Public Service Announcement: AVOID "bobsbid1"

[William Donzelli]

>   That's probably true. But just as in Sellam's case, employees don't
> always do the correct thing. Because they are employees may explain why the
> service from such sellers is frequently poor but it doesn't change the fact
> that THEIR SERVICE IS POOR. I buy a lot of stuff on E-bay and I've had VERY
> good luck with small dealers but very POOR luck with the mega-dealers. Like
> Chuck, I frequently send them a test question just to gage their response
> and only about 25% even bother to reply. Guess what? No reply, no bid!

I have found this to be true across the board. And yes, if I do not get a
reply, I think twice about bidding.

On a related grumble as a dealer - why do so many people send me questions
on the last day of the auction right towards the end? Well, I know,
because many people browse the auctions "Ending First" every day. Still,
how is one supposed to respond in time?

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org