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Serious Ebay question, is this safe or should I decline to buy?

  • Hi, I got a serious question I have concerning Ebay. I want to buy this BOSS GT-6 Effects Processor pedal. Only problem is its only open for auction no 'Buy It Now'' button available. I contacted the person and he agreed to sell it for $275.00, and if I send him the money order he will cancell the auction early. My question is it safe to buy it without going the Ebay buying process, or should I decline to buy it? Any help you can give me is very appreciated? Thanks in advance. The reason I'm asking this is because I don't want to get screwed over and not get it back Alex

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    As everyone before me has said :o) it is definitely risky to purchase outside of eBay. And yes, it's against eBay's rules, and unethical. But don't automatically think less of the seller based on that alone. Ebay fees have been going up steadily for the past couple of years, and it's driven some sellers out of business. He's probably looking to save some money in fees. Why don't you just bid on the auction? I went to eBay and checked out auctions for this item. I also looked at the completed auctions ... there are 3 and two of them went for less than what you were offering the seller, and one of them was a BIN listing. If he won't put it up as a BIN for you, just wait and bid on it. I would wait until it's about to end, or use a sniping service (I recommend www.esnipe.com) If you bid on it early you're probably just going to drive up the price. And stick to the price you want to pay for it, don't get caught up in the bidding. If the one you're looking at goes too high, chances are another one just like it will come along soon that won't go as high. Good luck!

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It's very risky, even if the seller has 100% feedback. I wouldn't do it.

Sei Kameoka

only pay with PayPal or you'l get screwed like I did

Einstein

Go thru E-bay so that you got a gaurantee ive bought alot of stuff off E-bay and never had any problems.........however this you say sounds rather fishy to me

clark6561

As an experienced e-bayer, I do not recommend this. If you are serious about doing it. Next to his name is a star with a number click on it. See what his percentage of positives is. If it is over 97 % most likely you'll get your product.

apple juice

You buy it and your on your own dude......

Ken C

I would strongly recommend not buying it that way for multiple reasons. 1. Ebay does not permit that and if you get caught they may cancel your account. 2. He may have 100% feedback but there are ways to get good feedback without actually selling things. For instance, people have had their friends "purchase" items from them and leave positive feedback, but it is only a way to boost your ratings. There are many other ways to get fake feedback. 3. It is $275 and you are unsure if you want to do this or not. That is a fair amount of money to be lost if it doesn't work out. I would go with the safe bet and not buy it personally.

hpi_ksa4

You are depending on the honesty of the seller. He could easily keep you money order and never make contact with you again. I wouldn't purchase it this way, unless you know the seller. Just my opinion.

johnnybelinda

It's not as safe as buying through eBay. You'll have no recourse if the seller doesn't follow through. Plus, this kind of arrangement is against eBay's terms of use. In other words, the seller is being unethical and could lose his eBay account if they learned he was doing this. It's especially unethical if others have already bid on this auction. I see by searching on eBay that there are several auctions for this item. I think if I were you I would bid on one and see what happens. If you don't get it, bid on another one.

Steve D

offer to pay him for it through paypal. that way if you don't receive it, you can file a complaint

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