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eBay AU has a rating of 1.8 stars from 57 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with eBay AU most frequently mention and customer service. eBay AU ranks 157th among Auction sites.
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I have used eBay during the past 10 years or so. I'm very careful when purchasing goods and check the history of sellers in advance. My purchasing of goods has been very much a positive experience. Occasionally I sell goods on eBay but find that selling fees are rather high when fees for eBay and PayPal are deducted. Recently I discovered eBay is now charging an additional fee on genuine postage costs which is most unreasonable and actually quite appalling. That means if a seller is required to post a heavy package with unavoidable $20 postal charges they are charged an additional fee of around $2:00 by eBay. It's similar to paying a tax on a tax which is double-dipping and totally unfair. EBay is definitely losing some of its integrity.
Regards,
Michael
You cannot get ripped of as a seller on ebay.
Its impossible.
You can buy something and say anything you want to ebay and no matter what they will always take your side. Thats it.
Why do ebay require sellers to even put a description in? It just gets ignored..
I was very pleasantly surprised to receive my order from this linen company in less than 2 days. Remarkable as nothing gets to Darwin in this time. The doona cover was exceptional quality and very true to colour and details supplied on line. I would definately shop here again.
HI Guys,
If EBAY buyer from Australia with EBAY ID aldabet1 buys something from you be careful.
His name Adnan Al Dabet from Sydney
He recently bought some stuff from us but upon receiving claimed what all inside were stolen although everything were sealed. We have been running business for 3 year - never had such cases.
So please be aware.
Rds
I have found some great deals on the Australian Ebay site, but also spotted some fakes being sold by sellers with high positive ratings. If the price looks too good, exercise some caution.
I never received my shoes. I contacted the seller after a while and they told me that they would send me A New pair of shoes. I ordered this in january and we are now in july... after a month or so i sent a New mail and they never answered me. I have sent 3 emails without receiving one singel answar. Never by anything from this seller stores.ebay.com.au/Powerjewelryshop
Just wanted to comment on the ipad app for ebay, My elderly mother has just started listing products on ebay and has found it easy to do. The main website is a bit complicated for her but the app is much better. So if you are not that computer savvy and have been put off using ebay before try the app.
Easy to use site but the fees are just way too high. If they reduced fees a lot I would use these guys every day!
I love eBay with all the wonderful things for sale. It has a huge range of items to choose from, is easy to buy and sell from. Feedback is given by both buyers and sellers so it gives an excellent chance to see what it is like to deal with people.
The Australian Ebay site is fantastic. I have had some interesting experiences on it - people not paying and having to relist items - but only once. I have sold over 50 items on there with no problems. Ebay seems to try and help the seller be a better seller - not too many other businesses do that!
Everyone knows about ebay, even if they have never touched a computer in their life,
Eveyr1 says everything is a bargin there... not true MOST of the stuff is a bargin but there are things you can buy from a shop for $5 and on there will be $10-$15. Its always good to look for what you want on ebay then go to your local shops have a look around if u can't find it cheaper the i would go ahead and buy it from ebay, i am an ebay holic, i sell loads of stuff on ebay and the money i make usually goes to my shopping habbit on there 2 lol
Ebay has pretty much outlived its usefulness IMO. There are now far too many Chinese sellers invading incorrect categories with counterfeits & fakes, making it increasingly more difficult to find genuine items at reasonable prices.
Even worse, it has become a scammers paradise with dodgy listings, hijacked accounts, refusal of sellers to accept safe payment methods, and probably the greatest annoyance of all - non-paying bidders!
The sell-through rate is now so poor that listing costs & FVFs are taking a larger proportion of profits than ever before, so eBay becomes rich at the expense of its casual sellers, who are making less profit than ever before.
Everything I've ever bought from ebay is great! They have basically everything on there, and it's just too convinient! :) LOVE IT!
Ebay has always been my top site for hard-to-finds. I also tried to do some selling of my collections and unused items and found it complicated and their policies very unfavorable to sellers. But I must admit this place always have amazingly great deals for buyers. So, I am giving it 4 stars as a buyer and 1 star as a seller.
If you are looking for a bargain then go to ebay they have everythin you can think of. The auction time doesn't increase at the last second and you have a better chance of winning your item if you wait to the last few seconds. Not like Bidfun at the last seconds the time on the bid can increase and continue to keep going for hours. I would go to ebay now that I know the truth about Bidfun. You should not have to buy credits to bid on anything.
Go to ebay they are the best when it comes to auction rooms you have no hidden costs and you pay only what you bid. AAA ebay is.
Answer: I have used Gumtree successfully, but you do encounter a lot of phishing and have to be aware.