Ebay !

[DandyRoRo]

So... How does it works ? I just opened an account and I'm a bit lost... I would like to know if any of you are familiar with Ebay, and if you are, if you could give me some tips, like, "buying techniques" ^^ ?

[Stunger XIV]

Veteran of eBay here. Just be careful who your buying from, check out their feedback. One tip is always try to get insurance especially if it's more than a couple of dollars. Chances are it won't get lost but if it does it's well worth it. Most people make their money off of shipping charges so always know/ask what the shipping will be, ask before you bid if it's not in the description. My rating on eBay is 1178 positive feedback and 0 negative feedback so I have been lucky for the most part.

Just remember that there are a small number of scam artists no matter where you go to buy stuff, just do your best to weed the bad ones out. If it seems to good to be true.... Be careful!! There is a big problem with fake autographs and such, do your homework on stuff like that. Just PM me if there are any other questions or I will look for the posts again.

[DandyRoRo]

Just another one : do you pay by PayPal ? It seems a lot easier but I don't quite get it... Is it reliable ?

[Stunger XIV]

Yep, I have used Paypal for years as well. It is insured, but when selling you have to be more careful, if someone says they did not receive their item they can go through Paypal and get their money back even if they might have gotten it. Once again, a crook is a crook, confirmed and insured shipping is always better to track your packages. It's not worth the trouble for low dollar items.

A lot of internet stores now accept Paypal and so far I have never had a problem with it. Hope this helps.