people on Reddit have been pointing out that Carvana is running a bait-and-switch scam. In Part 1 of this series we con …

This investigation started with a website called eCommerce Bytes getting an email from a reader that said eBay is colluding with Carvana to artificially inflate Cavanas (bad) feedback rating, and quickly evolved into numerous days of uncovering all kinds of oddities surrounding Carvana.  Before reading Part 3 we encourage you to read Part 1 and Part 2.  Don't worry, Part 1 will bring you to Part 2 and Part 2 will bring you right back to this page.  …

Yesterday we shared Part 1 of our investigation into Carvana, that began with exploring potential fraud regarding Carvana’s eBay listings and feedback rating. We strongly encourage you to read Part 1 first. You will be directed back to this article at the end of Part 1.PART 2In Part 1 we couldn’t explain how Carvana has such terrible feedback on eBay, yet is able to maintain eBays coveted “Top Rated Seller Plus” status without secret intervention behind the scene at eBay. While this theo …

This investigation has become a story that should be a Netflix documentary.  Grab yourself a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and enjoy:PART 1:On January 2nd, 2022 eCommerceBytes posted a short article that questioned if eBay is colluding with Carvana to deceptively change their feedback rating.  Being that I absolutely love investigating potential scams, I began doing my own investigating and more poured out and this simple blog post turned into a crazy multi-part real-life drama …