I was unaware of there being that many bad buyers.
I had only one that was a problem, and that was mostly waiting for a check on a Canadian bank to clear my bank.
I no longer take checks, and use Paypal.
Even there, I make sure that it is cleared, as I had one that did take several days before it was paid. Most likely due to using EFT rather than a card.
>I both buy and sell on eBay. I've stopped listing auctions with the BuyItNow! option because too many of my auctions have been ended when a brand new bidder (i.e. someone who joined eBay within the last couple of days) comes and uses BuyItNow! to end the auction, then disappears completely and is never heard from/never logs into eBay again. Negative feedback doesn't help in this case, because these bidders inevitably have a feedback of zero or at best one and don't care if they lose one point.
>Even without BuyItNow, I've had a number of auctions close and then never heard from the high bidder again, forcing me to relist and costing me time and money. In the worst case, one of my auctions closed at just over $300, the buyer e-mailed me a simply said "I changed my mind I don't want it sorry" and when I left negative feedback saying so, I of course got the retaliatory "FRAUD! Took my money and never delivered!" feedback. Legal action got the feedback removed, but that cost me as well.
There should be a better way to handle that with Ebay.
Drawback of giving negative feedback is sometimes you get a buttwipe that does that crap.
I have gotten one negative feedback, and that was because a rather uncommunicative seller didn't like neutral feedback.
>I think that eBay should require a bank account number as a pre-requisite for buying or bidding. You agree when you join that if you default on a bid or if you are accused by n people of fraud, your assets will be frozen until the situation can be resolved and those involved can get the money owed to them.
It used to be that Ebay required a credit card to be allowed to sell.
I don't recall if I gave them one or not, though I do have one.
Read their rules on that one.
I use Paypal as my preferred method of buying or selling, and use my BoA Visa card.
I can also suggest, if a person has a '0' feedback, click on it amnyway.
I found that one person actaully had some feedback, a high percentage, 11 negative to 10 positive.
He had changed his Ebay handle most likely to try to avoid his past bad habits.
I'll sell you a genuine 'Bailey bridge', Army surplus.
All you have to do is locate it somewhere overseas afterwards...... Kidding here.
I have had no real problems buying or selling on Ebay.
I do suggest that you read the feedback the seller has.
A small amount of negative feedback may be overlooked, depending on the exact type.
I wound up with one negative feedback for a person I bought something from. And that was because he was a real buttwipe retaliating for a neutral feedback (HE was slow to communicate.)
You can sometimes get a good idea by the way a person has listed an item.
Some give little, or sketchy information about what they are selling. And one person who was selling several cable modems was one to avoid, because he offered a choice to the winner of which of several modems they wanted. And that in several auctions at the same time for about 4 modems. Plus he had a great deal of negative feedback.
With audio equipment, it can be a bit hinky, because what one person thinks is good may not be to another.
And I tend to shy away from used speakers, no matter what make they may be.
For what you want, you'd be better off, IMO, of buying at Best Buy or someplace similar.
Any used item is a gamble, and many sellers on Ebay are dealers, and not private individuals.
I tend to get carried away when posting...
By using a bit of common sense, I've had no real problems buying on Ebay...
I've had worse results with items bought new locally, and one place, ewven though a large chain, I won't buy from again.
Nuff sed...
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>What about all of the bad buyers?
I was unaware of there being that many bad buyers.
I had only one that was a problem, and that was mostly waiting for a check on a Canadian bank to clear my bank.
I no longer take checks, and use Paypal.
Even there, I make sure that it is cleared, as I had one that did take several days before it was paid. Most likely due to using EFT rather than a card.
>I both buy and sell on eBay. I've stopped listing auctions with the BuyItNow! option because too many of my auctions have been ended when a brand new bidder (i.e. someone who joined eBay within the last couple of days) comes and uses BuyItNow! to end the auction, then disappears completely and is never heard from/never logs into eBay again. Negative feedback doesn't help in this case, because these bidders inevitably have a feedback of zero or at best one and don't care if they lose one point.
>Even without BuyItNow, I've had a number of auctions close and then never heard from the high bidder again, forcing me to relist and costing me time and money. In the worst case, one of my auctions closed at just over $300, the buyer e-mailed me a simply said "I changed my mind I don't want it sorry" and when I left negative feedback saying so, I of course got the retaliatory "FRAUD! Took my money and never delivered!" feedback. Legal action got the feedback removed, but that cost me as well.
There should be a better way to handle that with Ebay.
Drawback of giving negative feedback is sometimes you get a buttwipe that does that crap. I have gotten one negative feedback, and that was because a rather uncommunicative seller didn't like neutral feedback.
>I think that eBay should require a bank account number as a pre-requisite for buying or bidding. You agree when you join that if you default on a bid or if you are accused by n people of fraud, your assets will be frozen until the situation can be resolved and those involved can get the money owed to them.
It used to be that Ebay required a credit card to be allowed to sell. I don't recall if I gave them one or not, though I do have one.
Read their rules on that one.
I use Paypal as my preferred method of buying or selling, and use my BoA Visa card.
I can also suggest, if a person has a '0' feedback, click on it amnyway. I found that one person actaully had some feedback, a high percentage, 11 negative to 10 positive. He had changed his Ebay handle most likely to try to avoid his past bad habits. I'll sell you a genuine 'Bailey bridge', Army surplus. All you have to do is locate it somewhere overseas afterwards... ... Kidding here.
I have had no real problems buying or selling on Ebay. I do suggest that you read the feedback the seller has. A small amount of negative feedback may be overlooked, depending on the exact type. I wound up with one negative feedback for a person I bought something from. And that was because he was a real buttwipe retaliating for a neutral feedback (HE was slow to communicate.) You can sometimes get a good idea by the way a person has listed an item. Some give little, or sketchy information about what they are selling. And one person who was selling several cable modems was one to avoid, because he offered a choice to the winner of which of several modems they wanted. And that in several auctions at the same time for about 4 modems. Plus he had a great deal of negative feedback. With audio equipment, it can be a bit hinky, because what one person thinks is good may not be to another. And I tend to shy away from used speakers, no matter what make they may be. For what you want, you'd be better off, IMO, of buying at Best Buy or someplace similar. Any used item is a gamble, and many sellers on Ebay are dealers, and not private individuals. I tend to get carried away when posting... By using a bit of common sense, I've had no real problems buying on Ebay... I've had worse results with items bought new locally, and one place, ewven though a large chain, I won't buy from again. Nuff sed...