IS E-BAY A GOOD PLACE TO BUY

[brihamilton1]

HEARD LOADS GOOD AND BAD REPORTS ON FEEDBACKS
ANY ONE HAD GOOD BAD EXPERIANCES

[painterman32]

why are you shouting?

[brihamilton1]

ooooops caps lock on sorry

[steg]

i buy most of my music and the steggess buys most of her books off of e-bay. Never had any problems. I always check feedback of who i buy from

[brihamilton1]

is it just luck----- ive seen 500 positives for a item and the odd 2 or 3 negatives for the same item

[brihamilton1]

thanxs i think ill give it a try with a cheap item to try it before i buy larger more expensive things

[cazzz1975]

I didnt think they were allowed to receive negative feedback anymore?

[cazzz1975]

wow how biased :)

be careful about buying designer items, quite often they are fakes, I wouldnt buy anything expensive off ebay personally

[Barmaid]

Most expensive thing I bought was £100. I've only bought a few things but have been very pleased so far.

[brihamilton1]

what was the high street price for your £100 item barmaid

[Barmaid]

I couldn't have got it on the High Street, but a "buy it now" similar thing on ebay was about £130.

[brihamilton1]

well worth a try then----obviously you were the winning bidder

[woofgang]

I shop on eBay quite often. I only buy from high rated sellers, although fir a few quid I don't mind having a punt on someone who has a few bad feedbacks. My DH buys bits for his bikes off there and touching wood has never had a problem. We both always pay by PayPal for double insurance.

[grasscarp]

I had a 100% good feedback until I sold a football rattle. (for 99p). The buyer gave me a negative and said when they used it, it broke. I appealed to ebay about the negative but they said it was with the rules and all I could do is make a comment - which I did. So unfair I feel. I would have given the money back even though it was good when I posted it. On the whole ebay is good for buyers, but can be a bit hard at times for the seller.

[mrsmaveric]

ive never had any problems..ive never sold anything..just bought books,x box games etc etc..the most expensive thing i bought was a ride on car for my nephew it was £250.00 i was a bit nervous about buying it to be honest but it arrived from the shop within the specified delivery period and was exactly as it was advertised..so i cant complain about e-bay at all...

[The-HouseHusband]

Just do your home work first and check places like gumtree and local classified ads to ensure you are not paying over the odds.

As others have mentioned steer clear of designer labels and top end electricals that seem too good to be true.

Majority of people use it as a warm car boot sale, so there is a lot of junk as well.

[delphfolk]

bought and never had any probs

[hc4361]

I have bought loads of stuff, all prices, used from private sellers who just sell their unwanted goods, and brand new from business sellers who recognise eBay as having a huge market.
I had one problem only which was resolved relatively quickly with PayPal refunding my money in full.

I have sold a car for £4000 and that went very well.

If you go to a market, car boot or buy from classifieds you have absolutely no comeback if things go wrong. Ebay is safer, in my opinion.

Check the prices first - dvds, cds etc are often cheaper from Play.com, Sendit or the online supermarkets.
Check the cost of postage too.

Don't forget that even established High Street stores have their share of dissatisfied customers - and fraudulent customers, too. People are very very quick to complain and very slow to compliment.

Bear in mind you will not buying from eBay. eBay does not sell anything except advertising space for sellers. So don't let one bad experience with one bad seller put you off. There are millions of sellers and even Argos, Littlewoods and other big shops sell via eBay. Like this
http://shop.ebay.co.u...l?_trksid=p4340.l2562

[Caran]

I have bought and sold many times on e-bay, from a laptop to a motor home, OH is always buying electrical gadgets. He bought some kind of box for the van tv to use with the sat dish, tried it out but wouldn't work, returned it and had a full refund. Just watch ratings on sellers and use paypal.