E-Bay Poll and what u buy

do you like ebay?

  • Yes

    Votes: 15 65.2%

  • No

    Votes: 1 4.3%

  • ebay sucks

    Votes: 1 4.3%

  • ebay rules

    Votes: 6 26.1%
  • Total voters
    23
illustrator said:
more important, read the fine print.
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:werd: There are sometimes tricky things related to the items you are bidding on. Once, I saw an item being auctioned. It was for a 100-inch projection screen. At the bottom, it explained that it was actually instructions on building that 100-inch projection screen that could have easily been obtained from your local Radio Shack. No wonder why the item being auctioned was only worth $20.
 
sorry i still can't trust e bay !!! even i never brought anything from e bay due to that young guy has done recently as scam on everybody .. which isn't that nesscary so i have to turn them really flat down !
 
knightwolf68 said:
sorry i still can't trust e bay !!! even i never brought anything from e bay due to that young guy has done recently as scam on everybody .. which isn't that nesscary so i have to turn them really flat down !
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:applause: KW68 -- im on the same side as u!!!!
 
I LOVE EBAY, I even have an Ebay toolbar and a notice on my cell phone so i will know when the auction is close to over or if I win it :)

I love it for hard to find/sold out stuff..
I also have sold a couple of stuff of my own :)
 
I happened to get this e mail recently and its an intresting read and maybe helpful for those who need info and etc and tricks and tips ....
eBay Hacks
by David A. Karp

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596005644/lockergnome/

Whether you like it or not, eBay is an awesome Web site, bazaar, marketplace, and flea market. One time, my mom casually mentioned how she wished she had more cocktail forks to increase her set from the '60s or so. When she left the room, I looked closely at the box to grab as much information as I could. Arriving home, I logged onto eBay to find the product and bought two sets for a great price to give to her for a gift! Find old things and custom-made items you wouldn't find unless you lived in the same town as their creator.

This is the third book I've read from the valuable O'Reilly Hacks series. A "hack" in this context means a trick or add-on used to get the most out of a program or system. The tech-speak is kept minimal, which makes the hacks easy to read and reference. The series has tips for beginners, moderate users, and experts, and each hack is visually represented by a thermometer's temperature (high for expert and low for easy).

Those who've bought and sold on eBay have likely struggled with leaving feedback for a not-so-great seller or buyer. The fear of retaliation is present and it isn't easy to handle the situation (especially if you're the recipient of what you feel to be unfairly-dealt negative feedback). Chapter 1 addresses the politics of feedback and how to be tactful. Karp covers underhanded and not-so-nice tactics such as shadowing.

Searching eBay isn't like searching Amazon. Remember, it's people like you and me selling items here. Writing might not necessarily be a seller's best strength or a product may be spelled in countless different (and possibly incorrect) ways. Do you use "Game Boy" or "Gameboy?" When hunting for such a product, it helps to search under multiple spellings.

Bidders get advice on sniffing out dishonest sellers, sniping, dealing with fraud, and saving on shipping in Chapter 3. The next chapter is for sellers who can get help with item worth, bundling, creating the auction, and answering questions.

Photos can make or break a listing. Unlike in a bricks and mortar store, we can't touch items for sale on eBay. However, we can see them and good photos are the best way to allow item inspection. An entire chapter is devoted to the topic.

Congratulations! You've won the auction or you've sold an item. Time to complete the transaction of paying, shipping, and dealing with deadbeats. For me, shipping is one of the more difficult parts of the process. Determining a fair rate before the sale is a taxing step. I have experienced standing in line for one hour at the post office. Hack #68 provides an alternate way of handling shipping without standing in line and entertaining yourself by looking at the latest stamps if they're close enough for you to see. When you're not happy with an item, it's possible to get a refund and Karp discusses tools and steps for dealing with such a situation.

Set up shop and check Chapter 7 for ideas on running a business. It's amazing how sellers who have multiple auctions going on manage to keep everything straight and transactions flowing smoothly. When I have posted five auctions at the same time, I've goofed on a few things. Referencing this chapter might've saved me from making the mistakes.

I don't see advice on whether or not to post an item. Is it a good idea to sell that $1.50 souvenir cup? The shipping costs more than the cup and then there's the cost of listing the item. When is it worth selling a cheap item?

The last chapter is about the eBay API for developing auction management tools. If you're not a developer, but know how to build Web sites with a few interactive features, you might be able to apply some of the hacks.
 
here is the best example why i refused buy anything from e bay .... here is the informations : http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/11/21/crackdown.cybercrime.reut/index.html



Feds nab 125 in global cybercrime sweep
Friday, November 21, 2003 Posted: 9:17 AM EST (1417 GMT)




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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft said this week that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking to fraud to selling stolen goods.

The seven-week cybercrime sweep involved police from Ghana to Southern California and uncovered 125,000 victims who had lost more than $100 million, he told a news conference.

"The information superhighway should be a conduit for communication, information and commerce, not an expressway for crime," Ashcroft said Thursday.

Those arrested stand charged with a variety of crimes that highlight the innumerable scams and criminal acts that now take place online.

Many are accused of selling stolen or nonexistent goods online, a leading cybercrime category. Suspects fenced stolen goods through online auction sites like eBay Inc., set up phony escrow services to handle payments, and touted fraudulent investment clubs through slick Web sites, according to a summary of cases provided by the Department of Justice.

Suspects also stole classified files from government computers, hacked into business computers to steal customers' credit-card numbers, disabled computers running child-abuse hotlines, and sold counterfeit software or computer-memory chips, the Justice Department said.

It said one California man continued to send online death threats to a Canadian who he thought was sending him "spam" e-mail even after authorities asked him to stop.

U.S. Secret Service agents worked with foreign law enforcers to track down suspects who operated across international borders, leading to the arrest of a Romanian man who they said bilked some $500,000 from online auction participants.

Authorities in Ghana and Nigeria also helped track down suspects and recover millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.

Chief Postal Inspector Lee Heath said many suspects were simply transferring time-honored scams to the Internet.

"We'd like to say it's just old wine in a new bottle," he said.

Federal agents said they had not yet found the perpetrators of the Blaster worm and SoBig e-mail virus that disabled millions of computers this summer, but had gained some valuable leads, thanks to a reward program set up by Microsoft Corp..

A similar cybercrime sweep in the first half of the year led to 135 arrests.



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SO THINK ABOUT IT AS IT IS MY BEST ADVICES AS NOT BUY IT ANYTHING FROM E BAY !
 
Like I said, you do your research before bidding on eBay. If the person is selling a laptop and he/she only had 0 or 1 feedback in his profile, then he/she is obviously not reliable. If that person has a huge number of positive feedback... at least 95% to 97%, then the seller is reliable. Just do your research. From the articles on eBay scams that I've read in the past, the most common scams are from those who are selling for the first time and people are just plain stupid or too damn lazy to do their research.
 
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