What to know before buying off EBAY

[stringbeans]

help! im making a purchase tonight.. what should i do before/during/after a purchase?

john
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[Filo]

check the seller's history. see how much feedback he/she has. basically if you decide to buy something and the person takes your money and doesn't send you shit. you're screwed. all you cna do is leave him negative feedback. someone with lots of positive and 0 negative is what you're aiming at

[stringbeans]

he has a 98.2% rating.. hes a powerseller

[Filo]

there ya go. also. don't chince out on insurance or getting a tracking numbe.r make sure he sends it UPS and not US Mail. DO NOT get it sent fedex ground. They are the absolute WORST for getting stuff shipped ground. Damaged boxes are a guarantee with them. Fedex groudn & Regular Fedex are different companies. Fedex = Good, Fedex Gorund = REAL BAD

[Hot Karl]

pretty much all that filo said. and if your as paranoid as me, don't buy something that's hella expensive. at least until you get your feet wet.

[c.tard]

pretty much everything that chris said.

check out there info too. like there location. there's just something i don't like about people who live in "british columbia, USA" they don't seem too bright.

if the person is a power seller, they are most likely okay. 98.2% sounds good. but check out the negative comments if you can.

dont forget, for UPS.. you or someone is going to have to be home when it's delivered. and you might end up paying tax on it on your end. (happened to my dad today, got something from the US from UPS, and ran to my room asking if i had $5.84 for taxes)

have fun =)

[inkster]

whatcha gettin'? huh huh huh?

[stringbeans]

its a secret!

john
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turntables

[Hot Karl]

what for?

[AGROculture]

^^to listen to records

AGROout

[MC Hammered]

Get insurance if available, get a tracking number and open the package when delivered to check for any damage.

If possible get a contact phone number and call him if the purchase is valuable enough. I did a purchase in excess of $5000 once and wanted to make sure the guy was for real and contacted his bank to forward account info to my bank for verification before I sent payment.

[Velcro]

Originally posted by Filo
there ya go. also. don't chince out on insurance or getting a tracking numbe.r make sure he sends it UPS and not US Mail. DO NOT get it sent fedex ground. They are the absolute WORST for getting stuff shipped ground. Damaged boxes are a guarantee with them. Fedex groudn & Regular Fedex are different companies. Fedex = Good, Fedex Gorund = REAL BAD

Fedex is Fedex. "Ground" just implies the service they use to get your package to you, meaning your package stays on the ground transfering from truck to truck until it reaches you. As opposed to "Air" which is flown from the pick-up city to the depot nearst you, then delivered. Less trucks and transfers = less possiblility for damage. All courriers are like this, be it DHL, UPS, Eagle, Purelylater, ect.

[Hot Karl]

/me was just being stupid.

[Filo]

umm actually no. Fedex Ground is a completely different company than Fedex. I deal with all the couriers for work.

[Velcro]

Originally posted by Filo
umm actually no. Fedex Ground is a completely different company than Fedex. I deal with all the couriers for work.

So do I.

*shrug*

[Filo]

maybe i should phrase this better. owned by the same ppl. but run as two different companies.

i had a hard time believing it at first too

[stringbeans]

so i bought my first numark ttx1 today.. wee!! next purchase.. a mixer