Ten Good Reasons Not to Buy at Ebay

By Carlos Cabezas Lopez, published May 13, 2007
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The famous online store, eBay is an auction site that you can access on the Internet to buy different types of items, from clothes to watches to cars to car batteries to jewelry, amongst others. You can even buy cast-offs from famous celebrities on this site. If you want to sell off items that you just feel you don't want anymore, you can also sell them at eBay and get a reasonable amount for them.

However, eBay isn't all good, especially for buyers. Because this is an online store, there are so many things that you have to watch out for in buying items at eBay. You have to be cautious about buying items such as clothes, as you don't know if they have been used by the vendor. Further avoid any electronic item on the site because you are not really guaranteed if it is still in top condition. You might just end up getting more problems instead of gains out of the eBay item that you bought. There are so many reasons why you should be extra cautious and not buy items on eBay and below you will see some of these reasons.

The Reasons Not to Buy at eBay


  • The system of quality control at eBay is quite weak.


Because of this, it is quite possible that the item that you want to buy at eBay is among the tons of junk items that are sold on the site. The description of the items can mislead you. They are either not the accurate description of the items or they pertain to another product. The pictures provided sometimes are even blurry or there are no pictures provided at all.


  • You cannot trust the feedback system of the store.


Even if you base your purchase of an item on the feedback given, you are still not guaranteed that you are getting a good item. While this system was originally meant to reflect the credibility of the vendor, it does not really present an accurate picture. You might just be in for a big surprise.


  • There are unscrupulous vendors at eBay.


To hike the price of their items on sale, there are vendors who will ask their friends bid up their items. Thus they can get a higher price for their item even if it is not necessarily worth that much.


  • There is a "no return, no exchange" policy at eBay.


Ten Good Reasons Not to Buy at Ebay

Ten Good Reasons Not To Buy At eBay

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Yes Ebay is not in the honeymoon period anymore. People have learned how tot ake advantage.

Posted on 08/22/2007 at 8:08:00 PM

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