Apr
24
It’s being reported that an eBay seller is suing a buyer for leaving neutral feedback for a coin purchase that was made. This doesn’t surprise me all that much. Actually, I would think something like this would happen much more often. Usually you would expect the buyer to sue the seller, based on a fair amount of unpleasant buying experiences. It works both ways though, both buyers and sellers have terrible experiences. I believe the whole eBay feedback system is very poorly designed however. In this particular case, I don’t believe the seller has a chance, and the judge was quick to toss out the lawsuit. The seller is suing the buyer for $10,000. For neutral feedback, which he has the right to leave. Crazy.
Mar
11
Buying For a Bargain
Filed Under Auctions, Deals | Leave a Comment
I’m always on the hunt for a good deal. I’m pretty cautious though too. I’m happy to say that I have the ability to shop for deals, but leave my impulse buying senses behind. Impulse buying can really be a serious problem. Your whole goal of finding a deal is to save money, right? If you head into the whole shopping experience too scatter brained you’ll end up losing more money than you set out to save.
Personally, I’m an eBay maniac. I love to both buy and sell on eBay. I do admit, it’s not as fun as it used to be. The early days you were able to shop the eBay marketplace much more comfortably than you can today. There is a lot more competition of buyers and sellers. Yes, competition can drive down prices. However; the quality of buyers and sellers both has gone down the tubes unfortunately.
This doesn’t stop me from enjoying the whole eBay experience though. There is a lot of money to be made, and a lot of money to be saved. There are alternatives for you if you want to find some good auction deals. Propertyroom.com was a website I remembering visiting a while back. To be honest, I completely forgot about it. I think at the time I looked at PropertyRoom auctions I wasn’t impressed with the whole thing.
I just was browsing through some current auctions at PropertyRoom, and I must say, there are some pretty good deals on the site. Your selection isn’t that huge, but it’s still fun browsing through what they have to offer. The whole idea behind PropertyRoom is to auction of items that were either seized, stolen, unclaimed, and recovered from various law enforcement agencies. My favorite to browse through are the real estate auctions. Read all the details before placing bids though. Good deals always have some fine print along with them. It’s a safe place to buy from though. So if you enjoy online auctions, check them out.