[Andy Bkr]

whats everyones experience with it are most people reliable?

[Quincy]

ive bought ten items and everything ive bought has been ok, never had any problems. but it is only ten items, most of which only a few quid, things like cdrw's and recordable minidiscs. one exception i bought my pc on there for £220 but it came the day after the auction ended so it was ok.

[DemonHorse]

Ive had a few things off there and not had any probs, am currently looking for legit and genuine windows xp on there but its all copies. I can get a copy for nowt so aint buying 1, tho will actually pay for genuine 1 at cut price (I bet if I got a copy i'd be the unlucky fu*$er that got caught using it, tis always the way).

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

I have bought a fair few cds and its not too bad. not as many bargains as people make out.

[Andy Bkr]

unbelievable how much gig tickets can sell 4

[Uglybob]

just be aware of the ebay hoaxes sent to your email asking you for your details or a second chance, even forward a message to mailto:[email protected] just to be certain. ive had very few problems on it, from a sellers point of view the buyer has to read what they are getting, not just reading the title. its like everything, if it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. it seems when you type in like a search for cds you get a whole load of crap before you get to the list of what you want.
always look for the postage and packaging cost. some people like to put their lots up cheap and making the postage dear to make up for the cost.

[Ickle Angel]

I was going to buy a second hand cd on there a couple of days ago and it went for a fiver! My maximum bid was only £2

[Ell Mc]

Ive bought a few things of Ebay and theres only one ting that wasnt up to much the best thing i bought was Xp proffesional for £75 But genaraly i havent had any problems with it.

[Gigglyboots]

Between me and the mom, we've bought 105 things, only had a problem with 1 thing that got damaged in the mail. I've bought two mobile phones, both for over £200 a time, loads of things. Just make sure you read EVERYTHING and the postage costs, and you should have no problems. And keep all the correspondence in a folder in your e-mail, like invoices and things.

It's rather addictive. Think I may go purchase some CDs now...

[MK Chris]

I've bought one thing - and that was off Bob.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

hmm yeah bob is collecting addresses for his business.........

[Andy Bkr]

as a seller how lond should u leave it not hearing from a buyer b4 coming worried

[Sidders]

You ought to specify really, say something like "If nothing has been heard within 1 week, the seller reserves the right to relist the product."

[Quincy]

as a seller how lond should u leave it not hearing from a buyer b4 coming worried

if your the seller is there that much reason to worry if the person doesnt pay? because youve still got the item. if its the other way round (ie if your the buyer and you pay and dont receive the item) then surely thats when you should worry

[Walter Sobchak]

I must admit, I LOVE Ebay.
I have bought and sold loads.
When buying, read the description thoroughly, and then read again just in case, then check out the ratings the seller has using a bit of common sense, I have bought and sold from people that have low ratings, but only after checking the 'joining' date, and checking to see if they've changed ID.
There are forums and boards on Ebay itself, just click on 'Community' the people on their are usually very helpful.

just 1 thing, A friend of mine was looking at something the other day, checked the ratings, and this guy had something like 250 positives, when My mate looked down though them he noticed that quiet a few were exactly the same, he checked the item number, and they were the same things (not sure what) he e-mailed ebay and the item was taken off sale, and the ebayer dissapeared......
It semms that this particular guy had been buying positive ratibgs because he was selling something dodgy!!

I've never come across this myself though, I've only had good experience with Ebay.
(Especially when I sold a 1982 computer (Ti1944a) I had in the attic - £150 for the console, £10-£30 for each console game and £25 for magazines manuals and cassette games I had - nearly fell off my chair)

[Adam]

that reminds me. new headphone for ipod. must check ebay.

[DemonHorse]

Update: Found a copy of Windows 2000 Pro on ebay, which will do me as is still an upgrade from my current Windows 98 setup.
But it's a OEM version, as sold with a computer bundle....

Anyone explain OEM to me as I got the impression somewhere that this would only work on the computer hardware it was sold with. I hope I'm wrong but this is confusing me a little.

Sorry it's slightly offtopic, but it is still to do with Ebay so it's not totally offtopic, probably just enough for the picky among you out there.

Answers in a post or a PM, whichevers easier. Probably PM is better as it doesn't clutter up the thread.

[Walter Sobchak]

Just got an Email.
It looked EXACTLY like an official Ebay notice.
strangely it was sent to an Email address which I don't use for Ebay.
I reported it, even clicking on the "respond now" button which took me to another page, where I extracted the hidden address (hidden under a spoof ebay signin address) and sent that in my report, it then went on to ask for my credit card details.
Just letting you know they are about, so proceed with cauition if you should get one.

[Blazin Babe]

I'v used Ebay lot's of times and think it's great. I'm sure there are some con-artists but everyone that i'v had the pleasure of dealing with have been very friendly and reliable. As mentioned before though, it is important to read all the small print and look for hidden costs such as over the odds P+P or V.A.T.

[pip1984_2k]

I got my Windows XP off ebay. twas £80 and the disk says "For Compaq pc's only" My pc is built up (off ebay £450) and it works fine.

[Ickle Angel]

I'm still waiting to receive something i paid for about 3 weeks ago and im begining to worry about it

[Andy Bkr]

thats probably down to royal mail

[Sidders]

I'm still waiting to receive something i paid for about 3 weeks ago and im begining to worry about it

Contact the seller. Did they have a decent rating?

[Uglybob]

id wait 28 days

[Ickle Angel]

I'm still waiting to receive something i paid for about 3 weeks ago and im begining to worry about it

Contact the seller. Did they have a decent rating?

The rating was ok yeah. Ill just have to wait and see