On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:57:09 +0100, scott wrote:

>>> Unfortunately, that only works when people don't interfere with it. If
>>> you get sued for giving a bad rating, or the site itself disallows you
>>> from giving a bad rating, they work much less well.
>>
>> True....but it's a good starting point.
> 
> Also pay with your credit card (via PayPal) and then if you always buy
> from people with more than 50 feedback (or whatever the figure is) you
> are entitled to a refund up to 500 GBP if you don't get the goods. 
> That's how it worked last time I looked, because I sent something worth
> around 250 GBP and the parcel company "lost" it (I think even today the
> website still says "out for delivery" from like November last year!).

That's good to know, I didn't know that.  (My wife does most of the 
buying on eBay. :-) )

Jim

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