JaGWiRE
20th of September 2006 (Wed), 15:04
Is it okay to be really uptight about feedback at times when buying? I realise I have no feedback here (but I do on other forums), and that there is little risk to the seller selling to a new member because they recieve payment first (in my case, I do money orders.)
The only thing is, when buying, I seem to lately be real uptight (and I have never even been scammed or anything.) If somebody has no feedback anywhere, I just say thanks, but no thanks. If somebody joined the forum like 3 days ago and gives me some ebay feedback with like 10 feedback over 2 years, I also usually pass. For somer reason, I prefer forum feedback.
What about you guys? Is it bad to be uptight about feedback? Sometimes if a member's hung around a forum for a long time with a couple thousand posts, I'll deal with them regardless of where they have recieved feedback because I usually like to think they aren't about to scam me and risk their account on the website for a few hundred dollars. I guess I just lack trust for a lot of people, mainly because I've found even if your not getting scammed, sometimes people lie about the condition of their product. I have bought several thing's classifed as "like new" and "mint", yet when I get them, there are a few blemishes or scratches around the body of the item, meaning it should had been more like "good condition, few blemishes and hairline scratches" or something. I also kind of get annoyed with people who provide no sample photos for a lens they are selling (how can you judge if it's a sharp copy or not without sample photos?)
The only thing is, when buying, I seem to lately be real uptight (and I have never even been scammed or anything.) If somebody has no feedback anywhere, I just say thanks, but no thanks. If somebody joined the forum like 3 days ago and gives me some ebay feedback with like 10 feedback over 2 years, I also usually pass. For somer reason, I prefer forum feedback.
What about you guys? Is it bad to be uptight about feedback? Sometimes if a member's hung around a forum for a long time with a couple thousand posts, I'll deal with them regardless of where they have recieved feedback because I usually like to think they aren't about to scam me and risk their account on the website for a few hundred dollars. I guess I just lack trust for a lot of people, mainly because I've found even if your not getting scammed, sometimes people lie about the condition of their product. I have bought several thing's classifed as "like new" and "mint", yet when I get them, there are a few blemishes or scratches around the body of the item, meaning it should had been more like "good condition, few blemishes and hairline scratches" or something. I also kind of get annoyed with people who provide no sample photos for a lens they are selling (how can you judge if it's a sharp copy or not without sample photos?)