At 06:29 PM 4/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> That might depend on whether you're selling or buying, Kai :-).
A *very* valid comment.
>> More seriously, has anyone here actually conducted a transaction
>> through Ebay? Did the highest bidder actually make payment in
>> a timely manner, if you were selling?
I have both bought and sold (mostly bought, though) through eBay. Mostly
Classic Computers, Donald Duck stuff, and Miniature Land Rovers. Had one
problem once, when the guy ignored me for a while, then eventually claimed
to have previously sold the stuff I bid on. Never had a problem with a
payment.
Generally, stuff is well packaged, though one time, I bought a TI99/4A in
the original box, and it arrived -- in the original box, covered with duct
tape. I was heartbroken. I explained to the guy that I had been
interested in the box as much as the computer, and he offered to refund my
money. (I didn't take him up on the offer, just wanted to prevent it from
happening to someone else.)
For comparison, I once ordered a Donald Duck nutcracker (new) from the
Disney catalog. The 6"x6"x12" nutcracker box came in a 2'x1'x3' box, with
a few sheets of tissue paper, neatly folded on the bottom of the box. I
was *not* happy.
The feedback system on ebay seems to work pretty well, I think. I feel
pretty comfortable buying and selling there.
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Received on Fri Apr 10 1998 - 01:08:49 BST