is ebay... trustworthy? (1 Viewer)

[MicK_eT]

hmm.. ive been readin some of the threads and stuff and like i see that many ppl are referrin to ebay and all that but like are the products from there always good and all that and like how can u trust them to like be all honest and stuff.. or wateva... i dun realli know much bout ebay but has like anyone bought anything substantial there....? liek maybe some big ass money drainer.. and had it carried through without a prob?... cuz like i reckon buyin stuff from actual major stores would be a bit better in terms of the whole customer service help thingy and all that .. even if the prices arent as atractive as their ebay counterparts... i dunno... so yea.. anyone?

 

[sunny]

Its not about trusting ebay or not, its about trusting the person selling you the item. Ebay has nothing to do with them, ebay simply connects buyers and sellers.

 

[RCMasterAA]

lol, just wait for Tooheyz to come and tell you that EBay is completely wonderful

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
lol, just wait for Tooheyz to come and tell you that EBay is completely wonderful

hahha just what i was thinking ..

 

[Sarah168]

WHERE did u get ur sig from winston? :rofl:

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Sarah168
WHERE did u get ur sig from winston? :rofl:

heh it's from a song

 

[Beaky]

Ebay is fine for me so far...

I'll hate ebay/person when they screw me around...

 

[MicK_eT]

how do they screw you around?

 

[sunny]

You might make a payment and the other end doesn't send you the product / the product isn't as advertised / product is damaged during transit and you're stuck with broken items.

 

[MicK_eT]

... thats scary...

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Personally i wouldn't trust ebay.

Except of course if the person you are purchasing off has a perfect history with recommendations. Then i would trust.

 

[ezzy85]

Ive been using ebay quite abit now. Im still abit hesitant about buying but im selling without any problems. If I dont get the money, I dont send anything.

 

[tooheyz]

Originally posted by RCMasterAA
lol, just wait for Tooheyz to come and tell you that EBay is completely wonderful

LOL yeah it is wonderful! believe me man, i've had bout 300 transactions, both buying and selling and its been a success

though there were a few complications e.g. the item was sent but it got lost in the mail. the seller offered to pay me back 80% of what i paid, and they also gave me free shirts to compensate. so its alright

but yeah, its been excellent . you can get everything and anything from ebay for cheap too

ebay rocks!

 

[freaking_out]

also another thing to keep in mind is that ebay has insurance which covers for u up to $400 i think...i.e if u payed someone money for an item, and u never got it- after going thru this process, if u still don't get ya item, then i think u can make a claim from insurance.

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Cheap my ass.

Only some things are cheap in my tastes.

 

[LaZy_KoReAn]

Most things are too overpriced.

Because bidding makes you want to win.

 

[tooheyz]

Originally posted by freaking_out
also another thing to keep in mind is that ebay has insurance which covers for u up to $400 i think...i.e if u payed someone money for an item, and u never got it- after going thru this process, if u still don't get ya item, then i think u can make a claim from insurance.

yeah ebay refunds money for purchased over $400. its their policy

Originally posted by LaZy_KoReAn
Cheap my ass.

Only some things are cheap in my tastes.

yeah u dont how to ebay and find bargains yet man

i'll tell u some of the things i've brought through ebay

- sl55 (second one i brought brand new sealed from shop $300 rrp $700

- diesel zerox $99AU rrp $250AU

- diesel shoes $85AU, rrp $200AU

- mp3 player $200 rrp $310 from cityshop

- 256mb usb flash stick $80 rrp ~$150

and thats just recently

all the stuff were brand new and still sealed mind you. straight from the usa.