If I pay for something on ebay.com, is there a guarantee that the seller will send me the product?

Question

Or am I just going to have to trust him? There must be something to verify that I'll get my product, since ebay is so popular. I don't want to get robbed.

Answer 1

no but if you use something like paypal and dont get your item you have a chance of getting your money back if they dont send the product.. thats what i did

Answer 2

No Way.  I bought a computer and he sent me another totally different one.  We went on for months with a third party thing.  If you buy off ebay don't buy anything expensive.

Answer 3

eBay is based on trust. You need to check the seller's feedback before you buy something expensive. Make sure that they have a good feedback score.

Also, use PayPal to pay for the item. If you use PayPal, you will have some recourse if the seller doesn't send you the item. You can fill out An Item Not Received form and eBay will reimburse you up to a certain dollar amount.

Answer 4

No there is no guarentee. The best thing to do is check the person rating on how well their customers rate their delivery. I ordered some items from a person and never got them. I had to report them to e-bay. If you get to many bad reports e-bay wukk kick you off. Its really a chance that we take. I did get in contact with the person. She claims that my address was not correct, but i gave it to her again, and again. but never received my products. It wasn't much so I let her made it. And i will not buy anything else from her.

Answer 5

I must agree with some of the other posters in that you can run into a fraud. My only advice is to use a credit card that has fraud protection and review the seller's sales history before clicking that buy button. You can also contatct Ebay for addition information on how to detect a fraud and how to report them. Hope your buy goes as planned. Just remember that you wouldn't buy food that didn't look good enough to eat!

Answer 6

How to Use Ebay

How does eBay work? The first step to buying something on eBay is to register as a user. Simply click the REGISTER link near the top of the homepage (Ebay.com). You'll fill in some basic information like name, adddress, email, and then you create your eBay USER ID, which is the name you will use in eBay (you probably don't want your real name being used each time you shop or bid for something - your ID lets you be much more private). You will then be sent a confirmation email, and you are ready to start buying stuff on eBay. Keep in mind that when you shop and buy on eBay, you as the buyer NEVER pay any fees. All auction and listing fees are paid for by the seller. Let's talk about some of the non-auction shopping eBay offers first. There is something called eBay Express, which is more like shopping at a traditional website - you browse and buy NEW products (not used), prices are fixed, you can put several items from several different sellers into one shopping cart, and check out and pay one time to buy your merchandise. If you are looking to buy some specific retail type products, this service is quick and easy to use, and you can browse multiple sellers to be sure you are getting a good price.

You can find everything from antiques, art, cameras, coins, jewelry, dvds, health and beauty products, sporting goods, video games, and much more at eBay Express. eBay also has a big section called eBay Motors. Buying a car on eBay you think? Sounds a little weird, but it is the same concept as buying from your local newspaper, except now you have access to a much bigger inventory, you can see what prices similar cars sold for in your area or other areas, and you can see multiple color pictures of the cars you are looking at. eBay offers free buyer protection on vehicles up to $20,000, and they include free shipping quotes if you are buying a car from out of state. They actually sell a car every 60 seconds on eBay - a lot of people are doing it, so consider looking there next time you are in the market for a car.

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