@fixnwear wrote:
englishrosegarden
The best scams would be for small amounts because a lot of people would just shrug their shoulders and do nothing about it.
Not true. The cheapskates are the worst neg givers, according to just about everyone. Read it ad nauseuam on the boards.
Spend the least, give the negs at the drop of the hat! Maybe because it's quicker than mucking around with opening disputes, writing to sellers blah, blah, blah - all too time consuming and boring. Crucify the seller - only takes but a second.
One would think that because they are small amounts buyers would "shrug their shoulders" and forget about it - but NO!
Exactly the oposite is the case, the OP here is the prime example! He put in a lot of hard work for $1.00 that he spent - determined to find the way to leave the neg!
And NO, again, no self respecting crook would bother scamming people for these amounts - suggest it to one of them and they'll die laughing! Crime has to pay in direct proportion to inconveince of getting caught and jailed for a long time - and this plants selling for 2 bucks ian't IT!
I'm not sure about this, I really don't think you can predict either way, it depends on the person, both buyer & seller.
My daughter is a prime example. She paid for an item that never arrived, no tracking info, no response from seller to messages etc.
She was just going to shrug her shoulders and forget it but I said-make a claim.
How do I do that? she asked. Too much bother, forget it, it is only $4.
She was a bit the same when she sold something and the person didn't pay. I said-file a claim to get your fees back. All that work for a dollar or so? was her reply though I think she did eventually follow through with that one.
I'd be willing to bet there are a lot of other occasional ebay buyers (and sellers) like her who are too lazy or confused or unsure of procedure so just don't bother.
On the other hand, feedback is easier, a much more straightforward process.
I'm guessing but I would say a lot of purchases on ebay are for small things so that's probably why a lot of the negs are for small things. To me, no matter how small the purchase, you are entitled to get what you paid for. It's a matter of principle.
As for going to jail for a few dollars. I'd say that is much more unlikely than if a seller went in for a really big theft.
