scared of eBay?

[Rory McDonald]

I use eBay regularly to buy and sell. I have been doing it for about 2
years.
I have only been burnt once, by someone who never sent an item after I sent
the money.
I lost $5.00 (of course it could have been much worse- I have bought gear
for up to $600)
eBay's feedback system is supposed to help you weed out the jerks. Sometimes
it does.
If you are buying something expensive, they offer escrow service to ensure
everything goes ok.
I havent used it yet.  Myself, I restore, sell (and buy) Apple II
collectible stuff.
I bought my CS-60 on eBay, to replace the one I sold years ago after my
divorce. $250.00
but it needed some calibration work.
If any of you have an Apple II (pre-PLUS) or other Apple II related items,
email me private.
I also just sold my Proteus 2000 on eBay, but I only got my minimum reserve
price on it ($649.00)
Rory McDonald

-----Original Message-----
From: John E Blacet [mailto:blacet at monitor.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 1:36 AM
To: CHoaglin at aol.com
Cc: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
Subject: Re: employment


Hmmm, so let me get this straight. You go through dumpsters, fix up the
stuff and sell it on e-bay? And you know someone who makes $200K ayear
doing this?

I'm always interested in the unusual ways people make a living....and
getting more scared of e-bay everyday. (Although can't say I've gotten a
bad deal yet..).

Regards.
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John Blacet
Blacet Research Music Electronics
http://www.blacet.com
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blacet at monitor.net
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