is EBAY safe?

[aphex]

Ive heard alot of mixed reviews... I was lookin at buyin this: LINKY

The guy has pretty good rating, no negative or neutral comments.. Any reccomendations? Ive never bought anything through EBAY before...

 

[Russ]

eBay is like anything else in life. It is safe if you use common sense. I've been a member there since the fall of '97 and have never been burned as a buyer or a seller.

EDIT: Just looked at the listing. It's a piddly $15 item and the seller has 168 positives and 0 negatives. I'd say that you're not going to have any problems on this one.

Russ, NCNE

 

[firestar46]

Ebay is safe like a bed of knives

Seriously tho, it's pretty safe, and you usually get great buys and safe purchases...so go get you some

 

[BDawg]

Don't worry, ebay is just as safe as e-mail. You can't get anthrax from either.

My only ebay rule is not to bid from foreign countries (excluding Canada). Too much can happen in transit.

 

[SiLEighTy]

that guy looks safe....

btw, nice choice of LED's for your phone.

 

[Murpheeee]

Russ is right.

Someone who buys/sells a lot is not going to screw you over a $15 item.
They have their reputation to think about.

 

[aphex]

awesome.. i really appreciate the help...

 

[ricerx]

sheesh his opening bid is 14.99 and the buy it now price is 15.00. most he'll get is 2 bids.

and like the others said, he seems safe.

 

[LordMaul]

Looks like a good seller. Here is a tip though...email the seller and tell him you are serious abotut your bid(since you are new to eBay and will have no feedback). he may freak out when he sees a newbie without any refs and cancel your bid. If you email him, be friendly and you'll have a smooth transaction.