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Originally Posted by peeceebee I think you've gotta check how the auction looks & "feels", the feedback, the whole enchilada, & if you're careful & sensitive & not too gullible, you can do ok. |
a BIG thumbsup for this advice. take the ad in as a whole, trust that feeling in your gut. when things go bad in a really big way, people almost always admit they knew something was off from the start, but they wanted the thing enough to override their internal guidance system.
when in doubt, send an atypical question to the seller, one that requires a smidgen of thought to respond to. i find that the answer i get, when i get it, and how it reads, all give me a clearer picture of the character of the person i'm thinking of dealing with.
i've done almost 60 transactions in 6 years, many of them high ticket (>$2000), and i've only had one difficult character, but even that was smoothed over with good communication and a willingness to accomodate.
i like ebay.
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