6 Nov
2003
6 Nov
'03
12:16 p.m.
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From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: ebay question
Festival
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Teo Zenios wrote:
> ebay. I am going to continue looking, but I dont like how a few horror
> stories are making ebay sound like such a shithole when its not,
especially
> when people are just promoting a new avenue of
selling vintage
equipment.
When you've had enough bad experiences with eBay, whether it be with eBay
itself or various sellers, then yes, it becomes a "shithole". There are
many people who've already swore off eBay, but eBay's massive advertising
budget enables them to keep growing despite its many flaws.
> If the Vintage Computer Marketplace takes off its because people will
have
> found what they wanted at the price they would
pay , not because people
are
> thumping the fact thats its not ebay (just like
linux isnt getting
anywhere
when all they
talk about is how microsoft sucks instead of making their
product more apealing).
Computer collectors should use the VCM because it is just better than
eBay where this hobby is concerned. That will be clearly evident once
the needed critical mass is reached.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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I have bid and won maybe 50+ ebay auctions in the last 2-3 years ranging
from a cheap game or batteries for my mac to whole
computers and I only had
problems with 2 people. One because he changed payment
method from what was
advertised in his auction (told him no thanks and that ended that, neither
of us sent feedback to ebay), and another last month or so when somebody
packed a tandy 1000hx + cm5 monitor poorly and the monitor was broke (after
a few emails ended up getting the vender to refund my money after he got
fedex to pay him).
I am sure I havnt made anywhere near the purchases on EBAy you must have
made, and most likely you probably had higher ticket items then me (I think
$150 was highest price for any 1 item I purchased). But still for the volume
I did I have no major complaints with ebay or the sellers I dealt with. I am
sure if I was buying high ticket items that cost $500 or more and are
tightly graded (like stamps, coins, hummels, etc) then the dishonest people
trying to scam you selling inferior goods or nothing at all might start
coming out of the woodwork, but that will happen anywhere and at any time.
TZ