Hey,
OK, so I need to get a portable DVD player for the car to keep my kids from driving me nuts while I drive on long trips. I have borrowed one in the past and it works very well, but I cannot keep on borrowing one. I am looking to get one that has two screens to make it easier for the three kids.
So I go to Ebay to see if I can get a good deal and find some auctions for used DVD players at a good price. The seller is a power seller with over 27,000 positive feedback. However, he has a 97% positive rating, meaning he has over 870 negatives over the last 4 years.
OK, this is a group that buys lots of used and refurbished items and resells them. They have very detailed bidding, paying and selling guidelines, and list everything right and wrong with the items. The negatives and neutrals that I have seen have been overwhelmingly from people who either did not read the listing or didn't follow the 'rules.'
So here it is - is it worth bidding on the item with this history, or should I just wait for another seller and try to get as good of a deal as they are offering?
Chris DVM
OK, so I need to get a portable DVD player for the car to keep my kids from driving me nuts while I drive on long trips. I have borrowed one in the past and it works very well, but I cannot keep on borrowing one. I am looking to get one that has two screens to make it easier for the three kids.
So I go to Ebay to see if I can get a good deal and find some auctions for used DVD players at a good price. The seller is a power seller with over 27,000 positive feedback. However, he has a 97% positive rating, meaning he has over 870 negatives over the last 4 years.
OK, this is a group that buys lots of used and refurbished items and resells them. They have very detailed bidding, paying and selling guidelines, and list everything right and wrong with the items. The negatives and neutrals that I have seen have been overwhelmingly from people who either did not read the listing or didn't follow the 'rules.'
So here it is - is it worth bidding on the item with this history, or should I just wait for another seller and try to get as good of a deal as they are offering?
Chris DVM
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