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au Offline TheDude

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Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
on: November 30, 2013, 03:38:00 PM
If was only a buck or two difference buy from a rated seller?
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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 03:40:33 PM
I think with both ebay buyer protection and paypal protection, there's not that much that can go wrong...
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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 03:44:09 PM
Everyone has to start somewhere.

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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 03:47:16 PM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on November 30, 2013, 03:44:09 PM
Everyone has to start somewhere.

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^^^ I agree
I've bought from a new seller and had a favorable outcome. 
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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #4 on: November 30, 2013, 03:48:53 PM
Agreed. New or old...all the same to me.
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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #5 on: November 30, 2013, 03:57:20 PM
I rolled the dice. Will see how it goes.
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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #6 on: November 30, 2013, 04:02:56 PM
You should be fine. Personally I look to see that a new seller has at least a history of a few purchases so they understand the whole ebay concept better.

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Re: Would you buy from a new ebay seller if it was cheaper or....
Reply #7 on: November 30, 2013, 09:14:12 PM
I prefer buying from sellers with a higher sell count and close to 100% positive feedback. As others have said you should be safe either way.


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