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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I've bought some pretty big ticket stuff off ebay.
Some electronics, a diamond and my Camaro all came off Ebay and with no real issues. Had the diamond independently appraised and it came in over what the Seller appraised it at by a couple hundred bucks - seller was even up front about the placement of an inclusion and whether a prong could hid it (it could and did). The Camaro purchase was seamless; I communicated with the guy and offered him a few hundred bucks to trailer it up to Columbia from Tulsa. Had it in the driveway within a few days.
Then again, all of that stuff was a decade or so ago. By most accounts its fallen to hell since then. I've grabbed some LED aquarium lights on there (the chinese sellers) and while customer service takes awhile, it's not really their fault. Time zones are a bitch - usually limits you to a couple interactions/day while trying to figure stuff out.
I've never done anything as a seller though - and I can't imagine I ever would. Too many assholes that have become entirely too savvy about screwing people.
If I can't sell it locally, I'll just find a way to write it off or if its something with a niche market, I'll utilize a more specific auction service.
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For the last year or so I have been checking Ebay on items the Mrs. was going to order on Amazon. I have found several items that are much less expensive for the same item with free shipping as well. Just this morning, a water distiller was $120 on Amazon and $80 for the exact same unit on Ebay. We found a similar situation on printer cartridges, shampoo and other items.
As far as selling, when I first started Ebay, Jan 2000, it was all in favor of the seller. I sold a few things, no issues.
Then, about 5 years ago, I sold an item that they totally scammed me out of. Ebay has done a total 180 in favor of the buyer, I guess to compete with Amazon and there is no way I would try and sell anything on it again.