Perhaps if ebay actually enforced some listing rules, Ebay would be more popular and more people would be prepared to use it?
How many people would say something like "no way would I buy on ebay, you never know what you're going to get, and I can't risk wasting my money being duped, or getting something that doesnt fit or wasnt what I believed it was".
So...how many potential buyers don't bother to ask, but merely log out and buy from real stores and feel that it's better to pay retail prices in order to know what you're getting.
I am expressing my frustration at almost always having to convert, and ask the necessary questions ultimately in order to avoid wasting my money and ending up with something that either has to be disputed or donated to charity.
I don't want to use 'real shops'. I think that Australian consumers pay way too much compared to USA for most things, clothes being just one example. I save a fortune on ebay. But as an experienced and savvy buyer I know what questions I need answered before bidding in order to avoid wasting my money on something that isnt right. What I am getting more and more tired of, is what turns a lot of people off using ebay at all, and that is, flimsy almost useless descriptions, when surely ebay could implement some basic common sense rules when it comes to listing descriptions. Yes I ask when I have to, but it's getting to the point of being beyond belief that so many sellers don't think that people need to know basic things like a measurement, or an adequate item description, yet they take the time to list endless "terms and conditions" regarding dealing with them.
It seems that the buyer can't win with most sellers can they? If they don't ask before bidding and leave bad feedback, or then complain that they can't wear the item as it's not the right fit or not what they expected based on an inadequate description, they are a pest and and a bad buyer. If they do bother to ask the questions, or inform ebay of the problems experienced from a buyers perspective they are "hard to please", told to shop somewhere else, or told they are now on my BBL.
So the buyer should expect that a size S, is a magical universal size "S" that is an exact measurement and never varies between brands? The buyer should not need such pesky information such as "will I need to keep running to the dry cleaner and spending money on this to clean it" or, "what is the fabric" as I hate jersey, or in order to fully understand how the item will look on as different fabrics effect the look of the outfit. That is, silk looks different on to linen. The buyer should not hassle a seller by wanting to know what the chest measurement is, in order to avoid buying a 'size 10' that in most brands would actually be a size 8 at best and then will never fit properly and ends up never worn and another expensive ebay mistake? The buyer shouldnt be so annoying as to need to know the actual length but rather just assume that "knee length" means the same to someone that is 175 cm tall and someone that is 162cm tall? The buyer should query the actual colour when the description says "Aqua" but the item appears to be pale baby blue? The buyer should be added to the BBL due to such outrageous demands! Clearly your attitude proves my point that ebay needs to implement some listing rules if they want to keep buyers using ebay. There is no point implementing an "ebay guarantee" when you don't do anything to help people to get what they wanted in the first place.
