MY EXPERIENCE WITH EVILBAY

Started by Gstring, January 13, 2004, 01:53:22 PM

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Brett Clark

I have bought several things "as-is" for cheap and fixed them. "As-is" = broken. Expect to fix it or use it for parts. If it's not good value to you, don't buy it.

Also, many ebay sellers I know have constant problems with people that DON"T READ THE DESCRIPTIONS. One seller I know had a broken toy which was titled as "Old (name of toy, whatever it was) - broken". The particular "brokenness" was described in the text and shown clearly in the picture. Then the buyer demanded his money back because thw item was broken!

I've run into the same sort of thing. In 1995, I had an 1984 Honda Accord for sale for $500. The body and interior were relatively clean, but it had serious mechanical troubles, which were clearly listed in the newspaper ad. If it had run properly, it would have been worth $2500-$3000 at that time. Some guy came to my house to look at it and asked if anything was wrong with it. I told him exactly what was wrong with it, just as listed the ad (carburetor, CV joints). He then DEMANDED that I fix those things for him (on a $500 used car), and said I was trying to "rip him off"! He left, angry. I ended up selling it to a student at the local auto repair school,who knew what he was getting in to.

For you younger folks, this was in the days before 0% new car financing. Used cars were relatively more expensive at that time, and it was completely unreasonable to expect that a $500 Honda was both driveable and cosmetically clean.

bwanasonic

Quote from: GstringRECENTLY PURCHASED OLD WAH-SELLER SAID IN AD BROKEN

No offense, but as the saying goes, " let the buyer beware" . If you bought an item that was described as broken, and it arrived broken, well then, you got what you payed for. Bidding on non-functioning gear is a crap shoot. You rolled and lost. My advice, don't bid on broken gear unless you plan on writing it off.  

Ebay user since April 1999
Kerry M

Gstring

Hello All-Sent piece of s..t wah pedal back to"seller"(?) says he is sending me refund check-I too have obtained many items from the eb at a great value-I guess that my belief is that if I am truthfull everyone else should follow that path,but I realize that is a fantasy- :roll:

Hal

Quote from: Paul MarossyWUTS WRONG WITHH ALL CPZ ANS BAD SPELILING?  :lol:



Like Paul Perry said....20% of people are stupid.  These aren't the ones trying to scam you.  These are the ones more likely to call a smashed PCB and mint condition box "slight damage," or at least this is what I have experianced....

However, the opposite is also true.  I once bought a bunch of magic cards from one of those listings, and by straining my eyes to see the picture, I SCORED BIG!  :-D :-D :-D.  They listed the bad cards and not the good ones in the discription.

Oh-yea...and even though _I_ can't spell, I would be sure to check an e-bay post.