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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:52 am    Post subject: In defence of the eBay community Reply with quote

At 09:26 AM 2/8/2011, you wrote:
Quote:
James,

Rick Gerard is correct about eBay. I bought my King KT76 off
eBay, and it was
supposedly recently certified and came with a yellow tag. All this
was a lie!!!


Gentlemen, let's not paint eBay with the brush of
dishonorable behaviors. There are and will always be
individuals of low character lurking in every community
including eBay.

I buy a LOT of stuff off eBay, I sell SOME stuff too. I
jealously guard my 100% rating. Every honorable participant
on eBay has a similar attitude toward keeping their
"eBay Face" clean.

I have never lost a dime on an eBay purchase that was
not as advertised. In most cases, the seller refunded
my money, in one case eBay refunded my money. eBay has
a buyer protection program that goes beyond seller
duties to make sure your eBay experience is not a
bad one.

You're not going to get useful data on relative
robustness of any particular brand/model of radio
here on the List or any other forum. There are just
too many variables of environment, service stresses
and user perception to expect well qualified
advice.

Talk to grey-beard service techs at your local avionics
shop about models to avoid. They'll all know which
products visit the shop too often or are difficult
to repair.

Check the sellers ratings. If there are negatives,
go check out the wording of the complaint. Talk to
the seller about it. Ask if there's a guarantee against
dead on arrival. Forget the yellow tag thing. As soon
as your purchase arrives, have it bench checked.

Your eBay experience probably offers LESS risk
than buying a similar product from the guy in the
hangar next to yours. Agree up front about money back
if the device proves un-serviceable to your needs.
Your only risk is the bench time for a test which
you'll have to spend whether or not the critter is
A-OK.

The reliable, credible eBay seller will work with you.
He/she's not out to screw customers, else they would
not achieve a high rating. Just agree on some ground
rules before you bid.

Living out in the boonies, I use eBay heavily to supply
needs that go beyond the local Alco and Dollar General
stores. It's not quite as convenient, but the products
are delivered right to my door. Worries about getting
cheated are non-existent.
Bob . . .


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:51 pm    Post subject: In defence of the eBay community Reply with quote

> Gentlemen, let's not paint eBay with the brush of
Quote:
dishonorable behaviors. There are and will always be
individuals of low character lurking in every community
including eBay.
Bob . . .

 
  Hi Bob,
 
  I hope no one took what I said about that lying SOB, who sold me a
defective transponder as a reflection on eBay.  It was just he that was
a lowlife!!!  This happened 10 years ago, too.  I also mentioned I
bought a Narco AT150 from a reputable dealer on eBay. 
  I have well over 300+ positive transactions, and use eBay's services
very frequently  ( My wife says..."your daily package has arrived!!!")
 
  I have only had a couple of deliberately onerous transactions, and
these were several years ago.  Now, I adhere to the seller's feedback
profile more, and I can honestly say I experience very few grievances,
and even at that, they are fairly easy to resolve. (things like slow
shipping, etc)
 
  The best feature I like about eBay is it's ability to expose you to
thousands of examples of excellent buys, most of which you'd never
have access to if eBay didn't exist.  A recnet example was my find
of heatshrink.  I got a shopping bag full of the most popular sizes,
all for $27.
 
  BTW, has any received an order of the heatshrink I recommended?
 
Mike Welch
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:03 pm    Post subject: In defence of the eBay community Reply with quote

I completely agree with Bob on this one. I love the fact that I can get a rating of the seller before I deal with them. I have had better service than some local stores. If you have a bad experience let it be known.
Jim

James Robinson
Glasair lll N79R
Spanish Fork UT U77
From: "Robert L. Nuckolls, III" <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com>
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At 09:26 AM 2/8/2011, you wrote:
Quote:
James,

Rick Gerard is correct about eBay. I bought my King KT76 off eBay, and it was
supposedly recently certified and came with a yellow tag. All this was a lie!!!


Gentlemen, let's not paint eBay with the brush of
dishonorable behaviors. There are and will always be
individuals of low character lurking in every community
including eBay.

I buy a LOT of stuff off eBay, I sell SOME stuff too. I
jealously guard my 100% rating. Every honorable participant
on eBay has a similar attitude toward keeping their
"eBay Face" clean.

I have never lost a dime on an eBay purchase that was
not as advertised. In most cases, the seller refunded
my money, in one case eBay refunded my money. eBay has
a buyer protection program that goes beyond seller
duties to make sure your eBay experience is not a
bad one.

You're not going to get useful data on relative
robustness of any particular brand/model of radio
here on the List or any other forum. There are just
too many variables of environment, service stresses
and user perception to expect well qualified
advice.

Talk to grey-beard service techs at your local avionics
shop about models to avoid. They'll all know which
products visit the shop too often or are difficult
to repair.

Check the sellers ratings. If there are negatives,
go check out the wording of the complaint. Talk to
the seller about it. Ask if there's a guarantee against
dead on arrival. Forget the yellow tag thing. As soon
as your purchase arrives, have it bench checked.

Your eBay experience probably offers LESS risk
than buying a similar product from the guy in the
hangar next to yours. Agree up front about money back
if the device proves un-serviceable to your needs.
Your only risk is the bench time for a test which
you'll have to spend whether or not the critter is
A-OK.

The reliable, credible eBay seller will work with you.
He/she's not out to screw customers, else they would
not achieve a high rating. Just agree on some ground
rules before you bid.

Living out in the [quote][b]


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:37 pm    Post subject: In defence of the eBay community Reply with quote

Hi Mike,

Yes, I have received the heat heatshrink about a week ago. My bill was ~$33 which was set before ordering with Lisa. They substituted a piece of green in the small size for one color but that's not a deal breaker...

It all came in a box about 14x14x10 so it was 'wadded' up and some was flat instead of round but that's OK too.
Earl
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