do you have an experience buying at ebay?

South Korea
March 10, 2008 8:44pm CST
i wanted to buy at ebay but somebody told me that it was a waste to buy at ebay for some items are not good enough..do you think think its true? plz share..
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
11 Mar 08
Hello dear marketing friend. I once checked ebay to see what I could buy from there, but I did not intend to get anything, just online window-shopping. I do not have any experience buying anything online, but some of my colleagues have done so. They usually get stuff from taobao. Some of the things at taobao are new, and others are secondhand stuff because they do both business about new products and old products. I think that it could be the same with ebay. Thanks.
• South Korea
11 Mar 08
thanks
@dizzblnd (3073)
• United States
11 Mar 08
You can find some good deals on ebay. You have to look at the persons feedback. make sure you buy from someone that is 99-100% positive. However, there ARE other sites that are MUCH better for buyers. Some of thes site don't charge the sellers anything, OR a lot less to sell their stuff. This way, the sellers are less likely to jack up the shipping to try and make something that resembles a profit. Ebay has made it very difficult for a seller to make a profit (perhaps this doesn't matter to you because you are looking for a good deal and that is perfectly acceptable and understandable) You can try loudfrog . com, ecrater, webidz. Do some research, don't think that ebay is the only place to find good deals.
• South Korea
11 Mar 08
that was informative thanks
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
11 Mar 08
ebay is well worth it. i've been buying on ebay for over three years now and haven't had one single problem with it what so ever and it is usually a lot cheaper than finding it somewhere else. you should definitely give it a try, it doesn't cost a dime to make a profile. God bless
• South Korea
11 Mar 08
i appreciate it thanks
• United States
12 Mar 08
I just started selling on ebay and I have also purchased My suggestion to you is, Do your homework! If you know what your looking for just do some comparison shopping and check out the sellers feedback from buyers. The other thing to do is check out the sellers rating and history. I've never had a problem with merchandise, or a sellers; however, I do a lot of comparision shopping and if they have a website that helps. Having a website or a store front on ebay shows that the sellers is serious. The items I sell are all handcrafted and are original designs with no duplicates. I love what I do and am very obsessive about quality.
@suprema (297)
• Philippines
11 Mar 08
I've bought from ebay for a number of times already, and I was satisfied with each purchase. Before you bid on something, check the seller's rating first. There you can see comments from previous buyers so you'll know if he/she transacts well.
• South Korea
11 Mar 08
that was a good idea thanks
• United States
11 Mar 08
I am a new user on Ebay also and it seems like it could be a little sketchy to buy things off of the site. Such as, psps and electronics all together that have been used. I have bought a couple of Nintedo games (the SNES) off of ebay that you can not just walk into a store and be like "I want this game" The games that I have recieved in the mail have been just fine and it was worth the price (which was actually pretty cheap) to see my boyfriend smile when he reieved an old favirote from chilhood. I would just watch out for the sellers ranks and there feedback. You won't want to buy something from someone that has 99% negative feedback, you know. Another thing is that Ebay also has companies goig through them (small buisnesses) that are selling brad new items and if you are worried about quality I would advise to look for those kind of items.
@charles63 (146)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I've bought many things on eBay and am glad it's available. I've bought a couple of things that I was somewhat disappointed with, but those were more than balanced out by bargain buys. You can check the seller's reputation rating, and if you stick to offerings that are fully described and take into consideration the shipping and handling charges you should be in for a pleasant buying experience.
@ellie333 (21016)
11 Mar 08
I have bought and sold on Ebay in the past and only once was I disappointed. You also have to look at the postage costs and decide whether it is viable or would it be cheaper to buy from a shop. I have only purchased from UK sellers but have shipped items internationally with no problems at all, except one ended up going by snail mail rather than airmail even though I had paid for airmail but did eventually arrive and person was very pleased with item. Safe to buy but just check feedback person selling has received is good etc. Ellie :D
• China
11 Mar 08
yes ,i think it tally with the request of development of the society
@KorganoS (19)
• Indonesia
11 Mar 08
I have never bought anything from eBay, but after hearing that lots of my friends successfuly buy good computer parts from eBay, I hurry opened my PayPal account, and looking forward to my first buy :)