Did the founders consider that people might "cheat" in the sell or buy process? (such as be dishonest about the quailty of the things they sell...etc)
How did they pervent it? Or how was it avoided? Or did this problem didn't even occur?(were users mostly honest?)
Because online, each kind of human interaction is based on some amount of "unseeable" trust...you can't tell if the person you're chatting to is lying about his age or something...how did e-Bay overcome this "trust"& integrity thing between buyers&sellers???
2007-01-01 02:42:04 · 5 answers · asked by hck 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
When Philip started ebay, he was just concerned about his pez dispenser collection. It got to where it is through luck and word of mouth. For every cheat, there are hundreds of good sellers. For every bad buyer, there are hundreds of good ones. Trust is built through feedback. Before you buy, thoroughly investigate the sellers feedback. Not only the feedback they got, but also the feedback they've left. That is your best hope to make for a good ebay experience. I will not buy from a seller with less than 98% feedback.
2007-01-01 02:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a legal item placed in the terms of agreement. If you try to falsify the item, you can be sued. (A couple of weeks ago there was actually an eBay case on one of those court tv programs during the day and the seller had to pay the buyer the money back. The seller got the items back.)
Shopping on eBay reminds me of that CarFax commercial where the cars had really bad things happen to them and the seller retypes the description to something more favorable. You just have to be careful and think of the worse case scenario that the description could mean.
2007-01-01 10:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure... But from personal experiance, if you get a non-payer who has won a bid on your item, e-bay is really not very helpful in getting it settled.. let alone in a timely manner... I was urged to "negotiate" with the buyer, who would not answer repeated e-mails... I think most of the problems come from new buyers, who jump in without realizing everything involved... Also, a fair price for your item is rarely to be had... We now buy, but no longer sell on e-bay for this reason... Great forum for sales, but has been fee'd to death, in my opinion...
2007-01-01 10:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by mobileminiatures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they have a rating system and most were honest. I had 80-90% customer satisfaction when I was buying collectibles there a couple years back.
2007-01-01 10:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by I.M. Puffin' Stuff~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most things are sold out as the second hand wares..and relative cheaper than in the shops....my humble opinion
see all DVD videos, instruments or CDs what the most people are interrested. I bought my very good accoustic guitar only for 60 euro,-
2007-01-01 10:49:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋