RadioBanter - View Single Post - Worst e-bay of all

January 1st 06, 10:56 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

Trust me, the agents represent the seller.

dxAce wrote:
wrote:

http://pages.ebay.com/university/
A real estate agent only works for the seller.

Not true... A real estate agent can also work for the buyer.

Ebay is no different.
They encourage crap like Radio-Mart(RM). Buy stuff from ebay (we make
money), do a fancy ad (red velvet), peddle on ebay (we make money).
Keep the transactions private so nobody can see what you are doing.

Often new items sell for more on ebay than on-line prices, especially
if you use the price comparison website like pricescan.com,
pricewatch.com, shopper.com, etc. Ebay is great if you want to buy
something no longer manufactured, or a model from two years ago.

Craigslist, though owned by ebay, is a good alternative. The items are
local. You make the deal in person, so you see what you get. The same
for flea markets, though they are becoming the source of stuff that is
too beat up to sell on ebay.

wrote:
I guesstimate there are thousnds,perhaps a million or more,people
selling things on ebay,full time 24/7.To patrol and police all of them
people would be quite a task,I think.Only if enough people whom have
been ripped off by a certain seller,or certain sellers,on ebay would any
action ever be taken.Anyway,I tend to stay away from ebay.
cuhulin