overkill
Distinguished Member
Been using ebay for years now, and until recently been happy overall, with few dodgy items and only been hit with one scam, which, thanks to the Police, ended well.
Now though, I'm getting more and more cheesed off with it. Out of six items I've bought in the last month only two have been as described. The rest range from not being anything like the description, to downright worthless, booty sale, crap!
This though, is really only the continuation of a trend that's been ongoing this year. A lot of people I've spoken to have stopped using ebay due to getting cheap crap foisted on them, and no way, without getting into lengthy, off putting, and not always successful procedures, of getting anything back. If you try and warn others off a seller by leaving the appropriate bad feedback you just get punished by retaliation which damages your score!
My latest example? Bought what was advertised as an 'excellent condition' SACD. What turns up? A CD in a scratched to buggery case, with a damp looking insert, and a CD that's had erm' a 'busy life'. Ie knackered. What chance getting my money back without damaging my feedback? None, thats what.
Time for someone to setup a new auction methinks, with effective safeguards.
Now though, I'm getting more and more cheesed off with it. Out of six items I've bought in the last month only two have been as described. The rest range from not being anything like the description, to downright worthless, booty sale, crap!
This though, is really only the continuation of a trend that's been ongoing this year. A lot of people I've spoken to have stopped using ebay due to getting cheap crap foisted on them, and no way, without getting into lengthy, off putting, and not always successful procedures, of getting anything back. If you try and warn others off a seller by leaving the appropriate bad feedback you just get punished by retaliation which damages your score!
My latest example? Bought what was advertised as an 'excellent condition' SACD. What turns up? A CD in a scratched to buggery case, with a damp looking insert, and a CD that's had erm' a 'busy life'. Ie knackered. What chance getting my money back without damaging my feedback? None, thats what.
Time for someone to setup a new auction methinks, with effective safeguards.