[access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?
- From: "kevin and emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:37:00 +0100
hi, the majority of transactions i've gone through on ebay have listed the
postage charges. if they don't then ask before bidding! if you don't then
your stuck with paying whatever the seller charges because as ebay states
clearly, you are in a binding contract if you win an auction. another tip,
again some may see this as unfair on the seller but, if if in any doubt at
all about anything to do with the item then ask the seller a question. if
the seller doesn't get back to me, then i don't bid, regardless of feedback
etc. by this i mean back to me in a couple of days! i never tend to buy from
sellers with feedback rating under 97%. harsh maybe but i do look at how
much feedback toey have. for example if a seller only has 5 or 6 feedback,
then one negative rating from a seller is going to massively damage his
rating. however if a seller with hundreds of feedback has a low rating, then
he's obviously had a lot of negative feedback. don't forget to read *all*
info on an item page, including the terms and conditions from the seller.
they can sneak a condition in right at the end. also, watch out for those
sellers who still say things like buyer must pay x% to cover his paypal
charges. this is no longer legal on ebay. also, never pay using western
union, this is not covered by any ebay guarantee and your helpless in case
of any problems. if sometihng looks way to good to be true, then there's
probably a catch somewhere. for example, in the case of mobile phones.
you'll come across auctions saying, nokia XXXX (usually the most recent
model on the market) for £20!! great you'd think. actually it's rubbish,
what your actually paying for is a link to a website, probably illegal,
where there's a chance you might get the phone for £20. i've only had 2
problems in the 3 years i've been using ebay, in both situations the seller
was communicative and helpful and it all ended ammicably. this isn't a rule
or anything, it's just something i use, i also judge whetehr to buy based on
what info and how much of it the seller provides. i figure a good seller
will provide as much info on an item as he can. one who doesn't is lazy and
gives me the impression that he doesn't care about customers, just wants to
get the item sold.
the best advice for ebay is, if in doubt don't buy.
email or msn
kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx
cheers - kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?
Thanks for that tip Colin. I've already had trouble buying a particular
item this week from a WEB site I didn't know. The item appeared much
cheaper than anywhere else but then the price kept going up as I got to
the checkout, then I saw the postage . . . and didn't go through with
it. I'd wasted a lot of time though and was pretty annoyed. I hope the
same doesn't hold true when I try to buy new through EBAY . . ..
--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Colin Fowler
Sent: 07 October 2004 11:32 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?
Carol,
I'd recommend that for your first transaction you go ahead and purchase
something with a very nominal value. Less than a fiver or so, work on
the following, if you can ill afford to lose the money, don't do it! E
Bay and Paypal are conceptually brilliant, unfortunately it compares
very much with buying stuff from a stranger in a pub, so obviously it
has similar risks.
There are a number of multi party actions pending against both E Bay and
Paypal for the way that they allow unscrupulous activity to go on
unchecked.
Another issue is the postage rates charged. You may indeed bid and get a
bargain for pennies, but then the seller loads the postage, and makes a
wacking profit that way. It's best to check the postage rates before you
enter the auction.
OH! and finally, not only is there plenty of hooky stuff out there, but
there's a load of crap too, the old adage "buyer beware" has never been
so true than with E Bay!
Colin F.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:04 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?
> Yes, Justin, that was useful, especially the bit about PayPal and all
> relative details being transferred.
>
> Please could you take me through the process, then, from start to
> finish, of buying an item. (Assume I've signed up in the usual way
> with Username and Passsword . . ..)
>
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx=20
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Justin R
> Sent: 07 October 2004 08:04 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?
>
>
> hi Ray and Peter,
>
> I'm an ebay user myself. despite that you can get all things
> somewhat=20 cheaper than you'd get in the shops and, that not all
> goods are second hand.=20 Oh no, I've bought some brand new stuff on
> there before now. I got several=20
> fascias for my n-gage (mobile phone) as, the one that came with the
> phone=20
> was very loose and kept coming off! it only cost me what.... =A39 for
=
> the
> two=20
> fascias with postage. so, that's just one example of many.
>
> payment is easy and secure as well. WEll, if i pay online I use
> paypal.
>
> when you go through the paying process at the ebay website and, want
> to pay=20 via paypal, you don't have to take down the details of who
> you are paying=20
> and take yourself too paypal.co.uk. The ebay website, when you've
> selected=20
> paypal as your method of paying, will take you straight to paypal.
All
> the=20
> details you need to pay someone are automatically transfer to the
paypal
>
> website. so, you just sign into your account, check the details again
> and=20 confirm payment. that's it then! you can just sit back.
> Actually, i bought=20
> a genuine WinXP sp2 CD off ebay. it cost me =A31,97 in total (yep,
with =
>
> postage) and paid via paypal. So, I've got sp2 for when i get my hard
> drive=20 sorted out and start again <smile>.
>
> As for looking for pit falls. Just be weary of anyone with zero
> feedback in=20 regards to costly, heavy items. I wouldn't buy any
> software from a zero
>
> feedback user. Plus, I'd look at their positive feedback percentage
> rate.=20 if it's lower than 95% then, I'll shy away from doing
> business with them.
>
> hope this info is of some use.
>
> Justin
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:39 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Any thoughts on Ebay?
>
>
> > Hi. I'm thinking of registering with Ebay. (Sometimes, I feel as
> > if=20 I might be the only person on the planet who hasn't bought
> > anything=20
> > there,smile.)
> >
> > Anyway, wondered if those of you who have done business this way
> > would
>
> > care to share any thoughts about payment methods, how one is more
> > or=20 less certain of getting the goods you pay for, etc.
> >
> > Ray
> >
> > Personal emails: Email me at
> > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
> >
> >
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