Advice needed for buying from a zero rated seller

loanranger_4

Hi

Looking to bid on an item listed by a zero rated bidder, am a little concerned that they don't have a track record on ebay. They will accept paypal or cash on collection, item is stored at a friends house.

How do you ask for reassurances from the seller before bidding? If I do bid and win what is the best way to ensure that I don't get conned ?

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~cleo~

if its an expensive item i prob wouldnt ..... what is it? it might help people advise u .... paypal u have the chargeback system - if u collected the item obviously u could see it when u collect it and check it

FloFlo

They are buying!

Depends how much you are spending with them I don't think there is a foolproof method for buying without the chance of getting ripped off. Ebay pretty much works on trust to an extent as you pay up front. Personally I wouldn't risk more than a couple of pounds with a zero rated seller - but saying that we all start somewhere.

frivolous_fay

If you're paying cash on collection, it's not like they can take your money and not send the item.

With a seller with no feedback, all you have to go on is your gut.

rushnowt

i've bought from several sellers with 0 feedback and never had a problem, i've not been an ebayer for long myself and i beleive we all have to start somewhere. when i first started selling off a few items i had to hope that people put their trust in me as a newbie and thankfully they did. if no-one ever trusted or bought from newbies they'd never get anywhere, so i say give everyone the benefit of the doubt unless your gut tells you it's a scam or summat just don;t look right

smartie1976

I guess it depends on what the item is.
If it's a laptop, then you may be wary.

it's a CD or something small and insignificant - well we all have to start somewhere.

If you are worried, see what else they have for sale or have bid on.

Go to advanced search > search by seller/bidder

rose_sparky

If you are collecting then I don't really see a problem.

If something is advertised in the newspaper we take a chance, so in theory, with ebay, it should be advantageous as you've (hopefully) seen a photograph.