uying online at auction particular item at what he
websites such as ebay is thought was quite a low price and
becoming ever more popular would then re-list the same item
and there are some great bargains a couple of weeks later, hoping
out there to take advantage of. he would make a tidy profit and
There are however risks involved some easy money.
and in this article I am going to
write about a bad experience a One of his ways of attempting to
friend of mine went through, an pull off a good deal was by
experience which would cost him a phoning or e-mailing the seller
lot of money. and offering them a price to
close the auction early. In
I have used ebay many times in fairness to ebay this is
the past and have not only bought something they strongly advise
a great many items but have also against and Ian is aware that he
sold a few. I have to say it is was taking a risk by doing this.
quite a buzz and is a great way In his first few transactions
of offloading some of the things everything went well and all of
that I no longer have a use for. the items arrived safely and in
I have even been surprised at the good condition. He eventually
amounts of money some of these made what he called a small but
items have sold for. worthwhile profit on most of the
items. In his mind, the more he
During a recent evening out, I could buy and sell, the more he
was discussing ebay with a friend would make.
of mine, his name is Ian. Ian has
recently attempted to make money As no doubt you have gathered his
from online auctions and was luck was about to run out. He
hoping it would earn him a type contacted via telephone, a seller
of second income. He would buy a of a camcorder. Ian offered a
price which was duly accepted. it, so he had no reason to pay
The seller advised him where to him his money back. Ian will
post the money to and agreed to never know whether the camcorder
post the item via registered was posted, however strongly
post. Ian then posted him the believes it had not been.
amount in cash, also registered
post and then waited for the item Ian is aware that he had been a
to arrive. The camcorder did not bit of a fool and had taken an
arrive and Ian started to become undue risk. It is a lesson he has
slightly worried. He waited a learnt from. There was no real
number of days but still it had comeback apart from possibly
not been delivered. He contacted travelling two hundred miles to
the seller who stated that he had the address of the seller. Even
posted it. Ian asked him for the if he had paid via paypal, he had
registered postal number and to bought the item outside of ebay,
his horror and annoyance the which again ebay advise you not
seller stated that he had not to do.
sent it registered post, but had
sent it first class. In conclusion if you are going to
purchase items on online auction
Ian argued, that what they had websites such as ebay, use your
agreed to, was that he would post head and do not let greed cloud
the item via registered post due your judgements. There are many
to its cost. The seller denied people out there who are more
agreeing to this and put the than happy to take you for a ride
phone down in disgust at being and to con you out of your hard
called a liar. Ian tried by earned money. Follow the
e-mailing and phoning the seller guidelines set and you are more
to obtain a refund but the seller likely to have a positive
just kept saying that he had sent experience.
deserved it. He realises that if
Ian now still uses ebay but not it had not have happened when
as a way to earn extra cash, he buying the camcorder that it
merely uses it for enjoyment. He would have happened eventually.
can not quite believe what he did
and actually believes that he
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