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1. The Hazards Of Shopping On Ebay

2. Buying online at auction websites such as ebay is
becoming ever more popular and there are some great
bargains out there to take advantage of. There are
however risks involved and in this article I am going to
write about a bad experience a friend of mine went
through, an experience which would cost him a lot of
money.

3. I have used ebay many times in the past and have not
only bought a great many items but have also sold a few.
I have to say it is quite a buzz and is a great way of
offloading some of the things that I no longer have a use
for. I have even been surprised at the amounts of money
some of these items have sold for.

4. During a recent evening out, I was discussing ebay with a
friend of mine, his name is Ian. Ian has recently
attempted to make money from online auctions and was
hoping it would earn him a type of second income. He
would buy a particular item at what he thought was
quite a low price and would then re-list the same item a
couple of weeks later, hoping he would make a tidy
profit and some easy money.

5. One of his ways of attempting to pull off a good deal
was by phoning or e-mailing the seller and offering them
a price to close the auction early. In fairness to ebay this
is something they strongly advise against and Ian is
aware that he was taking a risk by doing this. In his first
few transactions everything went well and all of the
items arrived safely and in good condition. He eventually
made what he called a small but worthwhile profit on
most of the items. In his mind, the more he could buy
and sell, the more he would make.

6. As no doubt you have gathered his luck was about to run
out. He contacted via telephone, a seller of a camcorder.
Ian offered a price which was duly accepted. The seller
advised him where to post the money to and agreed to
post the item via registered post. Ian then posted him
the amount in cash, also registered post and then waited
for the item to arrive. The camcorder did not arrive and
Ian started to become slightly worried. He waited a
number of days but still it had not been delivered. He
contacted the seller who stated that he had posted it.
Ian asked him for the registered postal number and to
his horror and annoyance the seller stated that he had
not sent it registered post, but had

7. sent it first class.

8. Ian argued, that what they had agreed to, was that he
would post the item via registered post due to its cost.
The seller denied agreeing to this and put the phone
down in disgust at being called a liar. Ian tried by e-
mailing and phoning the seller to obtain a refund but the
seller just kept saying that he had sent it, so he had no
reason to pay him his money back. Ian will never know
whether the camcorder was posted, however strongly
believes it had not been.

9. Ian is aware that he had been a bit of a fool and had
taken an undue risk. It is a lesson he has learnt from.
There was no real comeback apart from possibly
travelling two hundred miles to the address of the seller.
Even if he had paid via paypal, he had bought the item
outside of ebay, which again ebay advise you not to do.

10. In conclusion if you are going to purchase items on
online auction websites such as ebay, use your head and
do not let greed cloud your judgements. There are many
people out there who are more than happy to take you
for a ride and to con you out of your hard earned
money. Follow the guidelines set and you are more likely
to have a positive experience.

11. Ian now still uses ebay but not as a way to earn extra
cash, he merely uses it for enjoyment. He can not quite
believe what he did and actually believes that he
deserved it. He realises that if it had not have happened
when buying the camcorder that it would have
happened eventually.

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