Do you trust ebay??

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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I've had some good and bad experiences. Best way is to check out feedback rating and read all the neutrals / negatives, if any. Some stuff I ordered looked good online, but when I recieved them they were generic. I say the seller should at least have 1000 + good feedback or be a major distributer to trust them. Try messaging others who have bought the same product and see if they're happy with it.

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 05:33 PM
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trader ratings don't lie.. at least most of them. if possible try contacting the sellers previous customers. he has a 96% positive feedback rating. 128 positive/2 neg. in the past month.


i have tons of stuff from ebay-
call the business, ask many questions(write down what they say!)
and if you are still not sure call the BBB(better biz bureau) inquiring about them.
and at last- ask one of the cali i-club chapters if they have ever done business with that company.






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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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I sold some stuff to a guy who had about 80 positive feedbacks, no negatives and he paid me and a few other people with a stolen CC. But those guys look like they are a business so thats different. Do what Greg suggested and you should be fine.
Old Oct 26, 2004 | 07:20 PM
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yeah i too have been around ebay for awhile... feedback and ask other customers... i havent heard of that seller but im sure they are good to deal with... i mean, with thousands of sellers on ebay, you cant recognize all of the good ones, right?
Old Oct 26, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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some of the other things i look for in a seller, is how fast they reply back to your e-mails.
if someone is not very helpful and to lazy to even check there e-mail then i would not trust that seller....i mean if the guy is too lazy to click a few buttons then what makes me think he'll send my item on time or at all?!.....i also ask if there will be a tracking number with my purchase. i usualy bid on items that can be tracked by myself.
Old Oct 26, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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haha....no i didnt order it yet. most likely next week friday depending on my budget (crossing fingers)....yeah i dont know why shipping is $50 more for you though.. that suks.

dont know if sending it to my house is possible though. seems like you have to pay through credit card over the phone and i think that they'll only send the hood to the billing address. it'll be cool with me if its possible

i gotta quote form Z1 performance and shipping would be $375 for me on that same hood!....how you figure that?!

oh and did you order your fmic yet?

-ROB <----------(wishing he had as much $$$ as kscsentragtr!)

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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no actualy i didnt order that fmic, it would be worthless to me right now since my turbo kit didnt come in yet .....oh let me rephrase myself....$375 JUST for shipping! and thats not even the cost of the hood.

you must have some major credit then if you dont got the $$$.....brand new FMIC ,Carbon fiber hood ,Vis carbon trunk.....sheesh

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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 12:57 AM
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i like ebay....to an extent
Old Oct 27, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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i've gotten stuff off ebay without problems...but on the other hand i was screwed out of $40 by an ebay'r who also happened to be an i-club member.

i only deal with vendors who have perfect or near-perfect feedback.



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