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eBay T & M Selling Prices ?
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watchmaker:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on February 01, 2024, 03:45:20 pm ---This is from the other side of the coin, I've just read it in an item description.


--- Quote ---Unfortunately, we have a growing number of unsavory people in our eBay community. Be advised that all serial numbers and markings (inside and out) are recorded. Please do not attempt to gut our product to send it back as defective and avoid getting a letter from folks dealing with mail fraud. If you do not agree to the terms below, please do not buy the item!
To all the good people on eBay, we're sorry you had to read that!
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So people will buy equipment, take the parts out to sell it or to repair their own stuff.
Very sad.

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This is why I stopped selling on eBay.  I joined in  1998 when it was about PEZ dispensers.  Stupidly, never bought stock; I did not understand the business.   I sold many expensive things.  But buyer fraud was there from the start.  I had a guy buy a marine chronometer and then try to switch detents, which are the heart of the instrument and for which I charged $1500 USD to make.  This was during the period when we could leave negative buyer feedback, which was a very useful function.  He had 5 such negs in a row and I nailed his butt.

When ebay killed the feedback function and then required returns (at least in the US) around 2010, I cancelled my seller account.  I have no idea how people sell gold coins.  I buy on ebay and had mainly problem-free experiences.  But I had a few problems that I needed to have resolved by the concierge service.  Never been screwed although some tried real hard.  Had one person send me a damaged thing hoping I would play along with their claim against the Post Office.  Reported it to the Postal Inspector.  Surprise!

As someone pointed out in another thread, now ebay will remove negative feedback without notifying the one who posted it if the seller meets certain criteria and after being forced to accept a return.

Over 40 years I have learned the importance of qualifying your customer. Without the original feedback system sellers are shooting in the dark.  I am surprised there are not more instances where a cheater is not confronted at his door with someone holding a gun. $5K is a lot of money to steal.

But buyer fraud is as old as ebay and even as old as retail.  I know distributors who stopped selling replacement clock movements because clock repairers would return the movement they took out for a refund!
Bud:
With technology export controls continue being tightened, used T&M prices will continue to rise.
Black Phoenix:
eBay has been dead for me since 2019. Last thing I bought there was the Fluke 87V, imported from US to Hong Kong and the Keyspan USB to Serial Adapter (who was later bought by Tripp Lite and now Tripp Lite by Eaton).

And I have an account there since 2005, with more than 20000 euros dealth with and 400 positive feedback, 0 negative.

Currently whatever they have there, I can get better deals on new stuff in Amazon or Taobao, and for used stuff Xian Yu, Carousell or Yahoo Auctions. Is that simple, now on eBay everyone thinks it have a gold mine on hand when in reality not even the price in weight values.
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