Selling on ebay vs Audigon

 Members! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experiences here. I appreciate  it. One comment referencing shoplifters is especially accurate. The more they complain about being caught stealing the deeper hole they dig for themselves. Wouldn't it be great if all Buyers and Sellers were to be assigned, IF they wish, a number that would show their verified background as far as all their sales or purchases? Ebay's Feedback started out to be a valid useful tool. Now it is mostly a joke. I remember years back when ebay would actually let you leave a feedback for a seller or buyer even if you had not actually bought or sold to them. If you had  messaged the  seller and received a prompt informative response you could leave an appropriate comment. That didn't last too long. Gotta close now and get to my bidding on the Brooklyn Bridge. ( Its nice hearing from the "Good Guys" )

I have bought and sold for years on eBay. The difficulties with buying can be that many sellers are selling from 3rd party sites, and never actually come into physical contact with the items. This poses an issue if the quality is not up to par, or is misrepresented by the seller in the descriptions.

To counter this when I am selling. I put actual photos of the items with full descriptions, and beyond. You can tell that from the type of pics that you are looking at the actual item. Very important. I occasionally use a stock pic, followed up with actual pics. Never had an issue. 100% feedback.

I feel due to this kind of history as a seller, eBay really takes care of me as a buyer. Gives me great support, and rarely ever questions a complaint.

I recently won a case where UPS charged me for an oversized package due to its dimensions exceeding 130 inches in total. I questioned UPS store employees, and after a long conversation, they admitted that UPS adds 5 inches to all parcel dimensions, then calculates from there. EBay was was informed of this 'cheating' and will note it in any other disputes.

Be aware, is all I can say.

I have bought and sold for years on eBay. The difficulties with buying can be that many sellers are selling from 3rd party sites, and never actually come into physical contact with the items. This poses an issue if the quality is not up to par, or is misrepresented by the seller in the descriptions.

To counter this when I am selling. I put actual photos of the items with full descriptions, and beyond. You can tell that from the type of pics that you are looking at the actual item. Very important. I occasionally use a stock pic, followed up with actual pics. Never had an issue. 100% feedback.

I feel due to this kind of history as a seller, eBay really takes care of me as a buyer. Gives me great support, and rarely ever questions a complaint.

I recently won a case where UPS charged me for an oversized package due to its dimensions exceeding 130 inches in total. I questioned UPS store employees, and after a long conversation, they admitted that UPS adds 5 inches to all parcel dimensions, then calculates from there. EBay was was informed of this 'cheating' and will note it in any other disputes.

Be aware, is all I can say.

I sold my system on Audiogon faster than ebay. And I got what I wanted without much haggling. 😁

eBay has too many flaky buyers for vinyl record sales. They are often too picky or downright cheaters. They try and scam a partial refund after the item arrives. This cost you shipping, plus return shipping and many people just give a partial refund. 

I sell only on Discogs now and it has been a pleasant experience with no issues thus far.

I still sell other items on eBay, but I make sure to disclose even the slightest of issues and eBay always backs me if a buyer starts crying about something that was clearly listed in the description.