Author: Brian Kostick
Date: 07:15:34 03/23/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 01:01:51, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On March 22, 2001 at 17:16:17, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>Just a thought -- >>Don't buy stuff from people you don't know over the internet unless you have >>some powerful verification system (e.g. E-Bay seems to have some sort of >>tracking mechanism, but even then I personally would not make E-Bay transactions >>[being a real worry-wort]). > >I'm an eBay seller. I've shipped about two thousand packages to over a thousand >different people. Every package has gotten where it was supposed to go, and >I've had zero people ask to return merchandise. > >I've also bought stuff from several hundred people. I buy stuff that is very >dependent upon accurate seller description. I've dealt with a few dick-heads, >but I've only had one guy try outright to steal my money. Coindidentally, this >has happened very recently and I believe that the case is documented well enough >that he's not going to get away with it. > >I believe that it is safe to buy on eBay if you keep your eyes open. If you are >going to buy from a seller who has sold several hundred items similar to what >you are trying to buy from him, and he has zero (or at least very few) black >marks on his eBay record, you can safely assume that he's not going to begin >stealing starting with you. > >If you want to buy a loaf of bread, eBay is not the place. But if there's an >item that you are having a hard time finding elsewhere, you can often find it on >eBay for a good price, and with limited hassle. > >bruce Getting off topic, yet internet purchases are going to be of interest to many people on this forum, so I respectfully continue: If we are talking non-trivial purchases: In addition to insurance and trackable shipping, I think most important is to require the receivers signature on delivery. It just helps everyone stay honest, the shipper, the buyer, and the delivery system. It becomes much easier to resolve dispute and determine where the transaction became flawed. Recently UPS (United Parcel Service) delivered my $750 package to my neighbor. Go figure, as my house number is prominently displayed. UPS was informed by my neighbor about the wrong delivery. Still UPS failed to retrieve the wrongful delivery after 2 days. In the meanwhile I am tracking, the seller is follow-up tracking, and UPS is treating me like a lying theif. Their claim was that the package was dropped off on MY doorstep, my counter claim was how do you allow $750 packages be left on doorsteps in full public view? Real nice that my neigbor is honest enough to deliver the package to me, yet as you can see some bad things are happening in the meanwhile. So I say, Signature Required on Receipt. $0.02 B.K.
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