Ebay

[mustapha]

Has anyone had any Ebay problems with delivery of goods? I recently paid for a Nokia 8210 battery on Ebay but never received it. I have left 3-4 email messages but have not had a reply. I am now not able to write feedback as it was ordered in November. As it was only 15 bucks I am not too worried about the money but it just annoys me that I didn't receive what I paid for. I also looked at comments that the seller left about me and noticed that he had written "Quick response, smooth transaction..a treasure to Ebay.." I responded to this but no-one will see it as I am not a regular Ebay user. Is there anything I can do or have I been screwed? I have the sellers email address (the one he uses for ebay anyway).

 

[Fred]

Contact ebay direct.

 

[Dust Bin]

Originally posted by Fred
Contact ebay direct.

Saddam Hussein would be more helpful than those bastards!

 

[Grendel]

Originally posted by Dust Bin
Saddam Hussein would be more helpful than those bastards!

Ditto that and then some. Be very wary is the only adivce I would offer when about to make a purchase. Even with sellers who have great recomendations (especially from the US, more there lack of wanting to ship to Aus than anything).

 

[Docker_Brat]

Haven't had any hassles with eBay transactions as yet, probably because they've all been within Aus, I just sold soemthing on eBay a couple of weeks ago and the winning bidder was a Yank, I'll see how this goes.

 

[dr nick]

i always buy stuff within australia, mainly because i couldnt be bothered with the currency conversions, extra postage costs, delays in delivery that are associated with overseas transactions. ive sold and bought a few things on ebay and never had a problem, but i am always careful.

if i buy something expensive, i make sure the seller has an A+++ reputation, and whatsmore, i prefer to meet the person directly and pay them at an arranged meeting place. i guess i'm just pessimistic that some people will try and sell something expensive and just take your money. all youve really got is an email address.

 

[Desredandwhite]

for ebay it's definitely a case of buyer beware. Because it's all user-to-user transactions, ebay themselves can't usually do very much if you've lost something. For big transactions, ie: anything over $50, I always prefer to buy from someone who I can meet in person, inspect the goods and then hand over cash.

 

[Bluey]

Do you have the person's name and address? Start phoning them perhaps?

 

[knuckles]

No probs here, and I have bought some expensive (>$1k) stuff. Mainly memorabilia from US and UK. Some antiques too. Though most of my sellers tend to be legit shops also.