Is it safe to buy on EBAY?

@EARLZHAN (934)
Philippines
October 28, 2009 2:31am CST
Hi there guys.. Is it safe to buy on ebay? Can you give me some tips on how to buy safely on this site? Are there scammers on ebay? How can I determine if the one who's selling something is a scammer? help me please.
5 responses
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
28 Oct 09
i have just bought a few items on ebay and luckily, they have all arrived. The only problem i encountered though is the delivery time. I had 3 items from two different sellers which arrived 5 weeks later. They were very accomodating and approachable though. I know it wasn't their fault. Just remember to buy from those sellers with high positive ratings. Also, if the item you want to deliver is very special and expensive, just pay extra amount for the insurance. I am sure there are scammers out there, but by carefully choosing whom to buy from, i am sure you will not meet them. Good Luck!!!
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
28 Oct 09
i also forgot to mention, there are a lot of items that are priced too-good -to-be-true so beware of them because the sellers might charge you high on shipping and handling..also, dont complete transactions out of ebay especially if the seller suggest you to. ebay and paypal have some level of protection so take advantage of them.. :D
@EARLZHAN (934)
• Philippines
28 Oct 09
I see.. thanks for your response friend. Now I have an idea on how to buy safely on ebay.
28 Oct 09
It's 99% safe, because it depends on who you are buying off the item that you are buying. If they are trusted members which you can see by how many stars they have, then you should bid on their items, if its a new person who is bidding their stuff, they could be safe but I always go with the people who have alot of stars and feedback so i know that if i spend alot of money on their item I will get it guranteed!
@EARLZHAN (934)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Oh.. thanks.. I think I really have to be very analytic before I buy products on ebay..
@WebMann (4731)
• Canada
28 Oct 09
I have been buying and selling on eBay since the came online years ago and haven't had one issue they didn't solve. I have requested numerous refunds on digital products some time ago but always got my money back. So I give two thumbs up to eBay.
@EARLZHAN (934)
• Philippines
29 Oct 09
Thanks for sharing your story about ebay friend. I hope I won't be scammed if I buy on ebay..
• India
28 Oct 09
yes i also use ebay for shopping and everytime i got my things and also it's warranty. one time bought a pendrive from ebay and after some time it gives problem and i return send this pendrive and they replace my pendrive so i can trust them.
@EARLZHAN (934)
• Philippines
28 Oct 09
Oh.. thanks for sahring your experience about buying on ebay. I want to buy a mobile phone on ebay but I'm afraid of scammers..
@SQD444 (677)
• India
6 Nov 09
hi there... i think it is a really good site and i has very good governence.. i think i have bought more than a hundred times from this sites.. every time i go the good deliverd and yeah at times the goods were faulty and i got it replaced too.. so i would say that ebay is really a great site .. cheers..