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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2104371, member: 36230"]So your "eBay pro" tip is to simply read the description? I would think that more peewee league, but so much for the obvious....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Neither are ebay's terms and conditions, stated or not, so if you wish to sell on their turf, you're going to have to play by their rules. You can claim all you wish that there are no returns, but also need to understand that you may be forced to do so. Both realizing and accepting this fact would be a very wise "eBay pro" tip.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Because it's eBay, and most buyers know that more often than not, they can, ahem, "gamble" with little chance of losing. Is this selfish? Perhaps, but it does not matter because as mentioned above, eBay makes the rules. Now if buyers were forced to shoulder their loses it might be a different story.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good for you, and you're not the only one who understands personal responsibility, but again, as long as eBay allows buyers to "gamble" and only follow through if they win, you're either going to have to learn to deal with returns or take your wares elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, accepting returns shouldn't be that big of a deal, especially considering that eBay buyers do not have the ability to view the coin in-hand before making a decision. Now I personally feel that the option to return should only last a few days - most know if they wish to own/keep a coin within a few minutes tops - but again, if you wish to play in eBay's pen, it is by their rules, overly coddling or not. If not accepting returns is that important to you, I would respectfully suggest selling face-to-face which, of course, opens up a whole new bag of fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2104371, member: 36230"]So your "eBay pro" tip is to simply read the description? I would think that more peewee league, but so much for the obvious.... Neither are ebay's terms and conditions, stated or not, so if you wish to sell on their turf, you're going to have to play by their rules. You can claim all you wish that there are no returns, but also need to understand that you may be forced to do so. Both realizing and accepting this fact would be a very wise "eBay pro" tip. Because it's eBay, and most buyers know that more often than not, they can, ahem, "gamble" with little chance of losing. Is this selfish? Perhaps, but it does not matter because as mentioned above, eBay makes the rules. Now if buyers were forced to shoulder their loses it might be a different story. Good for you, and you're not the only one who understands personal responsibility, but again, as long as eBay allows buyers to "gamble" and only follow through if they win, you're either going to have to learn to deal with returns or take your wares elsewhere. As an aside, accepting returns shouldn't be that big of a deal, especially considering that eBay buyers do not have the ability to view the coin in-hand before making a decision. Now I personally feel that the option to return should only last a few days - most know if they wish to own/keep a coin within a few minutes tops - but again, if you wish to play in eBay's pen, it is by their rules, overly coddling or not. If not accepting returns is that important to you, I would respectfully suggest selling face-to-face which, of course, opens up a whole new bag of fun.[/QUOTE]
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