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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / October 2007eBay's new Radio-Controlled Neighborhood
http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood Referring to the Ebay website shown below, I always thought eBay was basically for resale items. Has it now gone strictly commercial? Why not reserve a neighborhood for RESALE RC only. If I wanted to buy retail, I'd go to my local hobby shop. If you buy from a hobby shop, you can see and feel what you're buying, and if you there is a problem, you can return it for an adjustment. EarlOfTroy > http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood >Referring to the Ebay website shown below, I always thought eBay was >basically for resale items. Has it now gone strictly commercial? eBay has been a store-front for commercial entities for years... >Why not reserve a neighborhood for RESALE RC only. If I wanted to buy >retail, I'd go to my local hobby shop. If you buy from a hobby shop, you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood the whole returning of defective items is the thing that keeps me off ebay. i know you can get some excellent deals, but with my luck i would get the one turd in the pickle barrel. "Earl Scherzinger" <... > Referring to the Ebay website shown below, I always thought eBay was > basically for resale items. Has it now gone strictly commercial? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >> http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood > the whole returning of defective items is the thing that keeps me off ebay. > i know you can get some excellent deals, but with my luck i would get the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >>> http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood ----------- It does happen to everyone that buys often, but it has been quite a while since I bought a flat-out turkey (knock on wood). Everyone must figure the amount of risk they are willing to take, blah-blah-blah. So far, I haven't been burned bad enough to make me quit buying that way, but it could happen, I suppose. Ed Cregger > the whole returning of defective items is the thing that keeps me off ebay. > i know you can get some excellent deals, but with my luck i would get the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >>> http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood It all depends on the seller I usually wont ask for the defective item back (unless I think the buyer is pulling a fast one)and I will give a full refund including postage , but in over 600 sales/purchases I have had only 3 or so problems that needed refunding >> the whole returning of defective items is the thing that keeps me off >> ebay. i know you can get some excellent deals, but with my luck i [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > full refund including postage , but in over 600 sales/purchases I have > had only 3 or so problems that needed refunding I've dealt with a couple of great sellers like you: one handled my shipping damage claim and sent me a new fuselage, letting me keep the damaged but probably usable one, and the other refunded my money and let me keep the plane. When the radio problem turned out to be simply mislabeled frequencies, I refunded his refund. ;-) You have to look at ratings and reviews, and only buy from people with lots of sales and positives. I've had over 700 eBay transactions and have noticed that the RC community is a solid group. RC people by and large have been great and I don't hesistate to buy. I don't usually buy cars or engines, tho, so YMMV. IMO, it's better to either buy new or buy used when you can see what you're getting first. There are a lot of flakes buying and selling in other categories though. I've had much worse luck buying and selling in other categories. My $.03 Brian > the whole returning of defective items is the thing that keeps me off ebay. > i know you can get some excellent deals, but with my luck i would get the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > >> http://snipr.com/RCneighborhood |
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