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Chautauquas

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32. I stopped using ebay years ago
Sun Apr 18, 2021, 11:01 AM
Apr 2021

I bought a couple of knives from a seller and never got them. Contacted ebay and they said the seller had disappeared and they could not reimburse me because the total came to $59 and they only reimburse people when the total is a minimum of $60. Guess I should have bid one more dollar. Guess I should have bought the knives someplace other than ebay.

Another time I got an email from a seller in Oklahoma (700 miles from where I live), congratulating me on successfully bidding $1,200 on a scooter she was selling. I never bid on the scooter or even looked at the auction. She accepted my explanation but wasn't happy because she had paid whatever amount to place the ad. I did a password change when that happened, even though I saw no other evidence that my account was compromised.

After those two experiences I just stopped using ebay.

I won't use ebay NJCher Apr 2021 #1
I'm the opposite padfun Apr 2021 #2
From the few times I have used either, I find a mixed bag for both DFW Apr 2021 #3
I've probably made about 50 purchases off eBay left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #4
Same here with eBay PatSeg Apr 2021 #39
I am really down on Amazon these days MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #5
I've had the opposite experience... OhioChick Apr 2021 #6
Same for me. MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #7
I use Amazon FakeSpotter.... OhioChick Apr 2021 #14
Ditto! nt MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #15
Same here. Hortensis Apr 2021 #35
added it to my browser NJCher Apr 2021 #46
No problem OhioChick Apr 2021 #47
that is funny catsudon Apr 2021 #19
About 15 years ago Ebay made everyone use their Paypal payment method FakeNoose Apr 2021 #8
There are so many third parties selling on Amazon MerryHolidays Apr 2021 #11
Yes I know and I try to avoid those third party "private" sellers FakeNoose Apr 2021 #34
I've never regretted getting a PayPal account Emrys Apr 2021 #13
my objection to paypal NJCher Apr 2021 #41
That would be annoying and concerning. Emrys Apr 2021 #48
I have over 2,000 Ebay transactions... SergeStorms Apr 2021 #9
The other accounts of experiences with eBay under this OP so far don't chime with mine at all. Emrys Apr 2021 #10
Ebay is better for me vercetti2021 Apr 2021 #12
Me too. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #16
You should have contacted the seller and left appropriate feedback depending on the outcome. Emrys Apr 2021 #25
Yeah, I should've left feedback about it. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #26
I didn't mean to sound critical of you, which reading back, my post could have seemed. Emrys Apr 2021 #29
Oh, you're fine. I didn't take it that way. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #30
Think about it this way, at least you didn't become bear food. LisaL Apr 2021 #43
True. Yet if it still smelled remotely as strong... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #52
Didn't the eBay seller provide a tracking number? subterranean Apr 2021 #17
If I want to buy new: Amazon. Used: Ebay. mwooldri Apr 2021 #18
Much the same. Or new from other on-line. Hortensis Apr 2021 #36
I pick only sellers who have a proven track record, high percentage feedback eShirl Apr 2021 #20
This. At least, good feedback is a big and usually deciding factor for me, Hortensis Apr 2021 #37
Some of what you find on Amazon are knock-offs janterry Apr 2021 #21
Have had only good experiences with Amazon msfiddlestix Apr 2021 #22
I don't understand. I've had a couple items never recieved & nonresponsive seller on ebay & ebay hlthe2b Apr 2021 #23
Ditto, I know most purchases will be delivered in 2 days with Prime, ebay sellers mostly use USPS! Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2021 #24
I also prefer Amazon. LisaL Apr 2021 #27
That's a no brainer. we can do it Apr 2021 #28
Well, I used to sell stuff on eBay on a frequent basis. MineralMan Apr 2021 #31
I stopped using ebay years ago Chautauquas Apr 2021 #32
Ebay since 2004 and Amazon since 2009. No problems with Amazon. sarcasmo Apr 2021 #33
I've always gotten my money back from ebay if the seller didn't deliver. Johonny Apr 2021 #38
I had a bad experience with Ebay iemanja Apr 2021 #40
I had a similar experience with E-Bay.... Dalai_1 Apr 2021 #42
"...I did not receive merchandise... no recourse" - BINGO! keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #44
Yeah, they don't have the same experiences. Emrys Apr 2021 #49
Stock prices keithbvadu2 Apr 2021 #45
With Amazon's stock riding so high, you'd think they could afford to treat their workers better. n/t Emrys Apr 2021 #50
eBay almost always sides with the buyer Polybius Apr 2021 #51
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