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I am a neophyte at trading. I was trying to create an account when I refrained myself, as it was asking for my mobile number, street address etc(though it helps shipment of the product). I would like to seek CPians views on how safe is it trade in ebay. Thanks
I've bought and should loads of stuff on ebay, I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
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I've bought and should loads of stuff on ebay, I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
Frank Kerrigan wrote:
I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Doesn't eBay have some sort of purchaser protection? Or am I being too naive :~
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Frank Kerrigan wrote:
I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Doesn't eBay have some sort of purchaser protection? Or am I being too naive :~
Nobody can protect you from spending $400 on an XBOX 360 Box. :) Just be careful and read the fine print.
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Nobody can protect you from spending $400 on an XBOX 360 Box. :) Just be careful and read the fine print.
Oh, if you decide to pay more than something's worth, then yes... but I dont think that is what Frank was implying...
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I am a neophyte at trading. I was trying to create an account when I refrained myself, as it was asking for my mobile number, street address etc(though it helps shipment of the product). I would like to seek CPians views on how safe is it trade in ebay. Thanks
Ebay is very safe, ( I am a 100% 265 trades). Follow certain rules though! NEVER pay by western union. NEVER pay Cash, unless you are there to pick up the goods. Always insist on a proof of address when posting goods. PayPal is a safety feature, as it verifies users ID/Address, but still be careful, especially for large amounts. Maintain good communication with the other person.(Seriously!, good communicators are generally less likely to rip you off.) I have never been ripped off, only twice was a transaction a problem, once the buyer returned the goods, I gave a full refund, and once I didn't get part of something I had bought, I contacted, seller apologised and sent the missing part. Generally, look at the No of Trades and rating. So long as over 100 trades then the following % holds true. 100% - Trust totally. 98.00 to 99.99% - Trust totally, be aware that there has been a problem. 97.00 to 98.99% - Check with other trader 95.00 to 96.99% - Be VERY careful Under 95% - Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware!)
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Ebay is very safe, ( I am a 100% 265 trades). Follow certain rules though! NEVER pay by western union. NEVER pay Cash, unless you are there to pick up the goods. Always insist on a proof of address when posting goods. PayPal is a safety feature, as it verifies users ID/Address, but still be careful, especially for large amounts. Maintain good communication with the other person.(Seriously!, good communicators are generally less likely to rip you off.) I have never been ripped off, only twice was a transaction a problem, once the buyer returned the goods, I gave a full refund, and once I didn't get part of something I had bought, I contacted, seller apologised and sent the missing part. Generally, look at the No of Trades and rating. So long as over 100 trades then the following % holds true. 100% - Trust totally. 98.00 to 99.99% - Trust totally, be aware that there has been a problem. 97.00 to 98.99% - Check with other trader 95.00 to 96.99% - Be VERY careful Under 95% - Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware!)
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I am a neophyte at trading. I was trying to create an account when I refrained myself, as it was asking for my mobile number, street address etc(though it helps shipment of the product). I would like to seek CPians views on how safe is it trade in ebay. Thanks
I have used ebay for years. Anyone who asks for my personal info, the question I ask myself is, how much can they lose if they are found to mistreat my info ? In the case of ebay, it's a lot. I was looking at guitars yesterday and found a bunch of ads someone posted where the attached photos were hardcore pron. I spent 30 minutes trying to find a way to report this to ebay. Ebay basically creates a hands off system, they don't really do anything to stop copyright enfringements, or other things ( like the images I found ), they just sit back and say 'kaching'. But, your info is safe with them, never had a problem.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
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Ebay is very safe, ( I am a 100% 265 trades). Follow certain rules though! NEVER pay by western union. NEVER pay Cash, unless you are there to pick up the goods. Always insist on a proof of address when posting goods. PayPal is a safety feature, as it verifies users ID/Address, but still be careful, especially for large amounts. Maintain good communication with the other person.(Seriously!, good communicators are generally less likely to rip you off.) I have never been ripped off, only twice was a transaction a problem, once the buyer returned the goods, I gave a full refund, and once I didn't get part of something I had bought, I contacted, seller apologised and sent the missing part. Generally, look at the No of Trades and rating. So long as over 100 trades then the following % holds true. 100% - Trust totally. 98.00 to 99.99% - Trust totally, be aware that there has been a problem. 97.00 to 98.99% - Check with other trader 95.00 to 96.99% - Be VERY careful Under 95% - Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware!)
Hey, my rating was below 90% for some time, because out of the many transactions I've made, a lot are repeats, and I got 3 'revenge' feedbacks early on from sellers who ripped me off and didn't like getting a negative.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
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Frank Kerrigan wrote:
I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Doesn't eBay have some sort of purchaser protection? Or am I being too naive :~
If it all goes wrong you won't get a dime of ebay.
Grady Booch: I told Google to their face...what you need is some serious adult supervision. (2007 Turing lecture) http://www.frankkerrigan.com/[^]
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I am a neophyte at trading. I was trying to create an account when I refrained myself, as it was asking for my mobile number, street address etc(though it helps shipment of the product). I would like to seek CPians views on how safe is it trade in ebay. Thanks
I've bought and sold over 500[^] items and have encountered a non-shipping seller only once. Sadly, SafeHarbor wasn't able to do anything for me and I lost the $20 I paid. Other than that, I've had no problems. /ravi
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I've bought and sold over 500[^] items and have encountered a non-shipping seller only once. Sadly, SafeHarbor wasn't able to do anything for me and I lost the $20 I paid. Other than that, I've had no problems. /ravi
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Safe harbour is a joke. BTW, I am across the hall, if you want to come and say hi, perhaps for lunch ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
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Hey, my rating was below 90% for some time, because out of the many transactions I've made, a lot are repeats, and I got 3 'revenge' feedbacks early on from sellers who ripped me off and didn't like getting a negative.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
I did point out my "general" rule was based on over one 100 transactions. Sorry if you infered any personal antagonism. Again, I did also point out that you should contact the other trader. If we were trading and you explained that the bad ones were very early on etc, I would adjust perception! :-D
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Frank Kerrigan wrote:
I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK.
Doesn't eBay have some sort of purchaser protection? Or am I being too naive :~
ChandraRam wrote:
Frank Kerrigan wrote: I've been ripped off once and the are quite a lot of scammers on it. Just be sensible and treat people fairly and you should be OK. Doesn't eBay have some sort of purchaser protection? Or am I being too naive
It's worth noting that it is not available for purchases less then $100/US. I was scammed on eBay once on a $15 purchase. Unfortunately it was not worth my time to pursue this. I suspect that is what the scammer was betting on. Still it is ironic that I no longer feel safe purchasing cheap things on eBay. A cell phone sure, some game for my daughters no.
Tanks for your support
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Safe harbour is a joke. BTW, I am across the hall, if you want to come and say hi, perhaps for lunch ?
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )
Christian Graus wrote:
I am across the hall,
Omigosh! I only just saw your post. I hate not receiving replies any more. Sadly, nobody seems to care about the broken-ness of this feature. :( I'll stop by tomorrow - um... I mean today, after the sun comes up. :) /ravi
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