How much feedback / history should an Ebay seller have to trust?

[gopunk]

i'm trying to buy a laptop on ebay and one of the sellers has ~750 since nov 2003 at around 96% positive... most of them are for low priced items like software though, i couldn't find any for expensive stuff.

this other one has 93 feedback, 100% positive, dating from july 2001... but she has sold laptops before apparently

i hate how none of these sellers take CC or escrow... you're basically stuck with some unguaranteed method of payment :|

 

[Lager]

There is always risk in ebay. 96% is pretty good. Did you have contact with him yet?

 

[gopunk]

no i haven't contacted that one yet but i have had email contact with the 93 feed back one. there's another with 103 feedback with 99% positive since july 2, but when i called the phone number listed, the guy who answered said it was his friend's account... which makes sense because all the prior auctions are for anime cds...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Just remember to not take some shady payment method or anything you don't feel safe with trying to save $20 or $30. Talk with the seller and ask if they will take your payment type or not.

 

[RabidMongoose]

96% positive feedback is HORRIBLE. He wouldn't even be qualified to become a power seller.

 

[Imdmn04]

96 percent aint all that great, when one is a powerseller, they best keep it under the 1.5 percent range. That is my negative feedback tolerance for powersellers.
Defineately go with the one that has perfect feedback.

 

[hawkeye81x]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
96 percent aint all that great, when one is a powerseller, they best keep it under the 1.5 percent range. That is my negative feedback tolerance for powersellers.
Defineately go with the one that has perfect feedback.

Ditto.

 

[gopunk]

ok thanks guys i'll go for that one then