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Old 06-19-2005, 02:33 AM
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I was wondering with the growth and popularity of EBAY and online purchases in general.....has anyone ever bought and paid for something and never received it? I am curious to hear what others have gone through so please do tell.
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Old 06-19-2005, 03:13 AM
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Default Re: Not Receiving Ebay or Online Purchases....

I peruse Ebay at least once a day. My activity has not been extensive at this point. I have bought about nine items, the most expensive was about $200, never had a problem with receiving the stuff or condition as advertised. I think I have only sold two items, a 69 RS/SS Camaro in 2000 and a 69 Blue Dot Stereo in 2003, sale prices were $24,000 and $300 respectively, purchasers were more than happy.

My experiences thus far have obviously been good. My only gripe with Ebay is all the Repo parts being listed which can be bought from a catalog. When I surf Ebay it is quality used parts I'm looking for, but they seem to be the minority these days.
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I've never had problems with UPS or Fedex delivered items, but I've had issues with 4 USPS delivered items in the last three months. So far the sellers have made good on the purchases and refunded me all or part of the money. Use something with a tracking number and insurance is my advice...
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I have bought and sold hundreds of items on Ebay. I have only had a couple bad transactions and only one time that I didn't get the item I paid for. Always check the seller's feedback before bidding. Ask questions about the items and if the seller doesn't respond or is vague with the answers, don't bid. Always insure high dollar items. When I sell anything for over $50, I require the buyer to pay for insurance. It protects both of us.
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My only gripe with Ebay is all the Repo parts being listed which can be bought from a catalog. When I surf Ebay it is quality used parts I'm looking for, but they seem to be the minority these days.

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I think I rebutted this a year or 2 ago here on sYc, and I think Camaros dot net is attempting something along the lines away from this . We all need a break from eBay at some pointe....
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Hi Tom, Nice to see you on this web site. It's the BEST. I just bought a BMW 540i on e-bay and i'm very happy.Just make sure your buying from someone with a lot of positive feedbacks. Love to see your L34 Vert and L89 in the members rides.You could also post them in the members galleries, NICE Camaros
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I have bought about 30 items on ebay ranging in price from $5 to $600 and have not had a problem.
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I have bought everything from vintage cars ads, tachs, and magazines, car parts (cheap and expensive). I had a big time issue with a Motion Performance Catalog that never showed... 2 months later it comes and now I have a pair of $5 door lock knobs that have just past 1 month with no sign.

I bid on a couple cars, never bought one. Tried to sell the Camaro and Corvette on e-bay with no luck. I have a buddy who bought a 2001 Porsche Carerra Convertible on ebay. He saved about $8,000 compared to the local dealer's price for the similar car. He is VERY happy with the car.
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I used to do a lot of transactions on e-bay but I have stopped buying high ticket items that are to far away to drive and pick up. A couple of years ago I paid $100.00 for a radio delete plate out of Canada that I never recived. This last November I lost $1400.00 to a guy named Chris from a company named [email protected], phone number 972-814-7685 out of either the Lubbock or the Dallas area of Texas. This guy had over 60 positive hits so I thought it would be a sure thing. After I sent him a personnel check for the aluminum heads I started seeing bad comments coming through and then he was pulled from e-bay and stopped selling on e-bay. I only heard from him a couple of times after that and he has disappeared now. His story was that his vendor took off with mine and a whole bunch of other peoples money and he is just the middle man. The worst part is that I only saved about $300.00 from buying the heads from my local dealer. The local police do not seem very interested in helping me with this issue and say its a civil issue and that I will have to go to civil court. I paid the guy with a personnel check and e-bay was no help because I reported the problem after their notification period and he no longer sells on e-bay.

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