Beware when buying games off eBay!

[Shell Presto]

Did you email them before you left feedback to try to work out the problem? <p>I'm not accusing you, I'm just saying, if you didn't try to work out the problem with them before leaving negative feedback, I can see why they would retaliate.<p>If, on the other hand, they were aware of your problem and refused to do anything about it, then they are mean &*(^&*%s for retaliating like that.<p>Also, did you get insurance on the item? It only costs $1.10 usually, but it can help avoid these problems if the problem occurs in shipping.<p>Personally, I've never had any problems on ebay, but I like to stick to certain sellers. For example, I don't buy anything out of Hong Kong, because often you are buying illegal copies of games and dvds. Actually, that was the only "problem" I've had on ebay. I bought a Godzilla DVD from someone in Hong Kong and wanted to pay with a USPS money order (which they accepted) only to find out that the USPS didn't do money orders to Hong Kong anymore. However, the seller gave me a good rating and let me drop the auction.<p>So no real problems. Don't let this spoil your entire ebay experience. There are good people out there. Just be cautious.

[halla]

If you felt you were ripped of you can always report them to eBay

[Miles McCloud]

I've sold quite a few games and systems, on ebay, and I'd say I'm honest because I've always received positive feedback. Between my parents and myself our account has 2000 positive feedbacks with 0 negatives, so it really just depends on who you buy from. <p>When buying always research the sellers previous dealings to see if they've sold similar items before and gotten positive feedbacks. <p>

[Rika]

Shell Presto et al., yes -- I did e-mail them before I gave them negative feedback. They told me they'd only give 10 percent of a refund... which, frankly, wasn't good enough. So, considering all the seller put me through -- which included the fact that they demanded more money from me off of eBay -- I was pretty upset, and therefore left the negative feedback which they deserved. Then, when they retaliated -- they wrote that "I requested overnight shipping" which was a total lie. I waited an entire month for my item. <p>I did report them. But, they are still on eBay, so that didn't do much, unfortunately.