Re: [MV] The perils of honesty on eBay

From: Dave Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue Mar 12 2002 - 11:15:40 PST


I did a few transactions on Yahoo and I thought it was starting to go someplace. Has anyone had any luck on Yahoo?

Dave

3/11/02 4:16:09 PM, wwd@netheaven.com wrote:

>>in
>>very small print they posted there shipping price which was nearly double
>>of what it should have been. I posted negative feedback on them that
>>they were ripping people off on shipping and even though I sent them a
>>money order for the winch they returned my payment, refusing it.
>
>Posting nf before actual receipt of the item is illogical. What if you
>opened the package to find a check from them for a refund of the unused
>(extra) postage. It would be like starting a fight with a checkout clerk
>before you paid for the item and had the sack in your hand. Also it is
>really 'shipping & handling', and sometimes I've paid more for this than
>for the item especially where you grab something for the opening price.
>The 'handling' helps to reduce their loss in these cases.
>
>BTW, wasn't there originally another online auction that was bought up by
>eBay? Now they seem to be the only game in town, and a whole lotta fun,
>too.
>
>Bill
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