What's your experience with e-bay?

I think buying from eBay is Fine, Feedback can be hard to judge unless someone has 100000 Feedback that is the exception. For the little guys its tough because there are a whole lot of crazy people out there, and of course they are on eBay I just posted a response to a thread about how I just had to deal with a crazy lady who literally tried to make my life a living you know what because I wasn't able to retract her bids, She couldn't understand that and did everything in her power to try to get me into trouble. Now Mind You She was the one who Bid on my item. I'm sorry to get off base, My Honest Opinion on eBay is if you have some stuff laying around the house just collecting dust throw it on eBay. Other Then That, I honestly would NOT be bothered. eBay has a Monopoly when it comes to online auctions and ever since they merged with PayPal things have only got worse. They have risen the eBay Listing Prices and Final Value Fees, Not to mention if your able to sell your item. PayPal takes a Percentage of the money, Its high way robbery and until another online auction site comes along that can compete I wouldnt try to make a living on there its nothing but heart ache. I had a friend, Who had his PayPal Account Frozen literally for no reason. He was a drop-shipper, So He always had large sums of money in his account which

I love it for buying things- things can be found at very good prices on it(and some things you can find on it that you wouldn't be able to find in stores, even after searching for days). But, I love it more for selling. I make and sell metal goods on it. I wish they'd let us post 5 pictures for free though, and always have free insertion fees....

I've purchased and sold items on ebay for about 6 years now. For buying items sometimes you talk to the seller and asked if he or she has a bin "buy it now" price, most of the time they will cut you a deal. But just remember to be honest, polite and respective. For selling an item make sure to take plenty of pictures of the item. Be as detailed with your description and pictures as possible. For example if theres a model number plate of the item take a picture of it. Also I noticed it helps to make a sign of your id name and put it on the picture so the buyers will know that you are the seller and you took these pictures instead of taking them from other website. And the most important thing is don't lie about the item. If its broken state its broken or its been used say its used. These small tips will help you become a bit successful at ebay.

I've bought and sold items on ebay and my general experiences with the site have been moderately positive, I think they charge too much in listing fee's and there's a bit of risk involved because you may not sell the items but you'll still have to pay those high listing fee's no matter if you make a sale or not its kind of unfair, but ebay is still a pretty good service site.

I'm really pleased with ebay and I have been a member of this site for a long time. I have bought things from ebay and by the same token I have also sold a couple of items. It's a nice experience but you have to make sure you research any sellers you make a purchase from otherwise you could experience problems and difficulty. Before I make a purchase I always make sure that the seller has a good reputation rating, that is, 100 hundred per cent and no less. The good thing about ebay is you can find some really nice deals and a lot of things are so cheap. This is definitely the way to shop. Whenever I want to make a purchase ebay is the first site that I check out to see what is on offer. Andrew

Never had any problems with eBay like the ones your stated, I get free listing emails every so often too and put up some of my old unwanted stuff and someone usually buys something :) I do trust buying and selling on eBay. If I'm buying something I usually check the sellers feedback and assuming it's all good I'll go ahead and make my purchase :) I normally always pay through Paypal though, and it is possible to file a dispute if for example you pay and they don't sell your item! I've never had to do that myself, but it's nice to know I can if I ever need to :)

I have been on ebay many years - primarily buying things. I live in a small town and the selection here is not very big; also, the prices are very expensive. I buy a lot of my things on ebay because I can get good deals. I just bought some bras on ebay - in the stores the selection is poor in my size and the prices are ridiculous. I just bought 6 bras in my size on ebay for the same cost of one bra in a local store. And, they look much nicer than the ones available locally in my size. I have not bought a bra in a store in several years. I also purchase ink for my husbands computer on ebay, I can buy 12 ink cartridges for less than $20 while in the store that would only buy one cartidge (with a little change left over).

Frankly, I don't have a pleasant experience in Ebay. At first when I was trying to be a seller. I put my products in Ebay. However, after a month Ebay charged me expensive fee even if I hadn't sold anything yet. This is not reasonable in my opinion. Then later as a buyer, I bought some stamps via Ebay but the truth is I have never received them. I love China

I've been buying through Ebay for years, mostly stuff that I can't get in the shops. I never spend very much money, I think the most expensive item I've ever bought was a second hand computer for about £30. It's only in the last few months that I've started selling on Ebay in a small way - mostly getting rid of some of the old magazines and books that clutter my house up. Not everything sells of course, but my experiences have all been positive so far, a bit of extra money for stuff I'd be throwing out anyway.

I love ebay so much because it's wear I can find really affordable makeup. I've been ordering from ebay for several months, and I usually order or buy stuff from my favorite seller every other week. The prices are just amazing, compared to shopping at the mall where prices are three times more. I'm just lucky because the favorite seller have several payment options. Aside from paypal, she accepts bank deposits which makes it even easier for me especially if my paypal account runs out of funds. I've really enjoyed shopping for makeup, cosmetics and skin care products from ebay because I get to buy them for a much lower price. It seems like they're always on sale. hehe

Hi slovenc: My experience with ebay has been amazing. All of the products that I have bought there have arrived at the tikme and you get interesting prices. Ebay has a very good buyers protection. It's really good that you start using this program. Hopefully you'll enjoy your stay there. ALVARO

I am a farily new seller and have done pretty good. I have sent out the merchandise the very next day. I like Ebay for shopping also because usually anything I have looked for I found at a very cheap price. Thus far I have had not problems at all with not getting what I paid for. Because Paypal and Ebay are pretty much the same company I feel confident enough that I would not be scammed because Paypal backs up the purchases.

I bought few products from ebay and it is cheaper considering market price for same product. Then I decided to sell off something but yet not got anyone bye my product.

I have always wondered how they verify that the object the person is selling still works. I am not sure if they even check if the item is in the condition the seller says it is in. It could be a laptop that doesnt work even though the seller says it works. I wonder about that.

I've bought stuff on ebay a good bit but I haven't tried selling yet. My mom just started selling stuff on ebay. I helped her list her stuff and it was pretty easy. I would like to start selling soon. I have some stuff here I can get rid of. I need an area of my house that I can get set up to store the stuff and boxes to send it in. I think as long as you are careful buying on ebay can be great. You just have to watch sometimes people will price their stuff more then you would have to pay for it in the store.

i mainly have good experiences selling and buying ebay except lately. i have bought some things from china and nothing has come. seems like they are getting lost in the mail or something.

I buy and sell a few little things on ebay.Its an ok site but I must be honest I hate paypal and those silly seller holds but i guess I understand why they have them.People were ripping off one another. I have an ok experience with ebay i suppose.

I like to discuss about ebay, that is one of my favorite sites which is i browse daily. I always buy anything from ebay, i lives in maldives and all the things are very expensive here (3 times compare normal price), i found many interesting thing. I bought dresses, cosmetic, gadget, accessories and many more. I don't like bidding. I always buy an items which is free worldwide shipping. I had some issue as well, the seller suspended or the item is not arrive. I will open a case and usually i got refund or the seller will resend the item. I tried to contact ebay in usa when one time i dispute my item as the seller suspended by ebay, only machine answer my called, and i hope one day ebay will have real person as representative to help their customer.

i usually buy from power sellers with positive feedbacks of 100%. so far, my ebay shopping experience is good. just be kind and responsive. but one time, i never paid for an item since the seller made me wait for 1 month then he replied after and demanding for payment!

Well I have made about 100 dollars off of Ebay so I think that it's going pretty well for me. I get a lot more money for the things I don't want than other places would buy it for. So I am very happy with my experience at Ebay.