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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Unlike FBMP you also have some recourse in terms of EBay mediation and ratings.
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I agree with you but Ebay's recourse is very slanted towards the buyer. I hardly ever sell anything there, one time I did was to not throw away some rare tennis rackets I no longer used... The buyer received them (cheap), destroyed the leather grip to examine the handle shell size (WTH?), filed a BS complaint with Ebay about grip size (which was as advertised) and Ebay immediately reversed the pitiful payment without so much as talking to me, then my choice was to either accept a lower offer so he would keep them or eat shipping both ways essentially (which cost the same as the goods, and get back damaged rackets). Considering I did this to not throw them away and the price was ridiculously low, and never tried screwing people once in my life, that stung a bit. No recourse - I have not set foot on ebay since - buy or sell.
And FBMP and craiglist seem to attract a lot of crazies too... Seems to be a reflection of our society more than the platform at this point..I suppose you can get lucky but one day you'll get bit. I tend to throw away or donate nowadays, not worth that hassle.