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I Don't know about you guys, but i am sick to death of E-bay.. I love the customers and the range seller have.... but they charge you to sell whether it sells or not, one small hiccup and they can suspend your account indefinatly. And there other half PAYPAL are even biger crooks...

F*ck All customer protection, nothing ever seems to turn up in the condition you buy it in, or when it is meant to, etc etc..

what do you guys think from your experiences... Is it time for E-Bay to fall??????

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honestly ive only ever had good things come from ebay.in sayin that i have only ever bought stuff.

paypal on the other hand are hard f**ks i hate the shit i will never buy things if paypal is the only paying option.

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I've had some pretty good experiences with only 2 which were a little dodgy and didn't turn up initially.

'Luckly' I paid through paypal which removes $$ from the sellers account until the dispute is resolved.

So.... I received my bits and they received their money. ;)

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I have to say, it might just be a selected few who have had bad experiences with ebay (and I don't doubt this as I heard a few bad stories from others too) - but personally speaking - ebay is great for those 'hard to get' things - and if you do your prep work right, you may just get a bargain whilst at it.

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I've used eBay for years, made well over 150 transactions and no real problems to report. Some sellers are less than helpful, but you deal with it. All the items I've sold have gone without a hiccup.

As for PayPal, I use it even more than eBay. Love it. It works, it's quick and it's simple as poo. Fee's are reasonable too.

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ihave used ebay for a while now mainly selling stuff i have over 90 sales with a 100% rating secrets it describe the goods as they actually are .

post as soon as there money arrives in your account communicate with the buyer let them know there money has be recivieved. and there itiem will be posted asap thats all it takes. ive used direct debit /paypal and money orders and have never had a non payer. never been ripped off when buying stuff either .

ebay works for me and we genrally sell a couple of hundred bucks worth a gear every 2 to 3 weeks

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I've only bought off ebay and had some mixed experiences. 90% of the transactions were straight forward with no hassles. The other 10% was a nightmare! Sellers not communicating and items arriving months later. That was a headache!

I've never sold before so I'll have to get into that cause I've got quite a bit of stuff laying around. Having to pay for stuff that doesn't sell is BS though. Depends what the rates are though? I guess after all, you are advertising on their site and a fee should be associated with this. On the other hand, I think you can opt for a fixed classified price and the item will stay up on ebay until it is sold.

Also check out www.oztion.com.au as I heard their fees are a lot better.

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i dont mind ebay

aslong as you dont go too huge with what you buy

paypal f**ked me over about some account limitation, because i didnt agree to a user agreement?

and i had already purchased some stuff on ebay

so i was late paying

but i e-mailed paypal and the next day the solved it so happy with thier service.

my brother has list a couple of grand on ebay

thats what hapoends when you buy star wars stuff for lots of money!

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I was biding on an R34 GTR that the buyer had in Budapest, for some reason he couldnt rego it there so it was a bargain IMO

Paid money as he said that covers the shipping fee's and then I never saw the cash or car, why!?!?!?

and yes, im taking the piss :)

Ive prob only bought a handful of items on ebay and have all been good, i.e. quality and postal/delivery

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never sold stuff but i cant see it being hard if u contact the buyer etc etc.

buying stuff is easy i love it..paypal is good i just set it up so if there isnt money in the paypal account it just gets it from ur bank account...it pays the ebay and just works it out with ur bank..easy.

im just waiting for the day "$0.00c in my account"....wait thats all the time haha

cheers

T

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From a sellers point of view, I hate the fact you offer people insurance for $2 more, then they have a major sook when an item is lost in the post and want you to send another one at your cost. That's what insurance is for to cover problems like that....don't be such a cheap-ass and pay for insurance. I bloody do when I buy.

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