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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
ebay..a good idea gone (and still going) bad....
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It's so easy to just blame eBay (or Bush). However, it seems that most of the problems generally involve a buyer or a seller not holding up their end of the deal.
I've had over 500 transactions (over seven years) buying and selling on eBay. The only troublesome transactions were when buyers didn't pay. I filed the Non-Paying Bidder stuff with eBay, got my fees back, re-listed and life goes on.
I've also rec'd a product that wasn't quite advertised correctly that the seller refused to take back. It was a $15 item and not worth the hassle.
In those cases, I don't see how I can blame eBay for providing their service.
The same goes for many bad transactions that we hear about. Cars being sold that turn out to be not as advertised - anyone ever hear of a PPI? Or, getting ripped off by a new seller with little or no feedback - come on guys, "Buyer Beware" is not a new concept!
Problems aside, I have been able to unload a few things for $ that would normally still be sitting in the garage or get thrown/given away sometime down the road.
If a con man calls your grandma or sends her a letter that gets her to give him money, is it the Postal Service or Telephone companies fault?