In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, David Kirkby writes:
I find that if I always assume the worst, then I seldom get disappointed, and this has generally worked fine for me.
But if you always assume the worst, you would never buy anything on eBay. I know many people who will not use it at all, as they assume the worst.
Not so. It just means that there are a lot of people I don't buy from. Most of my measurement equipment comes from eBay, and so far I've not been disappointed because I set my expectations reasonably.
But a worst case is that someone will just not deliver the goods, or give you a load of rubbish - perhaps a load of bricks!!
The guy selling this "HP 10811A"
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7505853855
is I admit a rare example (for me anyway), as he sent me an 10811-60111 and has asked that I pay the carrige to return it. I've told him I don't see why I should, since it was his mistake to send a different item from what the auction was for.
eBay's insurance is next to useless, as I found out once when buying a 9GB SCSI hard drive from someone with decent feedback, who decided to stop sending out goods and rip lots of people off.
-- Dr. David Kirkby, G8WRB
Please check out http://www.g8wrb.org/ of if you live in Essex http://www.southminster-branch-line.org.uk/
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