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Subject: Re: Question about getting Chessmaster 8000 on Ebay. Sort of OT

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 05:32:23 09/30/00

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On September 29, 2000 at 16:21:28, John Merlino wrote:

>On September 29, 2000 at 16:08:52, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>
>>Is there any chance that I buy Chessmaster 8000 on ebay, and get something
>>completely useless?  If it happens, what should I do?
>>
>>Castle2000
>
>The rule on ebay (or any online auction site where you are buying something from
>someBODY, rather than some COMPANY -- and, actually ANY transaction like this,
>even person-to-person) is "caveat emptor". You're pretty much on your own,
>although you CAN complain to ebay and they MIGHT do something useful, such as
>shut down the person's account or whatever. But, quite likely, you're out your
>money if the person is truly dishonest.
>
>jm

Apprently you can now enscrow you money to a third party company which will then
release it to the seller on completion of the sale.

JW



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