why are there so many dishonest people selling on ebay something should be done about it.

[mick31178michael]

why are there so many dishonest people selling on ebay something should be done about it.  iv brought a few things and havnt received them. 

[m.e.h.1988]

There are a lot of dis honest buyers too , guess thats just how the world works

At least when your a buyer and you dont recieve your item you get your money back

When your a seller , you get screwed when you have a dis honest buyer

[haolove13]

You also have quite a few people who say you have not communicated with them. Maybe you should talk to people more when there is a problem.

Also if you buy clearance items from overseas on a regular basis you need to expect some problems.

Blaming someone for sending you an item that is illegal here is your fault  not theirs.

If you were to deal locally with this sort of item your luck may change for the better.

Chargers bought from overseas may or not be set for the correct voltage and possibly do not comply with Australian regulations.

Try buying local.

And are your address details on Ebay and Paypal correct?

Is your method of acepting goods safe or do you just get it left by  the front door?

Many thieves are following the postman around nowadays so maybe look at improving your security and making it possible for the posty to leave items securely. ESpecially if you live in a unit or flat.

[hairkidsbeauty]

That's strange, I'm a seller and have a post at the moment about being blamed for lost mail by some customers who don't receive their items. I always send the same day as payment is received and when I receive a message about lost items by the buyer I answer almost straight away and resend or refund.  Is it the seller who posts the item who is to blame or Australia Post losing the mail or thieving out of letterboxes or thieving within Australia Post?? Don't always blame the seller as there may be other answers.

[haolove13]

There are also a lot of buyers milking the system as well. I agree it is not always the sellers fault.

and this original poster seems to have had a lot of problems. That is why I suggested he may need to change his methods.

And several people have complained that he is not communicating with them.

so it could be a combination of things for him.

He has left something like 20 negatives and that is way worse than normal so maybe means something needs to change.

If you can not get satisfaction buying cheap overseas then try shopping local.

[cookmypotato]

Judging by some of the disgracefully unfair negs and comments you have left for seemingly decent sellers, I would argue who actually is the dishonest person here fella.

you made my little list sho'nuff.

[*crikey*mate*]

Hi

I've just had a look at the 38 items for which you have left feedback.

I looked at the 17 for which you left positives, and then the other 17 as well.

Now, by those statistics, I can think of two three responses to your question.

1) online trading is not something that suits your purposes.

2) buying those sorts of items from overseas are known to be tricky. I know that the price of the overseas items is often attractive due to it being so low, but there is generally a good reason for that,

3) I think some of the sellers are not including flashing billboard sized signs in their listings causing you to miss things resulting in you  being disappointed when you get exactly what was described in the listing.

Best of luck with it all, I'm sure that from here on in there will be less sellers that you will need to worry about trading with.

[seanrc]

Choose the right payment .I think there are more honest seller out there.

[divvi.devendr1]

Because both Ebay and Paypal are biased toward the sellers it encourages crooked traders to feed on the buying public.

[character_parties_aus]

OP there are three or four  simple actions you need to take to improve your eBay experience

1. Dont buy on price alone

2. Read listing descriptions

3. Dont buy electronics from aboard ( mainly China) at a super cheap price and expect them to  a). work and b.) arrive quickly

Follow those rules and your reasons for posting  on here again should be zero. Merry Christmas 🙂