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| Joined: | Mon Nov 6th, 2006 |
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I don't mind the new format. It protects sellers and buyers.
When I posted 20 watches up in december, some of the bidders were getting offers from other ebayers with the same watch for sale because there user id showed in the bidders list. I pulled 4 watches down because of it. One guy with balls sent me a email about the laptop I was selling to link me to his store where they sold for less! of course his were remanufactured. There are so many bad people on the bay now, you either bid to your personal limit or use the buy it now button. how many of you get a 2nd chance offer because of false bidding? I get quite a bit. Sometimes I'm 7th down on the list.
There have been several Seiko's from Asia that have had VERY weird bidding that were relisted after being "Sold". Nearly all of them were from the same seller. Either he has an endless supply of King Seiko Chronometers with the same scratches on them or there's something fishy about his listings.
I've sold a couple of watches on the bay. My luck was with me as they were each too affordable to attact any of the sharks that swim in those waters. I've learned to pre-set my limit and then abide by it. The false bidding and other tricks there are just out of control. There are NO contingencies on the operators of the site because of how the fee structure is set. PayPal is a joke when you use it on eBay - its like playing with a Guy named "Doc"'s dice in a "friendly game". :shock: Don't do it.