What would you do?

[cammb]

I am selling a very expensive card on eBay and received an offer I would normally accept. However the buyers feedback is 0. Would you go ahead and sell and rely one bays guarantee or just not take the chance? I have 12 hours left.

[rjackson44]

Hi tony no!!

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by cammb

I am selling a very expensive card on eBay and received an offer I would normally accept. However the buyers feedback is 0. Would you go ahead and sell and rely one bays guarantee or just not take the chance? I have 12 hours left.

Is it zero because he hasn't been active in a while or did he join the same day he made the offer? It's a tough spot. Ebay tends to protect the buyer more than the seller. Depending on what the definition of "very expensive" is, I'd likely sit this one out. Just not worth the risk to me. If you did accept, I'd insure it to the max and require signature on delivery. With the current state of the USPS, the buyer might be the least of your worries. Good luck.

[chalupacollects]

no is a new user...

[cammb]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Is it zero because he hasn't been active in a while or did he join the same day he made the offer? It's a tough spot. Ebay tends to protect the buyer more than the seller. Depending on what the definition of "very expensive" is, I'd likely sit this one out. Just not worth the risk to me. If you did accept, I'd insure it to the max and require signature on delivery. With the current state of the USPS, the buyer might be the least of your worries. Good luck.

The buyer joined 8/12 this year registered with 2 different user names on same day

[cammb]

Originally Posted by cammb

The buyer joined 8/12 this year registered with 2 different user names on same day

He just received his first positive feedback

[Rhotchkiss]

No. Plain and simple. You do not sell an expensive card on ebay to a person with zero feedback

[Leon]

Originally Posted by cammb

The buyer joined 8/12 this year registered with 2 different user names on same day

That gives me some comfort.

It isn't a lot different than buying a card from our BST that is too good to be true, the member has 1-2 posts, and is newly registered.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by cammb

The buyer joined 8/12 this year registered with 2 different user names on same day

Didn't you just answer your own question? I have been on ebay for 20 years and have never seen a reason to have more than one username.

[cammb]

Not one positive. Thanks for all your feedback. Will wait until another comes by.

[RL]

Tony, when you first started buying / selling on ebay, how much feedback did you have?

My guess is zero.

[Jim65]

My rule is if I'm uncomfortable, I don't do it. We all started at 0 feedback but if you don't feel right, move on.

[icurnmedic]

Absolutely Don't! eBay is all about the buyers protection. If more than a few hundred , I wouldn't do it.

[edjs]

Simple. Can you afford to eat the loss if the deal goes sour and you give up the card for nothing? If not, don’t take the risk.

[MikeGarcia]

..just the act of asking on here tells you the answer....
...listen to your good old gut....


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[TUM301]

Can see a couple outcomes. One it’s fine. Two, your card is gone as is the “buyer”. Lastly the transaction blows up I E, buyer pulls any number of the usual B S scams. If you are like me fighting back and forth with this guy AND eBay would drive me nuts every day and reliving my second thoughts, no help either. Better buyers will be out there and it just seems you would be sweating this out way too much. My 2 cents Sir, good luck

[iwantitiwinit]

Absolutely no way.