I've sold around 50 items on eBay and have purchased over 200 items on eBay. I have a 100% feedback rating combined for both. I have been happy with all my transactions. My worst experience was an item that took a little too long to arrive (2 weeks), but that is extremely rare. Most items get to me within a week and in good shape. I buy all power tools and some electrical supplies on eBay. Some things that may make my experiences better than others:
-I only buy new items, no used or reconditioned.
-The seller needs to have an almost perfect feedback rating, if they have any negatives, I read to see what the negatives were for.
-Read the item description and pictures more than once, if the description is incomplete or if they don't have photos, I don't bid.
-If they don't take PayPal for payment, I won't buy from them. I want to pay for the auction immediately after winning online, I don't want to have to go buy a money order or cashiers check. Also PayPal gives you some protection as a buyer.
-I usually buy items that are "Buy It Now" or I stalk the auction and bid in the last minute(not hour, minute) otherwise you'll be outbid unless you bid too much.
-If it's too good to be true, it probably is.
[This message has been edited by Electric Eagle (edited 10-09-2005).]
