Selling has its problems too, apart from the simply dim buyers ("You live
where? You can't cash a US domestic postal order just anywhere? ")
Had my first deadbeat buyer - bid and then disappeared, email address
defunct, -3 ebay rating. Can't simply relist because I'd configured the
camera to suit him (that grip, the other lens) and then sold the bits he
didn't want separately. Grrrrr. I suspect some people just mess you around
for fun - he was zero rated when he bid but he wouldn't be the first
beginner bidder I've had and there's been no problems before.
AndrewF
>Yes, but there sure seems to be a higher percentage of a**holes on eBay
>trying to make a fast buck these days. Trying to return something to one of
>these sellers is a real uphill battle. You can be a 'smart shopper' and
>still
>get burned. There's other avenues with much less risk, IMO. Also, too much
>gear is misrepresented by too many sellers it seems to me. Ebay is a
>cesspool. Do I still use it though? Yes. Why? Good question!
>
>George S.
>
>pcacala@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>Buying anything used is a risk, no matter where you shop. The trick is
>to learn to minimize the risk. You can't eliminate it, but shopping
>smart will allow you to return an item if it doesn't suit you.
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