Sort of OT: Ebay results, Have you gotten what you paid for? Options

[Pat Garvey]

Excuse me if this has been done before - couldn't find it on a search.

Ebay purchases, or sales.

What is your overall feeling? Get what you paid for? Get stiffed on a buy? Products as advertised?

I've bought & sold things, and for the most parts evrything went as plan. Not all, but close.

Bought things that looked OK, but were trash when I got them. OK, the chances you take based on crappy photos. Rare, but it has happened.

What's the general consensus?

[Spoke]

I've only made about 30 transactions, most buying, a few selling. Lots of good stuff out there and lots of junk.

Lots of merchandise out there looks like a good price only to have the shipping be the real moneymaker. Example: my daughter buys a new cell phone for $80 when going rate is $200. Shipping and insurance was $60 for a total of $140. Better than the MSRP of $200 but misleading at $80. Oh yeah, it was a new phone destined for Turkey as the instructions and words on the phone were in Turkish and the ac plug was European style with a US adapter included.

The best deal I got was for the 5-lug suspension that I picked up on Long Island, NY. Guy listed it as "pick-up only" so I knew that would cut the potential market down. I waited til 1 minute to make my first bid. I bid a max price of $750 to cover for anyone else sniping like I was doing. I was the only bidder for $450.

I get real nervous when the price I owe someone exceeds $100. For the $450 suspension, I picked up the parts and paid the guy in cash.

Spoke