Re: [Thinkpad] How to buy a notebook on Ebay

David Ross wrote:

>Some years back somebody here gave me a really hard time for suggesting
>the buying on eBay was risky. Oh, how times have changed:-)
>
>Last week I had my first-ever bad experience with eBay (not
>computer-related); seller is an affiliate of Circuit City, so I thought
>I'd be reasonably safe. I can't even leave negative feedback, since the
>seller waits to see what the buyer writes, then leaves rubbish feedback
>for anyone who dares to gripe. Now that I know that the feedback system
>has an extortion component, I would never buy anything expensive on eBay
>except from someone I know of through independent channels.
>
>David
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That could have been me, tho it might not have been you i wrote about.
 I still think its risky to buy an expensive item like a thinkpad on Ebay
IN COMPARISON with buying through the local free adds or similar advert.
 In this case you can call the seller,go and see the item( in this case
a thinkpad) and sum up wether its what you want for the price
 BEFORE you part with any money.
 also IF you have been to his house,if he stitches you
up the you know where to get him, he knows that too. so is less likely
to sell you a dodgy item.

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Received on Sat Feb 25 16:05:12 2006