Archived Have you ever bought anything substantial from ebay? Is it trustworthy? (AskVoat)
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Archived Have you ever bought anything substantial from ebay? Is it trustworthy? (AskVoat)
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[–] Talc 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
literally hundreds of motorbikes bought and sold on there over the last 15 years, had up to 5 or 6 on there at a time before now, never a problem with cash on collection. Got another 2 going on next week.
Earlier this year I bought a "refurbished" mini mill, which was clearly not refurbished at all when it turned up, motor was misaligned, exposed wiring visible, various guards and knobs missing, still covered in brass shavings from its last job. Seller then became silent, stopped responding. Asked ebay to step in, they did, they gave the seller an extra 2 weeks to respond, and when he stayed silent they took the money back off him and gave me a full refund. No idea if the seller was trying to be an ass or if he'd dropped dead the day after he shipped the thing, but I ended up with my money back and the machine.