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    pinkrosesmell Posts: 31, Reputation: 2
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    #1

    Aug 13, 2010, 09:42 AM
    Can I trust eBay??
    I want to buy a sidkick 2008. Should I trust a eBay seller(yes he has a picter of everything the box).


    Write back asap thanks
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    NeedKarma Posts: 10,635, Reputation: 1706
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    Aug 13, 2010, 09:46 AM
    I don't anymore. At the beginning it was a great service now it seems populated by scammers. I find Kijiji to be much better.
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    Curlyben Posts: 18,514, Reputation: 1860
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    Aug 13, 2010, 10:29 AM
    Just to add to NK's response, be VERY careful when buying sort after consumer electronics as there are more scammers than real people.

    Carefully check feedback and ONLY use Paypal to make the purchase, at least then you are covered, to an extent.
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    FoxCash Posts: 160, Reputation: 125
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    Aug 13, 2010, 10:50 AM

    Echoing the rest of the crowd, I haven't had much luck purchasing electronics from Ebay. Having a picture of the item means very little when it's incredibly easy for sellers to grab the picture from anywhere on the internet and say it's theirs.

    If you're having doubts about purchasing it (which if you weren't would you have posted this?) then go with your gut and don't do it. Look on craigslist or your newspaper and then only deal in person and verify the item works before you exchange money.
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    Isafjordur Posts: 72, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 13, 2010, 11:08 AM

    I've bought things on eBay before, mostly flags, but I did buy two CD's on there. They were both genuine, but I don't use eBay anymore. They do have a lot of scammers, as everyone above me said. When ever I buy something online, I usually use Amazon.
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    pinkrosesmell Posts: 31, Reputation: 2
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    Aug 13, 2010, 11:13 AM

    Thank you all :)
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