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Would you buy from these sellers.

I was looking to buy a item on ebay and there was 3 business sellers selling it, so the cheapest item the seller had really bad feedback, so when i went to check the feedback it was private, so i clicked on about the seller and it said To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. I then checked out the next seller and they also had bad feedback so when i went to check there feedback that was private, so i clicked on about the seller and it's the same person just selling using a different id. Now the third seller has got bad feedback for items not turning up. So i may just go and buy the item from a shop.

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  • NO!
    but thanks for asking
    I am a cow so cannot speak Bullshine but I do recognise its smell when I come upon it.
  • Hi OP it sounds to me like you don't need any advise on how to buy things on ebay the rule of thumb is bad feedback don't buy from that seller.
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Best rule of thumb is if anything at all looks wrong, move onto the next seller. There's more than enough to find one you'll be happy sending your hard earned money too.
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