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Has any one by chance ordered anything from the seller “ [Removed by moderator] “ specially Sony a7iv camera kits for around $700? Becuase I just ordered one on the 17th and never got even a single tracking info thankfully eBay stepped in and I’m getting a refund
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eburtonlab
Mentor4 months ago@ttom407
In general, you can avoid a lot of headaches by choosing to purchase only from established sellers that have recent and past positive feedback as a seller for selling items in the same category that you intend to buy. If someone is selling a dozen apple watches, but has no feedback, or only has feedback as a buyer, or only has feedback for selling dress patterns or fishing lures (actual examples I have seen), perhaps wait until they have a track record of positive feedback for selling electronics before you buy from them.
You might miss out on a good deal from a new seller once in a while, and nothing can guarantee that you won't still run into an issue anyway, but you can avoid a lot of potential problems by choosing to do business with established sellers. Anyone can put together a listing that looks nice -- it is not hard at all to simply copy an existing listing -- but it is much harder to create a history of consistent sales and positive feedback.
For more experienced sellers, you can learn a lot about the sort of seller you are dealing with by checking the seller's feedback page to see where the seller is registered and to notice if the seller has any negative feedback. If you see negatives indicated in the table of recent feedback, you can choose to exclusively see each type of comment by clicking on the numbers shown in the table. Reading negative or neutral comments can often tell you if a seller has a pattern of problems with items not matching the descriptions, canceled orders, late deliveries or item location misrepresentation.
If a seller has a pattern of too many serious negatives -- or just not enough positive history -- it is often better to find another seller with a better track record to do business with.
ttom407
OP4 months agoThat actually makes a lot of sense. I was very lucky that eBay stepped in today and I’m getting a full refund. Sad part is the Sony a7iv is my dream camera and I know they normally go from $1,800-$3,000, but I just wanted to believe I had gotten lucky a second time because I ordered AirPod pros on here for $80 brand new official and they go for $250 I figured well could be lucky again
eburtonlab
Mentor4 months agoI just wanted to believe I had gotten lucky a second time
Unfortunately scammers can often use that to their advantage to get users to jump at a quick purchase that those users would probably not otherwise make if given more time to think about it.