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[green_grass]

Did anybody buy stuffs from ebay before? Is it credible?

 

[Rabbit]

我did

 

[AfterDie]

no :blink:

 

[green_grass]

最初由 Rabbit 发布
我did

Tell me, how is it? I am searching for a laptop in ebay.

 

[微丝]

应该没问题吧,我们上课总举ebay的例子..不过我自己没在那儿买过东西..

 

[green_grass]

最初由 whisper 发布
应该没问题吧,我们上课总举ebay的例子..不过我自己没在那儿买过东西..

Is it? I dare not to buy. :blowzy:

 

[Rabbit]

最初由 green_grass 发布


Tell me, how is it? I am searching for a laptop in ebay.

你想知道什么 我觉得还行，但据说有人受骗，不能听一家之言。小渐渐也常在上面买东西。另外你在上面买的东西加运费并不一定便宜多少:blink:

 

[green_grass]

How much is the shipping fee? But it's much cheaper for laptops if I buy form ebay.

And what you bought before?

 

[Rabbit]

SHIPPING都不一样，都是卖主收的，呢得看他的说明。便宜不便宜我没比较过，不知道 :blink:

 

[green_grass]

I see, I think I need to ask panda for the price.

 

[oread]

I do not normally buy expensive stuff from eBay, for security and warranty reason. Most eBayers are honest, however I have encountered a couple of bad seeds.

Buyers normally pay the actual shipping cost. On expensive items, you may pay the custom duty on top of the 2 taxes as well. Ask questions before placing the bid, it's non-changeable. Unless there is a fraud or theft, the only way to get any issue resolved is by contacting the seller directly or through an online mediation tool called SquareTrade. However the trick is to get both parties participating in this dispute resolution tool. Also make sure to read all the fine-prints of the item description, pay special attention to words like "almost, as-new, barely", etc.

In short, eBay is a company primarily protecting the sellers. You have little to none control over a bid once the auction is finished. Good luck!

 

[green_grass]

Thanks a lot, XJJ. Could you please tell me how to pay tax if I buy from US?

 

[oread]

The seller won't charge you anything. Normally any item greater than 20 dollars in value must pay a duty, then the 2 taxes are added on top of that. e.g.

If the item costs 100 USD
here is the Canadian Custom calculation:
100 x current exchange rate x duty (varies according to the country it is made) x 15% taxes.

For smaller items, the seller normally has the courtesy to write a lesser value on the shipping slip so that you don't have to pay for the duty.

 

[darkchild]

最初由 green_grass 发布
Did anybody buy stuffs from ebay before? Is it credible?

it doesn't depend on ebay, but depends more on the seller.
If he/she has sold stuff to other ppl, they would likely have a comment page where the buyer comments on the buy. If you're still not sure, sent the seller emails and explain your uncertainties. Or even email the other buyers for more info.

I have friends who bought and sold stuff on ebay and they understand that how you feel. But it really depends on the seller.

I would advice you to buy from someone who have many items sold, that way, you get to know how he/she does business from the replies he/she gets.

good luck!!

 

[oread]

Although the feedback does help, but it is not entirely credible. Like I said, I had a couple of bad experiences with eBay, and in both cases the seller's feedback rate is more than 97% satisfied.

Also PayPal service charges 1.5% service fee on all transactions, this is on top of the service charge from your credit card company.