How much can you believe to the feedback score? Isnt there a way to cheat it?

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Originally posted by DJ_Hailstone How much can you believe to the feedback score? Isnt there a way to cheat it?

Yeah, you can get mates or other aliases to leave favourable feedback, but only serious scammers would do this.
When you look for feedback, make sure you are reading feedback for things they have sold and not for stuff they have bought (easy to mistake).

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ebay has a reputation for being full of scammers and there are pretty blatant scams running on there its true - someone has already listed an access virus TI for sale - access havent even shipped these out. he also has 0 feedback.

ive bought 3 items from ebay. all peices of studio equipment. all arrived, all were as described, all were significantly cheaper than buying new.

these items were an m-audio delta 1010 MIDI interface, which hadnt even been opened so it was brand new. that was nice. got an alesis MEQ230 second for about £50. the unit i was sent was defective though and the power supply blew. but i emailed him politely drawing this to the seller's attention and he offered to replace the unit out of his own pocket and pay for the delivery. in the end i refunded him the delivery cuz it seemed like he was getting a raw deal out of it. very nice person.

last item i bought was an access virus b desktop synth. massively cheaper that the buying the access virus classic (which is basically a virus b with a new paint job). i got it for £390 + £15 shipping. virus classic retails for at least £669.99 not including shipping.

the unit was second hand but the item description was accurate. if you purchase an item and it is not as described (i.e. broken or there is some significant damage to the unit, cosmetic or otherwise that was not in the item description then thats fraud and you can file a complaint with ebay (they probably wont do anythign about it but the law is on your side if you wish to push it). the virus however, was in excellent condition. no cosmetic defects except for a tiny, less than 1mm indentation on the left wooden side panel and the fact that it had a little bit of dust on it from lack of use and some dead skin on the rotaries. once i cleaned it up and polished it, it looked practically brand new. very happy with that purchase.

out of principle, i wont buy any studio equipment brand new. its stupidly expensive. most of the reputable seller's on ebay sell cheaper than retail because they dont need to cover such large overheads that some companies like turnkey do. turnkey has to pay for storage space, telephone staff, customer support staff etc. alot of ebay merchants are just people that buy in bulk or get deals off unused stock and store it in their spare room and sell online. also, because of ebay's reputation for being a hive of scammers, most are forced to sell significantly cheaper than retail in order to compete. if they have lots of feedback and are 100% sellers then they are usually very trustworthy.

fingers crossed i havent been scammed yet, but if you use your credit card for purchases (NOT debit card) you can in most cases file for a chargeback with your creditcard company. if you also contact ebay and file a non performing seller, they will help you get your chargeback. credit card transactions are also traceable to a postal code and address so they can be chased up, although ebay themselves are admittedly slack at doing this, you'll end up having to do it yourself most likely. worst case scenario, buyer protection can give you a partial refund up to the amount of £250. its up to £500 over christmas though.

Last edited by Derivative on Dec-15-2004 at 06:32

When buying records it's worth getting postal insurance. I have a small shop on there and so many records are going missing or taken stupidly long times to turn up. It's a problem that seems to be getting worse so much so I'am gonna close my shop.

i got my 2 str8 100's and carts from ebay, smooth and perfect.

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Originally posted by TranceSpeeder i got my 2 str8 100's and carts from ebay, smooth and perfect.

hah, so did I...

One thing...about why some people can sell new stuff so cheap...they're typically not authorized dealers (and if they are, they will say so). So you don't actually get a warranty. Not really a big deal typically for me...but if you want a warranty, ebay is not for you...

Usually ebay is great. I would just check for any negative feedback and read what it was (regardless of how many positives they have).

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Last edited by IntegraR0064 on Dec-17-2004 at 17:17

eBay is for those who still believe people can be honest & thats lady luck can shine on you any time

most of the useful advise has allready been mentioned on this thread.. check feedback, investigate negative feedbacks, check history of PRODUCTS SOLD.

i bought a year old dj rig - grundorf case, 2 pioneer cdj500MKII ltd, a djm300 mixer..and some extras (wires, mic, headphones etc) for close to 1/2 the market price

another way people are able to sell cheap are cos they buy 2nd hand items at bulk 'estate auctions'.....

good luck & stay safe

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I bought both of my Techs from eBay (came with ortofon concordes), paid $650 for the pair.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

I bought my whole setup over ebay. 1/3 of my records came from there as well. Always look at the feedback....always.

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