I can see a current affair all over this thread!
I buy and sell heaps of stuff on ebay. I never leave negative feedback no matter what happens. I get burnt heaps. You just have to keep doing business , do it as best you can. I do think the dodgey sellers should be weeded out as a matter of urgency though. I always check a sellers history.Even the ones with good history and feedback can still burn.
Are these "histories"able to be fabricated ? It makes me wonder

i have been burned twice now from ebay,
the first time was when i paid for a $50 BOV the seller claimed i had not paid, i sent him reciepts and he eneded up giving me bad feedback instead of a reply... i had only bought 2 items from ebay so my feddback went to 77%

the second time was 3 months ago i purchased a $500 kit for my 180sx,
paid for it on monday,
tuesday i get a message from another ebay member that the seller was a scammer and had ripped him off $2000 and was still under investigation by ebay.... cut a long story short, he was a scammer and f#*ked me over.
Ebay didn't even contact me to tell me that his acct hade been closed

F*%k u ebay

It,s SAT now who is it??

Hay bert, without naming the company (until friday) whats the story

I still intend to name this major ebay store if applicable,because if i can save one person getting screwed by false advertising then i will be happy.
The other con with ebay is if you leave negative feedback you automatically have negative feedback left by the seller of the falsely advertised goods making you look like the bad guy.
As for trading post,at least you know where the person lives and you can either pay a visit or start legal proceedings,i could go on and on but won't,Friday will come soon enough

Ebay is a mechanism. I believe it's a great mechanism.

When did you ever ring up trading post newspaper because some guy sold you a dodgy product? Answer=never.

Buying stuff remotely has it's risks. If you don't want the risks, pay more and buy locally. More and more people are getting burned, and Chinese made crap is all that is available..


On a side note:

My dad almost got more for his 30 year old rusty trailer than what he paid for a brand new one.
It turns out the people only wanted to use the trailer for advertising, and they wanted it to be broken down, so long as it could be registered, so it could be legally left on the side of the road for people to see the advertising. Amazing but true.

I'm beginning to think ebay management have dropped the ball of late anyway.It's near on impossible to speak to them directly,and even if you could they take sides with thier big sellers.I am in conflict with a seller at present,who i intend naming on Friday if my conditions are not met by then.
You just keep going around in circles,yet they can sell dodgy goods and ebay let them get away with it.
Roll on Friday

Seca SX does contain a 4AGE....probably the only good reason to by one.

yes, im with white sedan here, and then sales where you have been out bid by $1, and the items up for sale again due to non paying buyer 2 weeks later at a price much higher than your non winning bid. eg lost an auction $50 to $51, item relised at starting price $75.

What about items dissapearing?

I bid on a pair of Longchamp wheels last night, got into work today and the item is missing and also the item is no longer in my bid history, I guess the item was ended due to someone offereing more than I bid but its bloody annoying.