I love eBay. I've been a member over five years now with nearly 700 transactions. One went bad and I was fully refunded by eBay and another I found was a fake Prada (shame on me for not catching that one!), but I filed a Paypal dispute and was fully refunded (even the express shipping fee!).
My most expensive purchase was a diamond bracelet. Shopping for diamonds is very much like shopping designer goods: your darn well better know your product and how to use eBay before you dare spend money on eBay. I know jewelry infinitely better than designer bags or shoes, so I'm comfy shopping for that on eBay. I scored a KILLA diamond bracelet, nearly 3 carats VS/G color for $2500. The seller had a 30 day refund policy so, even though I louped it myself and could see it was the real deal, I still took it to a reputable local jewelry to verify not only the diamond quality but the retail value: the appraisal came back at $5500. Can you say happy dance?
I also love that eBay to me is a HUGE flea market. I have no patience to go to yard sales and flea markets, but eBay is so easy. I've found really cool things over the years at dirt cheap prices.
I'll grant you, reading this forum has me upset with eBay on the designer bag business but overall, eBay rocks!
My most expensive purchase was a diamond bracelet. Shopping for diamonds is very much like shopping designer goods: your darn well better know your product and how to use eBay before you dare spend money on eBay. I know jewelry infinitely better than designer bags or shoes, so I'm comfy shopping for that on eBay. I scored a KILLA diamond bracelet, nearly 3 carats VS/G color for $2500. The seller had a 30 day refund policy so, even though I louped it myself and could see it was the real deal, I still took it to a reputable local jewelry to verify not only the diamond quality but the retail value: the appraisal came back at $5500. Can you say happy dance?
I also love that eBay to me is a HUGE flea market. I have no patience to go to yard sales and flea markets, but eBay is so easy. I've found really cool things over the years at dirt cheap prices.
I'll grant you, reading this forum has me upset with eBay on the designer bag business but overall, eBay rocks!