10 Things You Need To Know About Shopping On eBay!

2011-05-26

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10 Things You Need To Know About Shopping On eBay!

By: Jesse Schule
Posted: Aug 28, 2010

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In order to assist buyers, we outlined a list of 10 useful tips for shopping on eBay.

1: You get what you pay for! If it is too good to be true, it probably is!
What I mean by this is.. If you are looking for a designer handbag that sells retail for thousands of dollars, then you would be foolish to think that you can buy this item on eBay for only a few hundred dollars. If you are buying expensive brand name products for far below the retail price, you should realize these items are most likely copies. They may appear to be exactly like the original products and may even be made from the same material. Some of these items may even be made in the same factory. If you will only be satisfied with 100% official licensed products, then you should avoid eBay all together and just go direct to the official retail location, or their official website.

2: Know what you are buying before you buy it! Read the terms and conditions!
Before you just go ahead and bid on an item or buy it, read the entire description. Read what the seller has written, and if there is anything you are not sure about then ask the seller to provide more information. Pay close attention to the item location, shipping cost and time of delivery. If you need an item for a gift, you should confirm with the seller first that they will be able to deliver the item on time. You don’t want to buy Christmas presents on eBay in mid to late December unless you get a guarantee that the seller can deliver before Christmas. You should not expect this unless it is advertised!

3: Pay with your credit card using paypal or another verified merchant!
You might think that you are 100% safe from scams as long as you use Paypal? We know that is what eBay and paypal would like you to believe, but it is simply not true! If you have a problem with an item you purchased on eBay, Paypal will only refund your money if they are able to recover it from the seller. If the seller does not have money in their paypal account, paypal will not refund your purchase. They will send you an email saying that you are entitled to a refund but the seller has no money in their account and if the situation changes they will let you know. This is why you should fund all your paypal payments using your credit card. Your credit card company offers REAL buyer protection, and they will force paypal to refund you.

4: Beware of stock photos!
You should be aware that some sellers will just copy photos from the Internet. If the photos look like they have been copied from a website, you should ask for real photos. If a seller is not capable of taking their own photos, it is unlikely they are providing good service.

5: Be professional! Avoid using threats and foul language!
If there is a problem with your purchase, you should let the seller know. You want to be as polite as possible, you don’t need to be angry and threatening. The seller is aware that you can leave negative feedback if you are not satisfied, so they will most likely try their best to satisfy you in order to avoid that. However if you start off by threatening the seller and using foul language, it will not help motivate the seller to help you resolve your issue. If you are reasonable and you are not asking for anything more than what you paid for, the seller will most likely offer a return, replacement or a refund.

6: Negative Feedback , this should be used as a last resort only !
Leaving a seller negative feedback is a serious matter, you should use it only as a last resort. If the seller has not made any reasonable effort to resolve your issue, or if the item never arrived and the seller simply refuses to reply to your emails,you might want to leave the seller negative feedback for the transaction. This can cost sellers literally thousands of dollars in lost sales and create many problems for them. So before you leave negative feedback, you should take that into consideration. You might be costing somebody hundreds or thousands of dollars, and they might get upset. They already have your name, address and phone number as well as your email address. You can expect to get several angry emails or phone calls if you leave a negative feedback that the seller feels is not justified. Another thing to consider is that these people do this for a living. Chances are that they are far more Internet savvy than you are. If these people want to create problems for you , they probably can! 99% of the time, it is just not worth it.

7: Protect your password, watch out for spoof emails!
Be very careful with your passwords for eBay and paypal. Using the same password for all your email accounts and everything you sign up for will increase the chances of someone getting a hold of it. You should never use the same password for important things like eBay and paypal as you use for signing up for some forum or website that you don’t know anything about. If you sign up for a forum using the same email and password you use for Paypal, whoever can access that information can try signing into eBay and paypal with that information. Never sign into your account if you have been directed to a sign up page from an email. If you get an email that appears to be from paypal or eBay and it asks you to sign in, close it immediately open a new window and go direct to the eBay or Paypal site.Always go direct to the home page and sign in from there. Anything important from eBay or paypal should be visible when you sign in.

8: Do not sign into your eBay or paypal account from a public computer!
Signing into your eBay or paypal account from a public computer can cause problems. If the computer has a virus or spy ware then your password can be stolen. The computer may have also been used by somebody else who has been suspended from eBay. If this is the case they will suspend your account as well.

9: Buy from trusted sellers with a selling history!
Check the seller feedback rating and see what other buyers have to say. Make sure that the feedback is recent, and that it is for similar items as what you want to buy.

10: Stay away from high priced electronics and other high ticket items !
It is simply not worth the risk to buy high priced electronics on eBay. You are better off shopping for lower cost items like t-shirts, movies, DVDs, video games. Stay away from items like laptops, IPhone’s etc.

Jesse Schule – About the Author:

Asia-Charisma.net
Asia Charisma is a partner in the Karen Artisan and Family Aid Program (KAFA) that is designed to assist not the entire village but several families simultaneously. They believe in the Fair Trade Organization, however as a small business in a competitive market, they feel that adding additional cost in the form of registering fees and other policies will not be a benefit to their company or their artisans. The KAFA program aims to help build confidence in each Karen artisan and improve each family’s working conditions so that they can conserve their art for the next generation of Karen silversmiths. Customers can shop at Asia-Charisma.net and feel that they have made a responsible purchase from a reputable company and know that the money is going back into the Hill Tribe community.

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