Do you buy things on E-Bay???

E-bay??? - e-bay
@Coolgeth (1215)
India
June 24, 2007 2:47pm CST
I am going to purchase some electronic goods from E-Bay??? Can i buy it..how about the quality and delivery??? Do you buy things through E-bay??? Doe you have any bad expereience with it???
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23 responses
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
24 Jun 07
The only thing I bought on ebay was an album covered in samoan tapa cloth from a friend that was selling it from Australia. The transaction went smoothly because we new each other from school I think. Parcel arrived within a week of sending her the $$ - was a great experience for me!
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@orfeo1 (102)
• Chile
24 Jun 07
in my country, Chile, can't buy on E-Bay, but there is a website sponsored by E-Bay, that i can buy on it... i bought an omron on it...
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@tmlnmr (1850)
• Canada
24 Jun 07
Hey Coolgeth I have made several purchases on Ebay and have put things on to sell stuff. I have had only one bad experience and that was a purchase I had made from a seller from China. I paid for the item and never received it. You have to look at their reputation and how many sales they have made. Read some of the feedback it will give you a good idea of what to expect from the seller. Quality and delivery will very from one seller to another. Be smart, see what the return policy is and make sure you have good communication. To check this before you bid ask the seller a question and see how quickly he/she responds. I think you will find that most people are good.
@Coolgeth (1215)
• India
25 Jun 07
Hello tmlnmr!!Thanks for you information...I hope it will help a lot..
@katkat3 (425)
2 Jul 07
Hi... I have bought afew items on ebay and I've never had any problems with it! Good luck with your purchasing!! :0)
24 Jun 07
i just won my 1st bid on friday, and made the payment i won my 2nd bid on sat, and made the payment, i recieved an email from my 1st seller saying she sent the item to me on saturday evening, so hopefully it will arrive this week, maybe even tomorrow, as we are both in the UK. i hope i dont have any bad experiences with ebay, as there is loads of things i like!!, and would like to start selling maybe one day
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2 Jul 07
i have recently bought some makeup and some vintage compact mirrirs from ebay, all items where delivered and i was very happy with the items!! Good luck with your purchases!! Louise
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
25 Jun 07
I love shopping on ebay. Before you by something from someone on their check thier profile to see how many negitive feedbacks that they have.That is the first thing I do before I buy on there to make sure someone is going to send me what I am buying from them.
@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
1 Jul 07
I am not familiar with how E-bay operates. Thanks
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
25 Jun 07
I am very interested to go through E-Bay and watch its cutations, seller feed back which handled by buyers. Until now i do not buy any things from E-Bay. but my serching through that site, give me a good idea about sellers and their lists, so when i decide to buy any things i know exactely where and when i go throgh.
• Hong Kong
2 Jul 07
I, myself, don't really have any experience in e-bay though I have been hearing so much about it. I guess I am just not a fan in online shopping. But I do have a friend who mentioned that he buys stuff from e-bay from time to time, and he buys electronic stuff too. He said it's pretty safe and people usually handle in a nice way as e-bay has a good rating system. You can always check the seller's rating system before making purchase, that's safer. If he doesn't have a lot of comments or good comments, I think it would be a bit scary to buy from him.
@a_ce_e (1422)
• Philippines
1 Jul 07
I haven't tried ebay for purchases, but i am about to try it few months ago to buy cheaper laptop. I keep comparing prices of brand new and used laptops, and it seems that there are more cheaper stuff outside compared to ebay. I compared my laptop price i bought in a store vs. the ebay price, it seems like ebay price is too high. Aside from that, it is hard to trust sellers online easily as i have to send the money first before i can get the stuff, plus the transaction time is not that fast unlike when i purchase directly to the store. IN addition, there are rumors i heard that there are meany ebay users who are fraud and cheat buyers, this made me think of not using ebay.
@youless (112163)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jun 07
I haven't bought anything from Ebay. But I like buying from Taobao. It's similar with Ebay but I like Taobao much more. Taobao is friendly and I can also contct with the seller and ask many questions about the product I'm going to buy. I like it and I have no complaints for the products I bought.
• United States
25 Jun 07
I use to live on ebay buying this and that! I now mainly sell as I don't have the money to buy otherwise I would still be buying. For the most part you can trust most of the sellers. Check there feedback rating before you buy. See if they have negatives and why they got them. I have only been scammed 2 times on there for a few dollars and I have been a member for over 10 yrs now.
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I have purchased books from ebay..I personally would not buy electronics because you just don't know what you are going to get...but it all depends....I haven't had any bad experiences with it.
@asmurthy (2461)
• India
25 Jun 07
I don't buy things on online. I have not tried. I feel three would be problems with online purchases. If the product is not to my satisfaction how can I exchange the product. Who would bear the expenses of transportation of the product. I prefer buying locally by paying cash and avail cash discount facility.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I have brought several stuff on Ebay, and had only 1 negative experience. The sellers account was closed after numerous complaint. I have brought cell phones, cartridges, printers,embroidery machine. I usually look for seller who has good rating has being with Ebay for a while.
• United States
25 Jun 07
i'll buy little things-like computer fans,things like that-but not big ticket items.i want it right there,so if they're a problem,i can exchange it. it's too risky in my opinion for those.
@teleios (737)
• Philippines
25 Jun 07
ebay has been around for so long now so it must be good.i think you can trust it ;) i have not done it personally but people i know buy from ebay all the time.
@alpine_007 (1469)
• Pakistan
25 Jun 07
no, i don't usually buy anything through the internet or stores like ebay. my cousin has bought some things from ebay but i haven't.
@happymom1 (1179)
• United States
25 Jun 07
We shop in ebay 2 times already and it was a good deal. We bought a car and a pick-up truck for a cheaper price. We did not regret it because it wirks perfectly good. And my husband plan again to buy travel trailer in there.