eBay and Amiga, is it getting worse?

[Jeff]

I recently bid on an Amiga 3000T motherboard from karmanss.  The item (2770789487) was listed as parts-non working.   I clearly asked ahead of time if the board had any damage from a corroded battery.  The seller responded that it did not.  I wanted to repair the board as a spare for my aging "T".   The board not only arrived with battery corrosion damage, but someone destroyed the board by removing the SMD 68030 and 68882 destroying/shorting traces in the process.  At first I thought "Oh Well at least it was only $33.00".  But the more I think about it, I wouldn't have bid on this crap had I known that.  Shouldn't he have disclosed that when I asked about the battery?

I also bid on and won a FMV for one of my CD32's (3066700074) paid for within 24 hours of auction close 12/22.  The seller still hadn't shipped the item as of 1/05.  I am loosing faith and patients with eBay sellers.  I have always worked hard to make sure people are happy when I sell and that things happen in a timely manor.

 I want to bid on other Amiga items on eBay and I am finding it hard to trust these people anymore.  Am I being to critical or are things getting worse ?

Thanks for letting me Vent
Jeff
 :-)

[JetFireDX]

Though the last item I was bidding on ebay wasn't an Amiga item, I hear where you are coming from. I was bidding on an item for my Dad's xmas and 1 minute before the auction ended with me to be the winner, the guy pulled it with no explaination. There was no reserve on it and I think he realized he was losing big on it. I emailed ebay about the violation and they said that something would be done, but who knows what. If I were you I would certainly email both ebay and the seller asking for to return the item and get your money back because you were lied to about the condition. . . unless in the auction is stated that the board was missing the 030 and 68882. People on ebay are getting worse in general in my opinion, not just with Amiga parts. Shame.

[Invisix]

I ordered from him as well. Paid $500 for an Amiga 4000 complete in it's original box. I have yet to see if it works though. Need a VGA monitor.  :-P

I should note that he shipped it out the next day.

[kgrach]

I Got roasted on non functioning equipment from Ebay before and this was with a so called Ebay Star.

Ebay is pretty BAD right now. If you are a big seller on Ebay they will look the other way when you make blatant violations of policy.

Ebay becuase of greed will do themselves in pretty soon.

It is a shame.

Funny thing I see people buy used things on Ebay for more than what they could have brought for in the store brand new.

[odin]

People sometimes pay silly amounts for stuff on ebay. I recently sold a Nec n21i imode cellphone with a broken of antenna for 60EUR. According to phoneshops the antenna could not be repaired. Dunno what you'd want with a halfworking cellphone. :-?

[Jeff]

Well  you can check the auction out, it's still up.  I was ok with it at first until I thought about it for a while after looking at the board. The photo sucks and you can't see the damage.  I clearly asked ahead of time about battery damage.  My responce would have been "the board has been destroyed by improper removal of the CPU and Math CO. Extensive unrepairable trace damage!".   I guess it never occured to me to also ask, has anyone hacked any chips off of the board?

karmanss also has some other cool stuff up on eBay, toaster/flyer and such.  I sure won't bid on them.  Problem is eBay is "THE" place to buy hard to find Amiga stuff.  Experiences like these are making me NOT want to shop eBay, and I know there are still good people out there like redrumloa for example.  

There have been 2 other FMV's up on eBay since the auction I won.  Both are nicer packages and if I didn't have a $100.00 tied up with garbage and stuff that the seller can't ship I could bid on one of those.

The guy you were buying from must have been an inexperienced seller.  You can easily set up an auction properly so these type of things don't have to happen.  I am sorry about yours as well.

Jeff
 

[Fade]

If you look at Karmanss eBay profile
you will see Karmanss has elected to make their Feedback Profile private so comments are not available for public viewing at this time.

I don't think I would buy from someone who doesn't want you to read his feedback.

Jeff, I didn't see a new negative either. You should, you know.

[Wolfe]

"  Funny thing I see people buy used things on Ebay for more than what they could have brought for in the store brand new.   "

It the bidding frenzy kinda like gambling.  They set their sights on an item and refuse to lose the bid, but they end up loosing all common sense.    :lol:  

A fool and his money are easily parted.   :-P

[Argo]

How do they do that?
I had one seller unilaterally get rid of my negative feedback I gave him. That was most surpising. Though it did explain his spotless over 20,000 feedback.
eBay really needs to revamp their feedback system.

[TjLaZer]

How can someone get rid of a negative feedback?  

I have had some good and bad experiences.  I got a A4000 030 setup w/C=1960 monitor a few years ago for a descent deal. (I think the 030 is the only reason I did not pay over $400.   I also got a DKB 3128 buy it now for $25!!!!!  That was my best deal to date.  But some things sure get over priced it is pathetic.  I have seen things also sell for more that you can get it on the store!  (Like new DVD movies)

[StevenJGore]

Although eBay undoubtedly has some dodgy sellers, I would like to think that it is only a minority.

I follow my own personal rules when bidding, to prevent myself from being stung...

- I don't bid on expensive and/or rare items with no picture
- I don't bid on items with minimal descriptions
- I don't bid on items where the seller has put something "funny" as their location, such as "Middle of Nowhere" (I've seen plenty like this)
- I don't bid on items whose sellers have hidden their feedback
- I don't bid on items with "!WOW!" in the title!

I'm an experienced eBay seller with 100% positive feedback from 247 unique buyers, and I treat my winning bidders like I would expect to be treated myself. If everyone followed this, eBay would be trouble-free!

The only trouble I have had with eBay was with my most expensive item to date... my CD32 SX32 Pro module. It took nearly a month to be delivered (and I paid instantly with PayPal) , but at least the guy kept responding to my e-mails saying he was unable to make it to the post office.

[MaDDuck]

Boy I hear ya!
I say that you should leave BAD feedback for that chump
My guess is that he probably gave you some LAMEO excuse like he was working RETAIL during the holiday season and just FLAT OUT couldn't get to the POST OFFICE while they were open!
That loser probably offered to all some VCDs or other stuff to the order to fatten it up and thank you for your patience!
What a loser!
Damn his good 100% positive feedback rating!
Vengence is yours!
Leave him negative feeback!
LOL!

[logicalheart]

1) Negative Feedback option
2) E-bay has insurance for low price transactions
3) E-bay has escrow for higher priced goods.

[bloodline]

logicalheart wrote:
1) Negative Feedback option
2) E-bay has insurance for low price transactions
3) E-bay has escrow for higher priced goods.

Can I claim for the £15 I lost?

[J-Golden]

I agree, it's going down the tubes.... I saw a Cybergrafx w/ scan double go for $170. When I sold mine, $125.

I think there is an underlying thought that if you are getting it off of E-Bay, you are getting a deal...

That and the feeling of compotition are the main drivers that get people to over look big [color=CC0000]BIG[/color] warning signs.....

My two bits