I think ebay definitely is one of the sites where you have to be a bit cautious, whether you are buying or selling.

That's because you're not really dealing with 'ebay' as the seller, there are thousands of different sellers using ebay and they range from pretty dreadful to fantastic.

Same with buyers, if we are honest.

Your best bet (as a buyer) is to read an ad through a few times, look at the expected delivery date and the seller's feedback, and go from there. You're probably always going to have an easier time with Australian purchases in that they are likely to come a lot faster and if there is a proble, getting a seller to pay return postage is an easier thing to arrange.

As a buyer, you also need to be aware of how the ebay money back guarantee works so you can jump in and make a claim if you need to.

Buying on ebay or anywhere online is always a slight risk but you can cut down that risk a bit if you do those things.

I don't know what you are on about.  Buyers and Sellers usually vent their bad experiences on here, while all the many hundreds of thousands of successful sales go unmentioned.  A little common sense is used to buy on here. I have bought many thousands of items, and very few things have ever gone wrong.  Ebay do offer a money back guarantee. Yes, I have even bought from Sellers with very bad feedback when they were the only one who had the item I wanted, and most times all went well even in those cases, and in the one or two that didn't, I got my money back.  It is not rocket science, just common sense.  If something arrives and it is not what you expected, go back and read the ad again, or better still, read it thoroughly before you buy, that will save a lot of headaches.  OR just buy somewhere else if it is all too hard for you.

Please do not lie to me about ANYTHING. I am a more than qualified person ,when It comes to Retail{S} and Buyer's.

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You have to be joking,  You have absolutely no idea.   You made an absolute hash of your purchase because you failed to read and comprehend the listing.

You failed to read and comprehend members advice, and finished up submitting a fraudulent INR claim.  Which was rightfully rejected almost immediately.

You left positive feedback for the item, but only became disgruntled when you supposedly found the same item cheaper.  Guess what, if you reed the listings in the  $60 - $80 range correctly, you will find that for that money all you get is the actual TUBE assembly, no adaptor/ fitting attachments, and definitely no BOW.

You then came back asking what bow the item you bought will fit.   Again, guess what, if you understand the original listing and or read some of the sellers similar listings, you will know what it fits and how to fit it.

Google is a search engine. A search engine can only lead you to links related to your search terms based on its algorithms.

A board is a forum. Real people post on the boards in answer to your questions and posts.

Which of the above do you think will give you more focused and appropriate responses/information?

Of course, the clearer and more detailed (with specifics) your question, the more precise and relevant the responses, particularly on boards like these.

You shouldn’t discard or ignore responses because you don’t like them. What matters is — are they accurate? You could then ask “Is there anything that I can do?” and there’ll be various options… but if none of the options include “Open MBG claim to get refund”, don’t open a refund claim. Denied claims add up and may cause you to be considered a risky buyer by eBay.

Look, almost everyone here will help with advice or suggestions… and even if it’s unpalatable, it is worthwhile considering.

The point at which you make the most impactful choice about your purchase is BEFORE you hit the buy button. Look at padi’s list; it gives you a lot of information that you can use in future because what you should have avoided can just as easily be turned into what you should do in future.

1. Check where seller is registered;

2. Avoid purchasing from sellers with less then 99.5% feedback (there are exceptions but it’s not a bad idea to come to the boards and post an item number for other members to check and weigh in on whether it’s an okay risk):

3. For expensive purchases (esp. where warranty would be desired), buy from Australian sellers who are authorised to sell that item;

4. Expect to pay what the item is worth (because if an item is considerably less than RRP, there’s a reason);

5. Read the description extremely carefully; and

6. Know the T&Cs of eBay’s Money Back Guarantee.

@seaforth-fishme wrote:

 When It comes to reality I was led to believe by google that company policy always[nearly] favour The Buyer. I think/know ;THIS IS DEFINATELY NOT 100% TRUE!

 

And another fatal flaw,   who believes anything that google says.  Last time I checked if there was a question with only 2 possible answers, google always threw up 97.25 different answers.

 

You read what google says what not what the ad or other forum members say.  Sad really

As I see it you made a number of mistakes in the transaction.

1. You bought from a Chinese seller with very poor feedback ( 98.2% ).

2. You left positive feedback for them.

3. You didn't read the item description.

4. You opened a false claim through the MBG  with eBay was never going to go in your favour.

I won't go into the ramifications of your thread on the whole affair, where you refused to consider the other member's contributions on where you gave yourself problems..................

I'd be keeping the ' over 430 purchases ' quiet then. LOLOL

Kindly stop blaming other members

Your failure to read the item description is on you and you alone

There is no need to keep spamming the forum over and over and over as you have done

The bow was not included simple as that. It could not have been shown more clearly

The seller was not going to send you the bow for free

Nobody is going to give you one

eBay is 100% about the buyer

But not when the buyer opens a false claim for something they did not actually buy in the first place

Are you also "qualified" to read the description on a listing?