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<p>[QUOTE="TheMont, post: 2443314, member: 80121"]As a person that is mostly a Buyer on eBay, I thought I'd give my humble opinion. I think, and I'm talking about coins, unless the item is very valuable tracking should be enough. I live in a rural area and the Post Office has contract mail carriers. The mail is deposited in cluster boxes, not to the individual home, so if a signature is needed, a trip to the Post Office is needed to get your package. I have over 1,000 buys on eBay and, knock on wood, have never had a problem receiving an item I've won on eBay. It may just be luck, but if the item has a high enough value, I do check the Seller's feedback rating.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay does favor the Buyer and from speaking to other eBay Buyers, they seem to try and satisfy the Buyer if there is a problem. I won a coin (worth around $40) one time and the Seller sent me the wrong coin. I contacted the Seller, they apologized, told me to keep the coin they sent by mistake and they sent me the correct coin. I think the vast majority of Sellers on eBay are fair and honest and really want that positive feedback with all 5 stars. I am speaking primarily of Sellers in the US, I tend not to deal with overseas Sellers because of time delay and the chance of counterfeit coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The few coins that I do sell on eBay, I just use tracking and have never had a problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheMont, post: 2443314, member: 80121"]As a person that is mostly a Buyer on eBay, I thought I'd give my humble opinion. I think, and I'm talking about coins, unless the item is very valuable tracking should be enough. I live in a rural area and the Post Office has contract mail carriers. The mail is deposited in cluster boxes, not to the individual home, so if a signature is needed, a trip to the Post Office is needed to get your package. I have over 1,000 buys on eBay and, knock on wood, have never had a problem receiving an item I've won on eBay. It may just be luck, but if the item has a high enough value, I do check the Seller's feedback rating. eBay does favor the Buyer and from speaking to other eBay Buyers, they seem to try and satisfy the Buyer if there is a problem. I won a coin (worth around $40) one time and the Seller sent me the wrong coin. I contacted the Seller, they apologized, told me to keep the coin they sent by mistake and they sent me the correct coin. I think the vast majority of Sellers on eBay are fair and honest and really want that positive feedback with all 5 stars. I am speaking primarily of Sellers in the US, I tend not to deal with overseas Sellers because of time delay and the chance of counterfeit coins. The few coins that I do sell on eBay, I just use tracking and have never had a problem.[/QUOTE]
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