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Confused · 01-31-2005, 08:36 AM

I have been a ebay buyer and seller for several years now without any problems buying and only one problem selling (Buyer didn't pay. I of course didn't ship and ebay let me relist for free).

First of all. I do not buy from anyone with many negatives. Anything over 1% for the power sellers raises a red flag. Others I check the feedback carefully.

That said I would be leary of buying XP off ebay. Legitimate retailers such as Newegg seem to be fairly consistent in price. I don't see how anyone else could have multiple copies that they can afford to sell much cheaper than the retailers like Newegg.
Charlie

01-31-2005, 08:36 AM	#13
Confused Member (13 bit) Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Mt Washington, KY Posts: 4,927	I have been a ebay buyer and seller for several years now without any problems buying and only one problem selling (Buyer didn't pay. I of course didn't ship and ebay let me relist for free). First of all. I do not buy from anyone with many negatives. Anything over 1% for the power sellers raises a red flag. Others I check the feedback carefully. That said I would be leary of buying XP off ebay. Legitimate retailers such as Newegg seem to be fairly consistent in price. I don't see how anyone else could have multiple copies that they can afford to sell much cheaper than the retailers like Newegg. Charlie __________________ I may not be much, but I'm all I think about.