I've been dealing with Ebay, both as a buyer and seller for about 10 years. While I am aware of their anti-gun stance as well as that of their former affiliate PayPal, it's one of the best options out there for certain types of sales. And, I figure every gun-related item I buy on Ebay and pay for through PayPal, is a nice way to prove them the hypocrites they really are. Besides, if I stopped doing business with every company that had anti-gun stances, I wouldn't have many left to choose from 
Anyway, regardless of how you feel about them, in the past 10 years I've never had a deal go bad on Ebay (never a problem with PayPal either). But it was bound to happen at some point I suppose. I made a purchase of a used Glock 20 slide (complete, with barrel, recoil spring, guide rod). It was a pretty decent price with free shipping. I made the purchase using the PayPal 6 months no payment/no interest option and waited for it to ship. 2 days later, the tracking number was posted and I just waited for it to arrive, but it never did.
I kept watching the tracking number - the package never showed up in the USPS' hands. I contacted the seller, several times, no response. So, I opened a "case", which is step one if you think you might have a bad deal. The seller then gets 7 days to respond, so the wait begins. Ebay won't do anything until after that 7 days pass. I opened the case 1 week after the purchase, so today, 2 weeks after the purchase date, I could finally get Ebay involved.
Now, I've heard that Ebay tends to take the seller's side, and I don't know if that's true. But in my case, I can report that from the time I called them in to the time they issued my refund was all of 2 hours. Looks like this JA was pulling a scam because over the course of this week, he started racking up negative review after negative review, all with the same story as me.
So, it worked out for me in the end, Ebay stood behind their purchase guarantee with little pain on my part save for waiting. As for the AH that pulled this stunt, I hope they get him for fraud.
Moral of the story - I made one mistake on this one that I normally avoid. He was a new seller, with only 2 feedback (both positive) on the day I made my purchase. I should have listened to the 'voice', but I wanted that slide. Oh well, it's over now, and I can start shopping again.
BTW, my favorite sale on Ebay? A still nice condition HP15c Scientific Calculator from my college days (anyone remember RPN logic?). I think I paid around $80 at the time. I sold it, 20 years later, for over $350 to a guy in Spain - and he paid the international shipping. Crazy. I almost tossed that thing out. You just never know. Second favorite, a pair of matching Starbuck's coffee mugs from my aunt who passed away - part of a 'series' they ran. Those two mugs brought in $125. I don't get it, but I certainly like the $$
Anyway, regardless of how you feel about them, in the past 10 years I've never had a deal go bad on Ebay (never a problem with PayPal either). But it was bound to happen at some point I suppose. I made a purchase of a used Glock 20 slide (complete, with barrel, recoil spring, guide rod). It was a pretty decent price with free shipping. I made the purchase using the PayPal 6 months no payment/no interest option and waited for it to ship. 2 days later, the tracking number was posted and I just waited for it to arrive, but it never did.
I kept watching the tracking number - the package never showed up in the USPS' hands. I contacted the seller, several times, no response. So, I opened a "case", which is step one if you think you might have a bad deal. The seller then gets 7 days to respond, so the wait begins. Ebay won't do anything until after that 7 days pass. I opened the case 1 week after the purchase, so today, 2 weeks after the purchase date, I could finally get Ebay involved.
Now, I've heard that Ebay tends to take the seller's side, and I don't know if that's true. But in my case, I can report that from the time I called them in to the time they issued my refund was all of 2 hours. Looks like this JA was pulling a scam because over the course of this week, he started racking up negative review after negative review, all with the same story as me.
So, it worked out for me in the end, Ebay stood behind their purchase guarantee with little pain on my part save for waiting. As for the AH that pulled this stunt, I hope they get him for fraud.
Moral of the story - I made one mistake on this one that I normally avoid. He was a new seller, with only 2 feedback (both positive) on the day I made my purchase. I should have listened to the 'voice', but I wanted that slide. Oh well, it's over now, and I can start shopping again.
BTW, my favorite sale on Ebay? A still nice condition HP15c Scientific Calculator from my college days (anyone remember RPN logic?). I think I paid around $80 at the time. I sold it, 20 years later, for over $350 to a guy in Spain - and he paid the international shipping. Crazy. I almost tossed that thing out. You just never know. Second favorite, a pair of matching Starbuck's coffee mugs from my aunt who passed away - part of a 'series' they ran. Those two mugs brought in $125. I don't get it, but I certainly like the $$
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