Ebay Users?

[hammervice]

Everyone Sell or buy things off of ebay ?

any stories or tips ?










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[smallsleepyrascalcat]

I use ebay a lot to buy vintage dolls and sometimes for new dolls... ^^

 

[firekev]

Check the feedback of the sellers you're thinking of buying from. If there's any negative feedback, that might indicate a problem (though it can also indicate a moron buyer being vindictive).

In the last 8 years, I've had two bad experiences - one where an item didn't arrive in the condition expected, and the other where the seller vanished off the planet without ever shipping me the item. On the other hand, I've had a number of very good buying experiences and have some sellers that I've dealt with repeatedly.

Oh, and if you're bidding on an auction... know before you bid what your maximum is going to be. It's really easy to get "go fever" and keep bidding because you're so close to winning! Also, check the price of a new item online before bidding, because quite often people are listing used product for almost (sometime more) than the price of buying new.

 

[LuiM]

I've never bought anything on Ebay. Though I have a question of logistic nature on how Ebay sale-procedure works. OK I understand the auction thing and so on.

But when a product is finally sold (and payed) in what sense is the seller then obligated to send you the product you've bought from him? I mean what if he changes his mind and he doesn't send (ship) you the product - after you bought it from him? :thinking: In what way is he obligated ("forced") to send it to you? :?

 

[Roderick]

But when a product is finally sold (and payed) in what sense is the seller then obligated to send you the product you've bought from him? I mean what if he changes his mind and he doesn't send (ship) you the product - after you bought it from him? :thinking: In what way is he obligated ("forced") to send it to you? :?

There is nothing to make the seller send you the item. You will however receive a refund if you have paid via a credit card or through Paypal. In my over 600 completed transactions I have only once not had a purchase sent to me, that being a group of antique silver items that I bought on Ebay France well below their market value. I suppose that the French dealer had second thoughts about selling them so cheaply and that someone on another continent would not make too much of a fuss.

 

[LuiM]

Oh, thanks for the answer. But I'd like ask more as I'm interested in Ebay.

You said you will receive a refund if you didn't get the product.

I guess that means the sellers still are somehow legally obligated to ship sold products to buyers, aren't they? Is Ebay the one who takes responsibility to impose sanctions against fraud or unfair sellers in buyer's name and for his protection?

I guess there must be some effective legal buyer's protection guaranteed from Ebay's side. Otherwise Ebay would be a world's biggest fraud magnet - which I guess it isn't.

 

[Roderick]

You said you will receive a refund if you didn't get the product.

It is standard Ebay practice that one pay's the seller before the item is shipped to you.

 

[LuiM]

It is standard Ebay practice that one pay's the seller before the item is shipped to you.

Hmm so we're back to what you said in the first place:
"There is nothing to make the seller send you the item."

So Ebay works on trust only. And then I guess the chance to be cheated grows with a distance of a country the seller is from. The nearer you are to the seller geographically or politically (like in the same state or let's say in EU, US) the better the chances to get the product. Is that so?

Roderick, were your transactions mainly done within the same country or abroad? Like between EU - US?

 

[counterpain]

I've been using e-bay since 2003, although not frequently. The first thing to do is to check the seller's reputation. Do not attempt to purchase from sellers with low reputation ratings.

I purchased items across continents and they were delivered safely. I've purchased some religious artifacts from a seller in USA and they were delivered safely to my place in Indonesia.

However, some seller might play tricks with pictures or words describing the item. I once purchased "a silver pendant with chain", the pendant was real sterling silver, but the chain nevertheless is fake.

My other "unique" experience of using e-bay was I made a complaint to a seller because I hadn't received the item I bought. The item should have arrived in 2 weeks, and it was almost 6 weeks since the date of purchase. The seller immediately sent me a free replacement, which I received on time. It's funny that the first shipment arrived a few days later from the second shipment. I notified the seller about this and offered to pay for the replacement, but the seller said that she admired my being honest with her and refused to be paid for the replacement. The item was a 15 US $ silver bangle and the shipment fees was 20 US $

 

[LuiM]

Thanks counterpain! I believe I'm getting the idea or the concept on how Ebay works now.

Besides that I just found on Ebay: "How am I protected?

If you don't receive your item or the item is significantly different from its description in the seller's listing, PayPal Buyer Protection covers eligible transactions for the full purhcase price plus original shipping charges.

Buyer protection coverage is based on the eBay site where the seller originally listed the item."

Which means Ebay will come after you if you're a cheater

 

[sidwell4]

Ebay, like many other things in life can become very addictive, don't you find? Afterwards, I think to myself is it all really worth it...

 

[LuiM]

Could be addictive, but sometime it's really useful. I mean I remember I wanted to get certain product for several times like hand tally counter for counting things but I just couldn't get it anywhere. Now I realized there are tons of this little counters being offered on Ebay.

 

[counterpain]

It is very addictive, you should compare the items between sellers, and try to look for them in your local store first. I nearly bought an oven thermometer for 20 US $ on e-bay but I found the same product on a local hardware store for 10 US $.