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Is Ebay a Waste of Time?

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PaulieWalnuts:
I have some prints listed there. Just put a camera there up for bid. Seems like nonstop drama. Winning bidders want to cancel orders constantly. Product is delivered but buyer suddenly decides they need the money for something else and want to do a return. Anybody else finding Ebay a waste of time?

alexzappa:
I had more than 100 transactions (both sell & buy) over some years and never had a problem

cathyslife:
I have had people with the winning bid never pay. And I always put "no returns" to avoid that hassle. But yes, it has become a pain in the a$$ dealing with people. I have sold a few things with no problems, though.

Steveball:
Still use it occasionally to sell and overall it's been ok except for a few awkward buyers! I've bought cameras, lenses, laptops, mac desktops and even the car I still drive now! The thing that stops me selling expensive items are the crazy fees (17% if the buyer uses paypal, which for me is every time).
It's what happens when you have a virtual monopoly, fun and profit for the user takes a nosedive.

Mantis:

--- Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on August 18, 2017, 00:35 ---I have some prints listed there. Just put a camera there up for bid. Seems like nonstop drama. Winning bidders want to cancel orders constantly. Product is delivered but buyer suddenly decides they need the money for something else and want to do a return. Anybody else finding Ebay a waste of time?

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I was selling a $5800 Nikon 300 2.8 on Ebay and nobody wanted to bid, they only wanted to "work with me without Ebay".  When I said no, I got an instant sale.  It didn't look right and since I am a problem solver by career, I was able to determine quickly that it was a scam.  Ebay did not want to reimburse me the money I paid to list it and I had to call them and raise holy SH!T.  They finally gave me my money back and I listed it again.  Got the same thing. A bunch of people wanting to deal direct and not through Ebay or asking for special favors like sending it to a different address than what is on Ebay (FLAG).  I let the auction expire and haven't used Ebay since. 

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