Re: Dodgy Ebay seller - what to do?

Where ever did you form that opinion Rob?
Perhaps you are an E-bay dealer yourself- hmm? The warnings issued by E-bay
themselves should serve as notice you simply can't trust the place. Consumer
laws (Trade Practices Act) are quite clear about what you can expect in the
way of recourse from an auction -- NOTHING!

What right minded individual would pay out $1000 to a stranger identified
only by a series of secret codes not even E-bay can trace? Worse than
this... 90% of the sellers on e-bay are making a business out of it but
unlike a "real" business, the buyer has absolutely no come back on the
phantom seller either legally or via e-bay. When the Tax office eventually
wake up to the scams going on there, all hell will break loose.

Those idiots who think posting the price in US dollars is some how going to
circumvent Australian GST are in for the biggest shock of their lives.

JT


"Rob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Lionel wrote:
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> Give it time to work out before you cut off your nose to spite your
> face. Most sellers can be trusted.
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> Rob




Auspics

ahennell wrote:

> And FWIW, I buy & sell on ebay (and other sites), and I transact usually in US
> dollars, and it's all above-board, legit & taxed. And I'm not a minority.
> (note also that if your selling is just part of your hobby, and not a primary
> income, the tax office don't care - it's explained quite clearly in the various
> acts of parliament).

Thanks Andrew.

In addition to what you said (which was well said) transacting in US$
simply means that the seller will have a far larger pool of potential
bidders.

Yes I buy and sell on eBay, I have people send me over US$5000 blind and
I've sent over $3500 to sellers. Never been burnt. In fact I bought
something the other day from the US worth US$250 and the guy shipped it
pre-payment based solely on my eBay ID and my word.

If you can't sort out the sellers with integrity don't bid.

Rob

Rob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> If you can't sort out the sellers with integrity don't bid.

Good point.

Must be why I don't.

Trevor S