[ForSale-Swap] the other side of various ebay radios ...

[Ray Friess]

I dont do Paypal and usually I dont post feedback and dont pay any 
attention to whether
someone else does or not.   I take money order or cashiers check.... 
also personal check, but
the item doesnt leave my possession until I know that the personal check 
has cleared the bank.

Feedback doesnt matter to me a bit because I am as honest about the 
condition of a rig,
and if I am buying, I get as much information as possible.... along with 
a picture if possible
(although it would be possible for someone to phony up a picture)... and 
then go with what
my gut tells me about the seller and item...    And all feedback does is 
get used as "advertising"
by someone for later sales.   The seller knows how honest he is 
anyway.   If he's honest,
buyers will know....

Of course, the gut test isnt 100 percent reliable, but I guess youve got 
to be willing to take
some chances.  After all, if you buy something at a swap meet, you have 
no guarantee it wont
blow up in your face when you take it home no matter how much it's been 
cleaned and shined up.

Don Sachnoff wrote:

>   At  least  as  a buyer you always have the last word on FB - buyer has
>   two  responses  and  the  seller has a single response.  I was able to
>   respond  to  the  seller's FB by basically calling him a liar and that
>   anyone could contact me for the proof.
>   Unfortunately,  most  sellers  I  have experienced will only deal with
>   PayPal, however, your idea of using a postal money order certainly has
>   merit especially where fraud is involved.
>   The  other experience where I purchased a "new" RigBlaster Plus turned
>   out  positive  for me.  After I received the RigBlaster and set it up,
>   it  would  not  work  right.   I opened the unit up again and just sat
>   there  staring  at  it  when  I  noticed  one of the optoisolators was
>   missing, three resistors were replaced and one diode was replaced.  It
>   should  have  occurred  to me that new Rigblasters are shipped without
>   the  screws  in the case because they know you have to set the jumpers
>   for  the  mic and and PTT if is is present.  I notified the seller via
>   email  that  the  unit  was  not  new was defective and they responded
>   almost  immediately  and  asked  that I return the unit and they would
>   refund the cost of the unit and shipping.  After I received the refund
>   I then gave the seller a glowing FB.
>   Unfortunately  it  takes only a few bad apples to ruin it for everyone
>   else whether it is on eBay or through a reflector, etc.
>   Don - kx9q
>   J. Forster wrote:
>
>Ron wrote:
>
>  
>
> I personally have more problem with listing on this and other groups than I
>have ever had on eBay if you watch the persons Feedback.
>
>    
>
>The eBay FB system is a sham. The bad sellers will give you negative FB in
>retaliation if you post anything bad (or even not glowing enough) about them. I
>no longer post FB, until I have received positive FB first. Period.
>
>There are sellers with hundreds of negatives, yet they can still sell. eBay ONL
>Y
>cares about sellers, and does NOT give a damn about buyers. eBay is NOT 'A Safe
>Place to Trade" IMO. They have NEVER taken any action against rip-off sellers I
>have reported. I now pay only via USPS Money Orders. The Postal Inspectors have
>gotten what I paid for 100%.
>
>-John
>
>
>
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