Ebay sucks
03-13-13 | 03:12 PM
#126
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Robert
03-13-13 | 03:22 PM
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I understand what you are saying even though I believe it is unfortunate. In fact, what you write is about the indignation over ebay retooling their market to pander to buyers and not sellers. This is planned and no accident. The customer is always right. But we know that sometimes the customer is a scam artist or dead wrong. Maybe each of know of a certain someone. That someone goes to Sears or Home Depot and uses a given power tool to do a job and return it. Or the guy that 'window shops' on Amazon...buys stuff, tries it as an experiment or for a project and then returns it. This has a cost to society and the companies that sell stuff. What do companies do? They pass this cost along to buyers in terms of elevated product prices to cover their losses. Fortunately the average consumer is honest. Also as discussed in this thread...it maybe hard to weed out the 'intention' of buyers.
I believe what you are stating is...this is the cost of doing business and should be rolled into the bottom line. You maybe right but still a sad commentary.
I believe what you are stating is...this is the cost of doing business and should be rolled into the bottom line. You maybe right but still a sad commentary.
Robert
03-13-13 | 04:07 PM
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03-13-13 | 04:20 PM
#130
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03-13-13 | 04:35 PM
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From: Wherever u see a fred, I am there.
I bought my Klein on Craigslist from a guy 1000 miles away. Problem solved! It was a trouble-free deal [Other than UPS putting a dent in the bike- but that's not the seller's fault].
- Ebay had better wise-up- there are alternatives!
I used to see nice Kleins on Ebay for reasonable prices....but lately, all I see there are junky ones, or nice ones that are absurdly over-priced. Such is what Ebay attracts these days.
CL may've been founded by a fudgepacker, but it's Ebay who's reaming us these days......
- Ebay had better wise-up- there are alternatives!
I used to see nice Kleins on Ebay for reasonable prices....but lately, all I see there are junky ones, or nice ones that are absurdly over-priced. Such is what Ebay attracts these days.
CL may've been founded by a fudgepacker, but it's Ebay who's reaming us these days......
03-13-13 | 04:46 PM
#132
Woah, careful now...
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