I have a friend (who is also a reader of Mod-Blog) who recently learned the perils of dealing with PayPal and eBay when selling to the overseas market. But the bad customer service of PayPal is only one side of the potential problems you set yourself up for when dealing on eBay and similar services. Consider this horror story from a PCMag writer who learned how little protection UPS really provides when a package is damaged in transit. Turns out the receiver (i.e. the guy who ACTUALLY paid for shipping) has no right. Only the shipper has rights. Buyer beware.
This is not intended as a slight against buying eBay. It is a great marketplace and provides the opportunity to buy stuff that we'd never have thru brick-n-mortar stores, or even through flea markets that sometimes come thru. But it is important to understand the dark sides of eBay buying, before you are burned and do not understand your own rights in the matter.
Ebay has revolutionised the attitude of millions to buying on line. Yet, perhaps not surprisingly, the vast majority of material online is all about selling. Not surprising because that is where the money is made.
YanıtlaSilIn my own little way I am trying to redress the balance. Please take a look at my ebay buying blog ebay buying and let me know what you think