Positive Ebay Experiences

I agree with you CoinNut5.

I have made many purchases from ebay and have been very happy with the service/coin most of the time. But it only take 1 bad apple to give the whole set up a bad name.

Most people will remember the bad one and not the good one.

Also there are many members of this forum who sell on ebay and they are honest dealers. Let not tar everyone with the same brush.

I don't consider myself a major eBayer either (only a little over 300 transactions), but I do consider myself an experienced eBayer since I've been playing the game since 1999, almost growing up along with ebay. While I have had a few less-than-satifactory transactions (but no neg feedbacks), I am not even considering dropping out of the ebay experience which I actually enjoy very much, not to mention the nice supplement to my pensions. I think my generally very satisfactory experience reflects my attitude and approach toward ebay and the people with whom I know I will have to deal, making accommodations for persons' foibles and my own willingness to compromise. I also try to be as open and honest in my auctions as possible. This approach has worked very well for me and I'm proud of my glowing feedback (ref. "thefred2").

One thing which bother me a lot are those persons who are so narrow-minded that they quit ebay after a single bad experience, even if they are the ones at fault. This represents univariant thinking, selfishness, and inability to accept responsibility for one's own actions. ebay can be a lot of fun, very rewarding socially, and financially positive despite all its admitted flaws (for one, its feedback system needs to be completely revised; for another, it is unresponsive to criticism).

With experience also comes wisdom and I've long since learned how to determine a seller is less than honest or ethical. By staying away from such sellers, I avoid the pitfalls many new eBayers fall into. On the selling side (I sell more than I buy), I have worked with some mighty difficult and unreasonable purchasers and still have managed to keep my head above water. Again, an open, honest, and communicative approach works best.

Fred

I have made over 300 positive purchases on ebay. I had a few coins I had to send back and only one truly bad experience.During a very long period of illness, I was still able to shop for coins. I also love the excitement of the true auctions. Mike

I agree. We all tend to remember the bad experiences more than the good ones. If a buyer is careful, ebay is a great resource for coins (and other items as well).

I love selling coins via the internet. (I enjoyed my ebay selling experience more before they went crazy raising the final fees. ) I have also had some very positive buying experiences.

It's nice to see something positive about ebay for a change. Thanks CoinNut5!!

[quote]Originally posted by Morgan Fred

First, Susan, CONGRATULATIONS on your 3000th post! That's a lot of keystrokes!

I will second that.....do you still have fingerprints or have you warn the off?

I have had no problems with dealers online as I think ebay is that everyone wants a good reputation so they can increase sales and have a good rep.
Out of all I have had minimun problems as I have to say close to 100% problem free from local and foreign dea;ers I have to compliment my past present and prospective future sellers that may deal with in time