Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Roger, Maybe those who suggested to "give the benefit of the doubt", whatever that means, may be right. Lets hope so. However, feedback is the bible by which one has to abide in order to avoid most cases of fraud. When I see an item I want, and the seller has 0 feedback, I write the seller and negotiate to receive the item first, then send the payment. This has worked for me more than once, including with a seller from France. I have been stung twice (very minor sales) and in each case it was because I wanted to trust in spite of the seller's poor record. Now, I pay very close attention to feedback and ask lots of pertinent questions *before* I bid. If I am not completely satisfied with the answers, I do not bid, and tell the seller why. Ultimately, no item is a bargain if the seller is of questionable reputation. That which is cheap, usually will cost more. From: "Roger" <contaxaholic@yahoo.com> > I found out after the fact that the seller has > negative feedback but Ebay had a (0) following his > email address. Turns out his 2 positive feedbacks > cancelled out his later 2 negative feedbacks, netting > zero. I was under the false assumption that the seller > was doing his very first auction. Wrong! And, the last > two negative feedbacks are very similar to what I'm > experiencing.