N4ATS wrote:

I am unclear as to why some people "bash" ebay. I bought a mint FT-847 ,
FC-20 , Triplexer and a brand new MD-100A8X desk mic all in a package
deal for $800.00 . Sure I had to pay $30 for shipping but I feel this
was a great deal. I received the radio and it was just as stated. It was
mint. I have bought almost ALL of my equipment on eBay. Is there
something I am missing? I think that some of these compainers are just
broke ($$$) and want something to cry about because it is not "given" to
them. Just my 2 cents...

N4ATS

I don't think you are missing anything. I have bought and sold lots of
radio gear on eBay and have yet to get ripped off or any other problem not
attributable to me not reading the ad completely. When getting ready to buy
or sell something, I check here first. If I don't find what I am looking
for or receive any offers that aren't insulting, then I go to eBay. When
selling, I list the item here only twice, once when I first list the item
and again about 24 hours before the end of the auction. I, too, am annoyed
by the people that think they have to post their ad every day on the
newsgroups. That doesn't mean eBay sucks, just the poster. I find the once
or twice post on the newsgroups to be quite useful when looking for gear as
I don't want to browse through the hundreds of listings everyday. Sometimes
I find an eBay link here for something I was not actively looking for that I
suddenly decide I want. If people don't want that experience, they need to
learn to set their filters. Myself, I set my filters to screen posts by the
names of people I don't want to read stuff from. That kills most of the
annoying crap right there.

Wayne L. Faris, KEØBZ




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I never buy anything from anyone that I don't know w/o first doing an email
search and a call sign search on Google. For the most part, if someone has
"screwed" someone else, they have generally complained on the ng and I won't
buy if there is a complaint. Of course, someone is always unhappy, so I check
that out also if there is only one or two compaints... but I limit my spending.
My view, buying on the internet is much like investing in the stock market...
only use disposeable money. Don't risk money you can't afford to lose.

Bill