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@hamsy3 wrote:

 

I agree with you that Ebay is responsible for giving us all a bad name & the thing they don't realise is that what they're actually saying to the Public is that "We are a dangerous place to buy" & so Buyers, when they come here, are already on the defensive.

 

Only yesterday I supplied a VERY large Quote to someone & thankfully I won it, but only after I had to convince his Wife (who openly & jokingly calling herself "The Boss") that I was GENUINE & that they could trust me after they handed over such a large sum of money.

 

Her exact words were "Please don't take offense but I'm a little weary because Ebay has such a bad name these days" - What could I say??? I asked where she heard that & she told me that that's ALL she hears about these days.

 

I referred her to my Feedback but she had no confidence in that & I could understand the way she felt as in my own opinion there is NOTHING about Ebay that instils confidence in ME either.

 

Thankfully in the end she has decided to trust me but now I'm praying that Aust. Post won't loose the damned package or something as that will just be the living end.....

 

How BL**DY CRAZY has this thing called Ebay become??? When BOTH Buyers & Sellers don't trust it.... Will they EVER wake up to themselves???

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I agree! I stated on another thread the other day that the general public do not distinguish from sellers or buyers when hearing bad experiences, it just gets lumped together! I had to speak with Australia Post a couple of weeks ago about a parcel, and the customer rep was very understanding when I mentioned I was overly concerned now with eBay transactions, she basically told me that they are getting more and more 'lost' or 'damaged' items. Postal staff, couriers, friends and family etc.. all hear these stories and by the time the story is told a few times, all the message becomes is :eBay is full of scammers and you are likely to have a bad experience".