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Ebay changes some seller policies
Just recently, Ebay, the 500 pound gorilla of auction sites, changed some of its seller policies. The biggest one is seller feedback. Just last year, Ebay decided to prevent sellers from giving buyers negative feedback. This was even in the case where the buyer failed to purchase items they bid on or used "Buy it Now".
Sellers found this to be unfair. Especially when buyers failed to follow through on the purchase they agreed to. Sellers could only open up a dispute, wait nearly two weeks, and then finally just receive a refund of selling and listing fees (if the item qualified for a listing fee refund).
Ebay soon saw that sellers were listing and less and less. This can be contributed to the seller policy as well as the current world economic situation where both buyers and sellers are not as active as a year ago
Friday, January 16, 2009
Monday, October 20, 2008
What I should look for when shopping online
Shopping Online Safely
When you shop online you should look for a number of things to help insure a good shopping experience. First, is the checkout process secure? When you go to checkout your items and pay for them look for a padlock in your browser. This tells you that your information is encrypted and won't be seen by prying eyes. For an example, look at this Shopping Link.
You can see the padlock in the browser.
Return Policy and Shipping
Every decent online shopping site will have a return and shipping policy. This is needed in case you receive the wrong merchadise or the merchandise is defective. Shipping methods should also be stated. Note: UPS will not ship to PO Boxes.
Reviews of the Site
Try to find reviews from other buyers who used the site. You might find them on the site itself, through Google, Google Checkout, or other shopping sites like ShopMania, Shopzilla, etc. Even giant sites like Amazon will have some disgruntled customers. What to look for here is whether the majority of users were satisfied with their shopping experience.
Item Prices
Item prices are probably the first thing on a shopper's mind. This makes sense since it is your money and perhaps you are not a billionaire. You can use comparison shopping sites like Shopzilla, Shopping.com,Google Product Search, and also MSN's Product Search
Overall, most online shopping should be done with common sense. If you feel uncomfortable shopping any site, remember you can come back some other time or shop somewhere you feel secure shopping
When you shop online you should look for a number of things to help insure a good shopping experience. First, is the checkout process secure? When you go to checkout your items and pay for them look for a padlock in your browser. This tells you that your information is encrypted and won't be seen by prying eyes. For an example, look at this Shopping Link.
You can see the padlock in the browser.
Return Policy and Shipping
Every decent online shopping site will have a return and shipping policy. This is needed in case you receive the wrong merchadise or the merchandise is defective. Shipping methods should also be stated. Note: UPS will not ship to PO Boxes.
Reviews of the Site
Try to find reviews from other buyers who used the site. You might find them on the site itself, through Google, Google Checkout, or other shopping sites like ShopMania, Shopzilla, etc. Even giant sites like Amazon will have some disgruntled customers. What to look for here is whether the majority of users were satisfied with their shopping experience.
Item Prices
Item prices are probably the first thing on a shopper's mind. This makes sense since it is your money and perhaps you are not a billionaire. You can use comparison shopping sites like Shopzilla, Shopping.com,Google Product Search, and also MSN's Product Search
Overall, most online shopping should be done with common sense. If you feel uncomfortable shopping any site, remember you can come back some other time or shop somewhere you feel secure shopping
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