First learn how to use the system. There is no way to have credit card
info stolen unless you give it to someone. NEVER. Yes around a 1000
transactions here and only one that went bad. I buy and sell almost
everything on eBay. Automotive stuff is about the worse people to deal
with. HAM are the most honest other than the one named Radio-Mart.
Feedback works if you use it correctly. If you are buying from someone
ready the feedback even the positive ones. You will find that some
positive feedback is really not that positive at all. Don't bid on
someone item if you have a funny feeling after reading the feedback.

Just have FUN,




Mike Coslo wrote:

cl wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

cl wrote:



My question is, if he knew this guy had a bad reputation, he read
many bad comments - WHY THE HELL did he buy off him? Makes no sense
to me......... If I read a ton of bad messages about someone - there
is no way in hell I'm buying off them, I don't care who they are.



It's Ebay. that's how it works. 8^)


- Mike KB3EIA -



At least for some - anyway! As much as I used to like E-Bay, I'm
starting to get a bad opinion of it with some recent things I've seen
in a few places. The sad part is, though they may not be "the" only
game in town, most respect it as such.


I've had two personal experiences with Ebay. 1 buy, and 1 sell. Both
bad. And a friend's fiancé had her credit card info stolen from Ebay,
and the card was maxed out by the lowlife that stole it. Offshore to
boot - what a mess!

Of course Ebay's stock answer is that she could give the guy
negative feedback!!!!! HAR! The answer to all the world's problems is
apparently negative feedback.

The fatal flaw in their scheme is that they are "not responsible"
for *anything*. I suspect eventually someone is going to do huge fraud
on their site, and then the courts may decide otherwise, regarding
responsibility.

Now its time for the apologists to chime in about how they've
*never* had a problem - thousands of transactions and not been burned once!

But what we are hearing these days suggests that the rosy picture
these sellers paint is not so accurate.......

- Mike KB3EIA -

The fact that he keeps his feedback private, should be a clue..caveat
emptor...

Bob
W1CNY


wrote in message
...
First learn how to use the system. There is no way to have credit card
info stolen unless you give it to someone. NEVER. Yes around a 1000
transactions here and only one that went bad. I buy and sell almost
everything on eBay. Automotive stuff is about the worse people to deal
with. HAM are the most honest other than the one named Radio-Mart.
Feedback works if you use it correctly. If you are buying from someone
ready the feedback even the positive ones. You will find that some
positive feedback is really not that positive at all. Don't bid on
someone item if you have a funny feeling after reading the feedback.

Just have FUN,




Mike Coslo wrote:

cl wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

cl wrote:



My question is, if he knew this guy had a bad reputation, he read many
bad comments - WHY THE HELL did he buy off him? Makes no sense to
me......... If I read a ton of bad messages about someone - there is
no way in hell I'm buying off them, I don't care who they are.



It's Ebay. that's how it works. 8^)


- Mike KB3EIA -



At least for some - anyway! As much as I used to like E-Bay, I'm
starting to get a bad opinion of it with some recent things I've seen in
a few places. The sad part is, though they may not be "the" only game in
town, most respect it as such.


I've had two personal experiences with Ebay. 1 buy, and 1 sell. Both
bad. And a friend's fiancé had her credit card info stolen from Ebay, and
the card was maxed out by the lowlife that stole it. Offshore to boot -
what a mess!

Of course Ebay's stock answer is that she could give the guy negative
feedback!!!!! HAR! The answer to all the world's problems is apparently
negative feedback.

The fatal flaw in their scheme is that they are "not responsible" for
*anything*. I suspect eventually someone is going to do huge fraud on
their site, and then the courts may decide otherwise, regarding
responsibility.

Now its time for the apologists to chime in about how they've *never*
had a problem - thousands of transactions and not been burned once!

But what we are hearing these days suggests that the rosy picture
these sellers paint is not so accurate.......

- Mike KB3EIA -

lid wrote:
First learn how to use the system. There is no way to have credit card
info stolen unless you give it to someone. NEVER. Yes around a 1000
transactions here and only one that went bad. I buy and sell almost
everything on eBay. Automotive stuff is about the worse people to deal
with. HAM are the most honest other than the one named Radio-Mart.
Feedback works if you use it correctly. If you are buying from someone
ready the feedback even the positive ones. You will find that some
positive feedback is really not that positive at all. Don't bid on
someone item if you have a funny feeling after reading the feedback.

Just have FUN,




Mike Coslo wrote:

cl wrote:

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...

cl wrote:



My question is, if he knew this guy had a bad reputation, he read
many bad comments - WHY THE HELL did he buy off him? Makes no sense
to me......... If I read a ton of bad messages about someone -
there is no way in hell I'm buying off them, I don't care who they
are.




It's Ebay. that's how it works. 8^)


- Mike KB3EIA -




At least for some - anyway! As much as I used to like E-Bay, I'm
starting to get a bad opinion of it with some recent things I've seen
in a few places. The sad part is, though they may not be "the" only
game in town, most respect it as such.



I've had two personal experiences with Ebay. 1 buy, and 1 sell.
Both bad. And a friend's fiancé had her credit card info stolen from
Ebay, and the card was maxed out by the lowlife that stole it.
Offshore to boot - what a mess!

Of course Ebay's stock answer is that she could give the guy
negative feedback!!!!! HAR! The answer to all the world's problems is
apparently negative feedback.

The fatal flaw in their scheme is that they are "not responsible"
for *anything*. I suspect eventually someone is going to do huge fraud
on their site, and then the courts may decide otherwise, regarding
responsibility.

Now its time for the apologists to chime in about how they've
*never* had a problem - thousands of transactions and not been burned
once!

But what we are hearing these days suggests that the rosy picture
these sellers paint is not so accurate.......

- Mike KB3EIA -



I have Citbank Master Card. They have a feature on their website where
you can get a "virtual" cc number that references your real cc number
and is good for one transaction only. When I want to charge something to
my cc on the internet or even via phone, I get a virtual number, after
the charge is made, that number is no longer valid. The person you are
dealing with never sees your real cc number.