Need a little help from seasoned ebayers... - Beyond Tiki

A Alnshely Member Oceanside CA Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 974	A Alnshely Posted posted on Sat, Oct 25, 2003 12:06 AM I've purchased about 50 things on E-bay. For the most part every transaction has worked out fine. I Have learned a few lessons and as a buyer and I will not bid unless certain conditions are met. The seller has to make it very simple for me. Here are some things you might not have thought about. I don't know if others have rules but, here are mine: I wont bid if paypal isn't offered. Twice I've had people loose payment and once a guy mistook my payment for another transaction. That's two checks and a money order. Now it's electronic or nothing. Shipping prices need to be listed on the auction. Twice sellers have wanted more money to ship than I paid for the auction. I think that is unfair. I wont bid if there is a reserve. I know others see this a "salesmanship", but, I wont bid. If you want $50.00, start the auction at $50.00 4.Good feedback, the feed back system is far from perfect, but, I wont bid if the feedback is bad It needs to have a picture The auction info has to be correct. Once a guy posted an auction of a Steve Crane mug. He wrote in his desription that it was the same Steve Crane who wrote "The red Badge of Courage". It's not like I'm mad about sellers making things up. My faith in their ability to send me something thru the mail is tested if they are not honest in the first place. I hate to be critical of E-bay sellers and things have always worked out for me. E-bayers (for the most part)are not professionals and these rules make it simple and quick for me and them. Mahalo, Al

I've purchased about 50 things on E-bay. For the most part every transaction has worked out fine. I Have learned a few lessons and as a buyer and I will not bid unless certain conditions are met. The seller has to make it very simple for me. Here are some things you might not have thought about. I don't know if others have rules but, here are mine:

I wont bid if paypal isn't offered. Twice I've had people loose payment and once a guy mistook my payment for another transaction. That's two checks and a money order. Now it's electronic or nothing.
Shipping prices need to be listed on the auction. Twice sellers have wanted more money to ship than I paid for the auction. I think that is unfair.
I wont bid if there is a reserve. I know others see this a "salesmanship", but, I wont bid. If you want $50.00, start the auction at $50.00

4.Good feedback, the feed back system is far from perfect, but, I wont bid if the feedback is bad

It needs to have a picture
The auction info has to be correct. Once a guy posted an auction of a Steve Crane mug. He wrote in his desription that it was the same Steve Crane who wrote "The red Badge of Courage". It's not like I'm mad about sellers making things up. My faith in their ability to send me something thru the mail is tested if they are not honest in the first place.

I hate to be critical of E-bay sellers and things have always worked out for me. E-bayers (for the most part)are not professionals and these rules make it simple and quick for me and them.

Mahalo,
Al

Post #56848 by Alnshely on Sat, Oct 25, 2003 12:06 AM