Please help me....^_^
Is ebay trustable?
Some tips on how to use it would indeed be thanked........^_^
2007-02-04 02:03:40 · 10 answers · asked by Romeo (The Original) 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yeah, the site itself is trustworthy. The people who use it, on the other hand...not so much. There are tons of honest people buying and selling, of course. But there's more than a few bad apples as well. But actually, it's fairly easy to protect yourself from scammers and con artists.
1) Use the feedback system. If you are selling, look at your bidders' feedback. If they have zero, or negative, or repeated bad comments: delete their bid! It's your right, and a great way to protect yourself. If you are buying, check out the seller's feedback. This is just common sense, but you'd be amazed how few people do it. Are the buyers happy with this seller? How fast does he/she normally ship? Are the products as described? You can usually find this all out in about 30 seconds by clicking on the seller's feedback listings.
2) Always use PayPal! Buying AND selling. They have a ton of services in place to help BOTH buyers and sellers with dispute resolution, chargebacks, and fraud. The one-two punch of the eBay/PayPal fraud resolution system is pretty powerful.
3) If you are buying, ASK QUESTIONS. If anything is unclear about the item's condition on the listing, make sure the seller clarifies BEFORE the auction ends.
Check out the community listings on ebay for more great info. All in all, eBay is a fantastic place to buy and sell! You've just gotta be careful, as with everything.
2007-02-05 10:07:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, you asked. The reality is, is that no online commerce site is 100% trustable. That said, the eBay site as an eCommerce site in itself is very trustable IMHO as I have trading successfully for 6 years now.
What may not be as secure as eBay are the millions of tradespeople & buyers/sellers who populate the site. You never know who you are dealing with. That is why eBay set up the Feedback program and why it is so important that you pay attention to someone's feedback when buying or selling. Reputation = trust on eBay.
You are responsible for insuring that you trade securely on eBay. Do your homework. Check feedback comments as well as numbers. Use PayPal or BidPay for transactions because you have Buyer/Seller protection plans in place. Don't ship out until the funds have cleared your bank when accepting checks and money orders. Self-insure everything over $10.00. Don't accept returns for unpackaged items unless YOU made an error in the description or sent the wrong item.
eBay is the venue in which we buyers/sellers meet to trade online via the Internet. eBay provides The Lady In Red to trade her Barbie collection from a little fishing villiage bordering the Northeast Atlantic Ocean with a soccer mom from
Rotorua, New Zealand.
2007-02-05 00:01:28 · answer #2 · answered by midnightlydy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ebay is not always trustable. Some users in it have stars (good rating), however they got it from selling/buying feedbacks.
The best way is to look at their feedback then go to the link for the item. Take a look whether what they're dealing is real transaction or not.
Also don't forget to report if anything wrong happen to Ebay.
2007-02-06 09:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by donidanika 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee I don't know, considering Ebay has become the largest online shopping site in the world to the point where you can literraly buy and sell ANYTHING, I would say that it is a "trustable" site. As far as tips on using it, there are thousands of resources for you, including the tips and tricks section on the ebay site itself, theres companies out there that actually were created with the sole purpose of selling and buying items listed on ebay, theres even brick and mortor companies that deal in taking in items, and listing them for you on ebay.
2007-02-04 02:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Helping Since 1969 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ebay can be very safe. but you MUST fund all your purchases through PAYPAL and a CREDIT CARD!
PAYPAL alone will not always cover your losses if the bad seller doesn't have any money in their account.
on the other hand your CREDIT CARD company usually doesn't have a problem doing a chargeback for you.
almost 90% of ALL DESIGNER items on ebay are fakes.
i would highly suggest before you do any buying or selling on ebay, that you read the Trust and Safety Board.
you can find it by clicking on the COMMUNITY link on the home page. then Discussion Boards. scroll down on the left hand side. you will see it.
read everything you can! you will learn what to watch out for and how to protect yourself from the many scams present.
pay safe, stay safe.
2007-02-06 18:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by deco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The site itself is trusted, but some of its members or auctions may not be trustable.
The best tips I could think of is to avoid auctions for big-ticket or popular items that open at an extremely low price or promise the product for free, and check the feedback ratings on every seller.
2007-02-04 02:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Ebay can be trusted. They use paypal now, which acts as a middleman so you won't get ripped off. Also, Ebay takes strong legal action against scammers. I would recommend Ebay, it is safe and a lot of fun too =).
2007-02-04 02:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by tdude51 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nop.
its not trustable..
u wont sell anything nowdays..
its flooded with fake stuff & clons too..
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u will find seller with power status is questionable..
i bought several stuff before, 2/10 stuff is fake..
& nothing can be done about it..
2007-02-04 03:08:38 · answer #8 · answered by azayi1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the area itself is surprisingly risk-free. you're handling private sellers who might desire to not be. All you're able to do is verify the history of the supplier, and consistent with probability use that pay-chum application that holds charge till you provide word of satiusfaction.
2016-09-28 10:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sell mostly electronics and computer related items.
It is a second income for me.
I get all of most of my deals from http://www.dealchatter.com , which already shows me the good deals to buy and sell.
2007-02-06 16:03:08 · answer #10 · answered by tisaad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋