[Coco] More and more...

[Steve Ostrom]

I think that is great advice, and I've heard this same warning repeated by a 
few others.  I'm almost exclusively a buyer, but I plan to start selling 
stuff later this summer.  I might feel differently about selling after I 
have that experience.

--- Steve ---


-----Original Message----- 
From: Louis Ciotti
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 2:26 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] More and more...

EBay and Paypal are necessary evils to me.  As a buyer, I have no problem.
As a seller, the fees have gotten high enough that I only use Ebay if I
have to, which is very little because if you search you can always find a
forum or mailing list to sell stuff on for no charge.

On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Steve Ostrom <smostrom7 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bill, I'm sorry you ran into a bad apple.  I have run into only two crooks
> in all the eBay buying I have done (over 1200 transactions).  Most sellers
> are very ligit, and will bend over backwards to help solve an issue.  Many
> even return postage if they estimated too high.  Saying this, you do need
> to be careful.  It helps if the seller has posted pictures of the unit "in
> operation" and will guarantee no DOA.  Only buy from sellers with high
> transaction counts and very low instances of a "bad" rating.  I know a lot
> of people on this Coco list hate eBay and hate PayPal, but I have used 
> both
> very successfully for many years, and will continue to do so.
>
> --- Steve ---
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bill Gordon
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:37 PM
> To: Coco Enthusiasts
> Subject: [Coco] More and more...
>
>
> I'm finding out that eBay is full of crooks and swindlers. I've bought 2
> Cocos so far, and BOTH of them are junk. And sold "AS IS-no refunds".
>
>
>
> Well, at least now I have a 26-3127 and a 26-3127B for parts. The 26-3127
> chips are socketed, but I don't know about the 26-3127B. The seller has 
> not
> agreed to a refund, so I can't open it.  The 26-3127 is COMPLETELY 
> dead-the
> power supply has been disconnected, the attachment where the keyboard goes
> into the motherboard is gone, the shield around the RF modulator is
> shredded, and it looks like it's been shorted out. So like I said, I got
> parts anyway (if ANY of them are still good).
>
>
>
> But it still doesn't look like I'll be able to join in the discussion 
> about
> Cocos after all. I've already spend all I can (and not get killed by my
> wife-I hope, anyway.)
>
>
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