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Brash
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Posted: 05/17/05 - 10:54 Post subject: chance deals from ebay? can this really be a honest business

was looking at buying fuji s7000 camera and i came across this auction from a place that calls themselves "chance deals" baslicly they tell you it may or may not work, they have no clue. they say that they never try and turn the things on or plug them in to see if they work . i find this so hard to believe because if it did work they could sell it for so much more in a normal auction ... yet they have tons of feedback. although they do have a healthy share of neg/nutural feedbacks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7516157612&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

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Please be advised that the items for sale are consumer returns and there is a chance that the merchandise is defective, may have missing componants or minor scratches or defects.

We do not and will not plug in or power up the merchandise to verify functionality.

Accessories such as remote controls, batteries, cables or paperwork may or may not be included.

All of our merchandise is sold As-Is.

It is important that all bidders understand what they are bidding on and feel confident that they are dealing with an honest and reputable company. Please review our feedback comments to get the best sense of how our customers enjoyed their ChanceDeals buying experience.

This site poses a degree of RISK for buyers and is not for every bidder. We want to be very clear and upfront about these items. There are no refunds for inventory that is defective or DOA. The pricing on the auction site is reflective of the risk a buyer takes.

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halfbent
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Posted: 05/17/05 - 13:24 Post subject:

I work for an eBay consignment shop, and if it's feasable, there isn't a reason you shouldn't be testing something. It will hurt bidding most of the times when you say "I don't know if this works." They've got a huge feedback, with a decent rating too, so who knows. I know I wouldn't bid on something if they don't even know if it works. Sounds like to me, they are just covering their ass, and burning all the bridges for any possible refund. If it doesn't work, they can just say tough luck. Most places will offer a refund or replacement if possible in a lot of cases. We've had stuff come back broken and just refunded the buyer.

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Kilzalot
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Posted: 05/17/05 - 14:24 Post subject:

I'm very picky about what I buy on Ebay...

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Brash
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Posted: 05/17/05 - 16:22 Post subject:

lol so it sold for more then most used/almost new,reconditioned or remanufactured ones do and only like 70 bucks less than you can find brand new ones for. here is one that sold for $100 less a few days ago and was reconditioned. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7515566802&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 they do have allot of good feedback but look at how many are natural and listed as DoA's. even some of the positive ones are DoA but still positive because they were warned ... looks like atleast 7% of the people who buy from there get scammed. would have to be a f*****g incredible deal for me to buy this ...

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Kilzalot
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Posted: 05/17/05 - 16:30 Post subject:

Now that I think of it... my Mom sold a digital camera on Ebay that didn't work for $75. She plainly put "THIS CAMERA IS BROKE AND DOES NOT WORK" in the title and still sold it lolz.