14 Oct
2005
14 Oct
'05
7:19 a.m.
That's probably true. But just as in
Sellam's case, employees don't
always do the correct thing. Because they are employees may explain why the
service from such sellers is frequently poor but it doesn't change the fact
that THEIR SERVICE IS POOR. I buy a lot of stuff on E-bay and I've had VERY
good luck with small dealers but very POOR luck with the mega-dealers. Like
Chuck, I frequently send them a test question just to gage their response
and only about 25% even bother to reply. Guess what? No reply, no bid!
I have found this to be true across the board. And yes, if I do not get a
reply, I think twice about bidding.
On a related grumble as a dealer - why do so many people send me questions
on the last day of the auction right towards the end? Well, I know,
because many people browse the auctions "Ending First" every day. Still,
how is one supposed to respond in time?
William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org