Re: [ST] What's with Ebay?

["Jeremy Witt" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Personally, I've been buying and selling on eBay since 2002 with very
little dissatisfaction.  Also, my previous company went through a phase
where we sold in excess of $200,000 in used computer parts in a year's
time with reasonable success.  We had a few problem customers, but maybe
1% total.  

I'll be an eBayer for a while, still maintaining my 100% feedback!  :0)

Jeremy Witt
Newbury Partners
(o) 603-893-3022
(c) 603-475-4228


-----Original Message-----
From: st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matthew Heyer
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:11 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ST] What's with Ebay?

I buy things off ebay a lot, and have always had a good experience.  I
look carefully at what I bid on, and always pay right away (generally,
right when the auction closes as I'm watching to see if I win).  But I
may have run into my first problem seller.  I'm nearing the point of
submitting a claim, as after payment two thursdays ago, I have not
received the item (description stated 2-3 day USPS priority shipment,
coming from Ohio and I am in Maryland), and the seller has been
completely unrespinsive to multiple emails and voicemails simply asking
when he got the item in the mail and what the tracking info is.  GRRRR.
I guess it was bound to happen as there are definitely scammers and
deadbeats, but it still sucks.
 
Matt Heyer
 
PS - this weekend I lost my key to my track bike, and had to figure out
on the spot how to bypass the ignition.  Lots of cursing and a mangled
wiring later, I can now get anyone a 2000-2003 GSX-R 600/750/1000 -
color dependent on availability - lol.

----- Original Message ----
From: John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 12:55:43 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] What's with Ebay?


Now you have aroused my curiosity. How many of the
rest of the people on this list feel the same way
about Ebay? I am not trying to start an arguement or a
thread, but as and eBay stockholder and someone who
makes a substantial portion of his income via eBay
sales, I am very curious in the consensus of opinions
here. Maybe its time to dump the stock and/or
diversify my selling forums....

Thanks all,

John

--- Rich Pardo <richpardo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think people are tired of being ripped off by
> buyers or sellers who don't 
> uphold their part of the bargain!
> 
> I've had many good dealings with ebay sellers, but
> the buyers who walk away 
> from their commitment and ebay's total lack of
> enforcement of any penalties 
> to those deadbeats make ebay a less attractive
> alternative to things like 
> Craigslist or other local want ads.
>
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