K:

you provide some excellent advice. over the years (6 plus of ebay / heuers), I sometimes have to remind myself that "this is a hobby, it's supposed to be fun." dealing with jerks, or trying to reach fair terms with a crook, will usually be a waste of time, and will never be fun. I prefer to dwell on the positives / fun stuff, and avoid the jerks.

I prefer that we not "name the names" here. the general advice is useful, and can be discussed on a "no-names" basis; naming names is likely to produce a "flame-war" . . . sometimes a fine spectator sport, but probably not the right approach for this forum.

thanks for the good advice.

jeff

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: word of advice....if someone is a jerk before a
: transaction (ie, critical, excuses, talking
: down to you) then guess what he will be a
: jerk after too!

: Plenty of nice people from all over the world;
: no need to do business with crooks.

: Always ask for documentation (ie, ask for scan
: of dated/itemized service invoice, or if he
: says no scanner/camera; have him mail you a
: copy, cost pennies)

: Forum boards are generally NOT great places for
: bargains (mostly dealers sell to newbies)
: and forget about getting top price if you
: are selling)...plenty of picture request
: tire kickers.

: Go to Germany ebay or top feedback US Ebay
: sellers.

: I had a semilar issue (with a
: frequesntpposter/seller here);
: seller/ebay/paypal/mastercard all were useless.
: The US Banking regulator got me my all $353
: money back; seems my bank broke some rules
: in offering confusing/duplicative/circular
: claims process and i nailed them with the
: documentation.

: Been buying/selling (8+ to our fine moderator
: Chuck) for 5+yrs with a 50+ collection of
: watches, seen it all.

: First rule; if someone is rude, walk. You
: wouldn't buy from a store where the
: salesperson is rude...you would tell him/her
: to drop dead and enjoy standing on his/her
: fee for 10 more hours or going broke from
: selling trash.