[Coco] eBay's New Policy

[Spencer]

Hopefully this new policy will aid in keeping transactions honest.  From one comment on this thread I never thought about a buyer scamming; I guess they could easily swap an item and then claim it was bad;  serial numbers should aid with this I would think, but if not then eBay should also help the seller. 


On Sunday, August 17, 2014 4:45 PM, Rogelio Perea <os9dude at gmail.com> wrote:
  


I have been on Ebay almost since they begun, got annoyed by a seller who
would not ship a Model 200 - had to use Ebay's customer service contact to
resolve the matter which it did fortunately. There are far more vendors and
buyers these days on the system and with it comes the possibility of
scammers on both sides of the table.

I buy a LOT of vintage computing stuff, books, software and hardware for
the CoCo, C64, Atari, Apple... have had no problem whatsoever, comes down
to running the numbers and being careful with the auctions --> always check
the feedback on sellers specially, read the reviews, ASK questions while
the auction is on. There are no guarantees even if you do that, but doing
the homework before plunking down the cash will reduce the chances of
getting burned.


-- RP




On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Tom Seagrove <tjseagrove at writeme.com>
wrote:

> With every silver lining comes the possibility of a rotten core.
>
> Mark items with ultraviolet ink and take a picture.  Not perfect, but it
> helps....
>
> On Aug 17, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Unless you're a seller who got scammed by a buyer, and you get stuck with
> a damaged item that you can't sell and you had to pay for shipping both
> ways.
>
> eBay will allow a return for the smallest of reasons.
>
> This change means I won't be listing much on eBay anymore, as I can't
> afford to anymore.
>
> The result of this policy is that you will see less old and interesting
> items available. eBay will become mostly for new items from China.
>
> -[ Al ]-
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Spencer via Coco
>
> It's about time!!!  I know I've been stung real hard when having to return
> items not as described!!!  Bought an Colecovision Adam and it was NOT
> working per the auction and it cost me $100+ to send it back.
>
> In case you haven't seen/heard yet:
>
> "
> Money Back Guarantee. We updated this section to reflect changes in the
> Money Back Guarantee, specifically that sellers are responsible for return
> shipping costs if an item is not as described and that, if an
> eBay-generated return shipping label is used for return shipping on items
> not as described, we place the return shipping label cost on the seller's
> invoice.
> "
>
> HooRay!
>
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