Author: Steve B
Date: 13:03:04 05/01/05
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>1) there was no explicit sentence telling that the computer was working >perfectly, >2) the seller had only four positive evals, only one of them being from a buyer >3) and there was at that time only one bidder that I knew >In addition, I asked the seller more than one week ago if he would accept to >ship to France and he only answered today. > >So, I did not take the chance and closed the browser (not completely as I >watched the auction as a spectator). > >I'm wondering which criteria do other collectors have to decide if an auction is >too risky. well i can speak for myself .. this will of course depend on the computer involved and the price it will cost for a very rare item i will take almost any risk except perhaps if a seller has a very poor feedback but very rare items seldom appear on Ebay so normally my criteria are .. if the seller has answered all of my questions(and i usually ask some questions) i will generally bid(assuming of course the answers were good answers) if a seller will not answer i will generally never bid so i try to remove all risk by asking and receiving replies of course this is not perfect but i can mention i have rarely received a defective computer after asking about it price is generally not an issue..i bid in the last seconds at a price i am willing to pay if i see a price is already higher then i will pay i close the auction and do not bid sooner or later the item will appear again there are some collectors who actually knowingly bid on defective computers in the hopes they can repair it and get it for a low cost for them the risk is the computer is NOT defective :)) Best Steve
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