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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wesdavidson, post: 587667, member: 18646&quot;]Not much you can do.&nbsp; Be glad you got your money back, be glad it wasn&#039;t $700 or $7,000. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sounds like he was newbie who didn&#039;t know to set a reserve. New ebay sellers sometimes are desperate for cash, and can&#039;t afford the shipping until they get paid. I have been stiffed like you half a dozen times, with newbies or overseas deals I just bid low. . </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; The only ebay deal that cost me more than a hamburger was a land deal for 5 acres in the next county, nearly 2 grand, the county recorder told the seller that it was &quot;against the new zoning laws&quot; and he would be prosecuted if he recorded the deed, (new minimum lot size 160 acres). AND this state has a law baring collection of &quot;illegal debts&quot; (to deter gambling). The seller couldn&#039;t deed the land to me, but he didn&#039;t have to give the money back either. The seller can never sell his land, but he kept my money.... That was the counties fault on that one. The law was passed after the auction closed, but before the deed was recorded. I had purchased an acre in that county, same area, a year earlier, same kind of deal, ZERO problems the year before, and no, I can&#039;t sell that acre of land either. - Still have to pay taxes on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Buying from overseas is fun. The prices are lower sometimes because the shipping is higher or people are afraid of importing. -But it works against the seller because not as many bidders will take a chance even if they like their stuff. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Some really good sellers in Singapore, India has some good ones as well, but watch, you may have to pay with &quot;paisa pay&quot;. China has some good ones, but watch for &quot;new&quot; antiques and bogus coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I will place small bids with no or low feedback folks, nothing I can&#039;t afford to lose.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I have sold several hundred books on e-bay and shipped to every continent, and purchased coins from all of them. Never bid more than you can lose, and never list something that you are not willing to ship with a minimum bid. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Good luck next time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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