From: Bruce Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Sun Mar 10 2002 - 12:34:03 PST
Come to think about it, you don't even know if it's his photo or not...
Bruce MVPA 23824
wwd@netheaven.com wrote:
> So then what is that eBay thingy which says that 'all transactions are
> insured by eBay' or whatever. I've glanced at it a few times. It seems to
> imply some sort of ultimate insurance against a total rip-off like nothing
> ever shipped or junk instead of what was pictured. Is my guess.
>
> I just asked a seller if he would consider an escrow deal and he came back
> with 'why?'. Well, he has 0 for a fb value, is wearing shades, is in
> another country (Canada) *and* actually stated in the short 3 line
> description: "I am the sole owner of this rig." Well I have nothing
> against sole ownership, but have I seen anyone actually bother to declare
> this on eBay before? If this is not a good candidate for an escrow agent,
> tell me what is. BTW, eBay doesn't apparently know the term 'escrow'- try
> to search on it. Anyone know an escrow agent that is honest and cheap?
>
> Bill
>
>
> In <list-1603262@skylee.com>, on 03/09/2002
> at 11:20 PM, "J. Forster" <jfor@quik.com> said:
>
> >Just as in my case, it appears you did nothing wrong.
>
> >The basic problem is eBay in that they do not have any provisions to
> >referee the FB process, or much else for that matter.. They simply refuse
> >to deal with the issues of wrongful FB. IMO, that's the core of the
> >problem.
>
> >I believe they should fix this problem soon. Without such a fix, eBay is
> >clearly not the 'safe' trading place they purport to be, since there is
> >really no recourse to correct wrongs and get your money back if cheated.
>
> >Beyond that, I believe that they have a higher duty, since they are
> >effectively a monopoly.
>
> >Just my $.02 worth.. (ever notice no cents sign on computers?), John
>
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