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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2248454, member: 36230"]Or if they've had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a schmuck, they may have paid the price for it in poor feedback. Unfortunately it can and often does work both ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>...........</p><p><br /></p><p>Never assume that feedback, positive or negative, means that much or really tells you much of anything. For every negative left by a fair, reasonable, and educated individual, there will be ten or more others left by inconsolable idiots, and the same can be said of positives. Some of the biggest Dreck peddlers on ebay also just happen to have stellar feedback; just take a few moments and think about how this can be..</p><p><br /></p><p>With ebays present and ridiculously buyer coddling policies, it doesn't really matter what (how low) a seller's number of feedback may be, so don't worry about not dealing with someone unless they've X sales. Ebay isn't going to let them run off with your money, and do keep in mind that everyone must start somewhere... that guy with a whopping three seller feedback may be your fellow collector, while the guy with tens of thousands could simply be up to his neck in swill. The reality is that the biggest risk ebay buyers have is themselves even though most will never admit it. A few common sense precautions are likely to make your buying experience a pleasant one... don't buy what you do not know or understand, don't allow yourself to be suckered in by the dream of a "deal", if it looks too good to be true it probably isnt, etc, etc, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2248454, member: 36230"]Or if they've had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a schmuck, they may have paid the price for it in poor feedback. Unfortunately it can and often does work both ways. ........... Never assume that feedback, positive or negative, means that much or really tells you much of anything. For every negative left by a fair, reasonable, and educated individual, there will be ten or more others left by inconsolable idiots, and the same can be said of positives. Some of the biggest Dreck peddlers on ebay also just happen to have stellar feedback; just take a few moments and think about how this can be.. With ebays present and ridiculously buyer coddling policies, it doesn't really matter what (how low) a seller's number of feedback may be, so don't worry about not dealing with someone unless they've X sales. Ebay isn't going to let them run off with your money, and do keep in mind that everyone must start somewhere... that guy with a whopping three seller feedback may be your fellow collector, while the guy with tens of thousands could simply be up to his neck in swill. The reality is that the biggest risk ebay buyers have is themselves even though most will never admit it. A few common sense precautions are likely to make your buying experience a pleasant one... don't buy what you do not know or understand, don't allow yourself to be suckered in by the dream of a "deal", if it looks too good to be true it probably isnt, etc, etc, etc.[/QUOTE]
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