Rods and Reels for Sale

[bassboogieman]

I don't buy from someone with a SMALL number of postings. Makes me really suspicious when someone comes around and immediatly wants to post items for sale. I'm not going to be his first customer. Let a track record get established first. And I know first-hand you'll get nowhere in a dispute through PayPal, they are no help at all. Same goes for using PayPal, I use it when I know or have dealt with a person before. The USPS Money Order offers a bit more backing as you can get sellers for mail fraud

[nofearengineer]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck, Anthony. The very first thing I ever bought on ebay was a scam, and I lost $200. The guy went to prison, but I was still out the money. It took a long time before I would ever buy anything online again. It taught me a good lesson though. I'm much more careful now. However, I do still get worried anytime I buy something on ebay.

This guy deserves a late night trip out to the cornfield, if you take my meaning.

[BassBandit]

Originally Posted by bassboogieman

I don't buy from someone with a SMALL number of postings. Makes me really suspicious when someone comes around and immediatly wants to post items for sale. I'm not going to be his first customer. Let a track record get established first.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Make ya wonder if they really do have items in possession. More likely not.

For instance - http://bassfishin.com/bassfishingfor...001#post275001

Lame

[Hugo_Hogz]

Originally Posted by bassboogieman

I don't buy from someone with a SMALL number of postings. Makes me really suspicious when someone comes around and immediatly wants to post items for sale. I'm not going to be his first customer. Let a track record get established first. And I know first-hand you'll get nowhere in a dispute through PayPal, they are no help at all. Same goes for using PayPal, I use it when I know or have dealt with a person before. The USPS Money Order offers a bit more backing as you can get sellers for mail fraud

I agree, but also disagree. I'm a new member that used this forum to sell items. Post count isn't always the clear indicator of whether someone is trustworthy. This same discussion pops up on all the forums and people get screwed by newbies as well as by bozos that have 100's of posts. I frequent multiple forums looking for deals and try to provide a few when I can. Bottom line is the few criminals that are around usually find a way to screw someone, it's the nature of the beast. The only true way to be safe is to buy retail, but to me I would rather take that small risk to save more $ and continually upgrade my equipment. Maybe I'm a sucker

[woody]

Originally Posted by Hugo_Hogz

I agree, but also disagree. I'm a new member that used this forum to sell items. Post count isn't always the clear indicator of whether someone is trustworthy. This same discussion pops up on all the forums and people get screwed by newbies as well as by bozos that have 100's of posts. I frequent multiple forums looking for deals and try to provide a few when I can. Bottom line is the few criminals that are around usually find a way to screw someone, it's the nature of the beast. The only true way to be safe is to buy retail, but to me I would rather take that small risk to save more $ and continually upgrade my equipment. Maybe I'm a sucker

I agree that post counts aren't always a clear indicator, but I'd say that it is a "good indicator".


-Mark

[nofearengineer]

I agree that post count isn't a perfect criterion for judging a seller, but I think the seller should at the very least understand any distrust he encounters due to it.

I myself finally got a guy to sell a rod on ebay so my butt would be covered too. I watched this guy shop this same rod around on about 12 different fishing boards...and nobody would bite, even though it was a great price. Turns out the guy was legit, as far as I can tell...I even bought a second one from him soon afterwards, but I was wary at first, and rightly so.

[WTL]

Originally Posted by Hugo_Hogz

I agree, but also disagree. I'm a new member that used this forum to sell items. Post count isn't always the clear indicator of whether someone is trustworthy. This same discussion pops up on all the forums and people get screwed by newbies as well as by bozos that have 100's of posts. I frequent multiple forums looking for deals and try to provide a few when I can. Bottom line is the few criminals that are around usually find a way to screw someone, it's the nature of the beast. The only true way to be safe is to buy retail, but to me I would rather take that small risk to save more $ and continually upgrade my equipment. Maybe I'm a sucker

Going back to 2002 or 3, there was a member on here with a good many posts who took some money and never sent the reel to another member who some of yall know. Anyways the fraud never came back. It always made me sick that some people will do this, but it is even worse when he knows the people he is screwing and doesnt give a damn.