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Brians apple 
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I am planning on selling my gun. And E-Bay is a possibility. I want to know, has anyone gotten scammed on here? Thanks for the help.
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tippy_182
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 7:45pm |
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If you havn't sold anything yet, your feedback is going to be 0.
And people are less likely to buy anything from someone without any
feedback.
But no, I havn't been scammed. |
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Hitman
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 7:53pm |
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The seller has most of the controll. Me as a buyer I worry that if I send a payment, I might get a broken item, or none at all.
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triggerhappy1
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 8:04pm |
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iv never gotten what wasnt in the description. you just have to read the fine print, check feedback, and have common sense. if your selling just dont make any lies, write good true descriptions, and be promt on shipping to keep your feedback good.
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For Honor
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 8:27pm |
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you cant really get scamed if you are the seller, just dont send the gun until you get the money
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 9:11pm |
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i've never been scammed, then again i've only used ebay once
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P!NK panther
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 9:14pm |
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no id never do it
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 9:15pm |
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I have never ran into any problems on ebay.
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ThEeViLcHiCkEn
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 9:42pm |
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I've almost gotton scamed, they sent an empty box. I got paypal, so
they paid for it. Needless to say that the seller was cussing at me and
threated to sue. But whatever, like someone said you cant get screwed
if your a seller, just say MO or paypal, if its mo be sure to cash it
first, because ive herd of fake MO's.
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Clark Kent
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 9:45pm |
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Buying on Ebay requires you to do a reality check on the seller. Selling on Ebay is harmless, since you don't ship until you get paid. But, as pointed out, you won't get many as bids with no feedback. |
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SeaWolf
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 10:01pm |
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the seller has no worries... just dont send your merchandise until u receive payment.
but like some have said before, you're feedback score will be ZERO. that means that potential buyers are less likely to trust u, and u wont get as high a price as somebody with a lot of experience and a good feedback score. my mom got scammed once. the buyer didnt have any personal contact information. it was all his work info, and it got really confusing. i think she lost like $50. not too bad for a learning experience... |
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 10:07pm |
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Never used e-bay...
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 10:13pm |
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^well, thanks for that tidbit of that info... Once when i was like in fourth grade and that whole pokeman thing was "in" i got a card online and sent the money but never go the card...that sucked...it was a good card...lol. |
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 11:14pm |
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e-bay is very trustworthy, just not always the buyers and sellers. Scams exist and can't be avoided.
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 11:50pm |
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I just finished packaging up something I sold on e-bay, and I've purchased quite a few things off of e-bay without a hitch. Good as it will ever be is what I say.
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Posted: 11 January 2005 at 11:51pm |
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i have a friend who does ebay a lot, and hasnt had any problems, but with what i have heard about scams etc, i dont want to try.
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Posted: 13 January 2005 at 4:26pm |
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Ebay rocks
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