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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 7884108, member: 96746&quot;]How many reasons do you need not to buy from ebay?</p><p><br /></p><p>They routinely ignore attempts to call out fakes or attempts to deceive, preferring instead to route enquiries to the customer service dept, aka the recycle bin.</p><p><br /></p><p>They automatically incorporate Global Shipping into listings resulting in huge shipping costs for the buyer, leaving the vendor the hassle of removing the option. A quote this evening for shipping reduced the price to the buyer by 75% because they use a courier instead of the post.</p><p><br /></p><p>The charge VAT on imports to the UK, but use the standard rate of 20% instead of the 5% applicable to coins over 100 years old. I would be interested to know if they pass on the full amount or have done their homework and pocket the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>ebay is plagued with fakes of all description which are listed in their thousands to trap the unwary. When they cut off the ability to communicate with others several years ago, it meant you could no longer warn people they were being ripped off.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a seller&#039;s viewpoint, their attitude of buyer good, seller bad means you can be taken for a ride and ebay will support the buyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quantity of listed material makes checking the lots virtually impossible. 17 or 18 years ago when I first used it, there were 2-3000 British coin lots meaning you could quite literally check every listing. As I write the total is 218000 approx. Sorry, but I have a life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Auctions are a thing of the past. The number of listings means relatively fewer people view them these days and there is little competitive bidding in consequence. To get a fair price it is necessary for sellers to list as BINs, with prices increased by well over 10% to cover fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could go on.............[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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