Ebay............
I've had good and bad experiences with Ebay. In my opinion there are three levels of products and sellers on Ebay:
1) Honest people that are selling a legitimate product that is worth what they are asking for it.
2) Semi-Shady people that have products that photograph well but really are not worth what they are asking for it because it can't be can't be detected in the poor photographs. This leads to six months of arbitration until someone gives in or gives up. The shady guy always wins because he's a pro at selling garbage!
3) Sellers that are criminals and use Ebay as the biggest fence for stolen products on the planet. These products can not usually be traced because of lack of serial numbers or other identification methods. Ebay could give a damn about these people or stolen items because they make their money regardless.
Listen, I've been involved in arbitration with a type two seller and the problem is that Ebay runs the arbitration and after wasting months of your time, if one of the complaintents doesn't back down, they consider it unsolveable and just close the case. My problem is two fold, first you can't talk to anyone with Ebay. They have no phone number when it comes to disputes and second if you do get taken or ripped off, the slimeball will leave you a cancerous feedback and ruin you're history on Ebay for LIFE or until you open another account under a false name and new email address. I've learned to buy nothing except new products from a brand name that is proven as great products, period.
Respectfully,
Ed
