Paul
Tulsa,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, May 06, 2006
Based on the ebay auction... Its even dumber to be paying at a minimum what the ebay auction said. Basically, what you got is what anybody should expect from such a auction. Buying that much volume is stupid to do it anyway other than in person. My friend who lives in NC who buys/sells cd's (is a used product dealer) does exactly that and never ever buys by remote. In fact he usually, personally inspectes 100% of what he buys (about 10,000 units per month, and often its cd's or dvd's). If he doesnt inspect himself, he has family members who personally judge value. In those cases they often judge only perfect product. Personally I think you ripped yourself off, both by amt and by quality & content. I myself own over 3000 audio and 300 dvd's and would never ever consider buying such high volume without personal review or guarantees of the deal. If seller wasnt willing to escrow or otherwise guarantee, walking away would have been wise. I personally buy/sell books, and rarely will consider ebay for a source of used books supply. But then I dont need to. Locally I have more than enough source to get large volume from. In fact, locally I could probably get twice the cd's that the auction specified for a lot lot less.
Paul
Tulsa,#3Consumer Comment
Sat, May 06, 2006
First off, for a purchase that large, not protecting your self by using the known ways is stupid. 2nd, using paypal (whether seller or buyer) isnt wise.. Btw, Paypal does not protect the buyer, hardly. They do in fact protect the seller more. To buy anything in large amt is not wise. I myself have over 2000 cd's and would never ever consider a large volume buy off any website (like ebay) no matter what. Based only on the ripoff comments here, it was not too intelligent to even participate in the auction of those cd's.
Traci
Spring Lake,#4Consumer Suggestion
Sat, May 06, 2006
Seller did accept paypal. Said so right on auction site. As much as I hate paypal it would have come in handy for a purchase this large. It would have offered you some protection against getting damaged items. As for his feedback that should have given you a clue right there.
Jason
Simpsonville,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, May 02, 2006
You could have paid via credit card or anything else.. If the seller required 'guaranteed funds' then you should have walked away.. 'guaranteed funds' is guaranteed to rip you off. The reason that sellers don't want to deal with Paypal is because it protects the buyer. Plain and simple.
Dave
Jacksonville,#6Consumer Comment
Tue, May 02, 2006
I have looked at the auctions. Both of you have a HORRIBLE feedback history, you seem to make it a habit of ripping people off yourself. You have been on ebay long enough and scammed enough people to know that this seller's ad doesn't sound/look kosher. Plus, look at his feedback. It's terrible. Just like yours. Maybe if you stopped ripping your customers off, you wouldn't get ripped off yourself. Just a thought. This is a classic example of the Pot calling the Kettle black.