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As a buyer you get far more protection than a seller.
I've bought pedals off ebay but I wouldn't sell anything on there.
I'm yet to have a bad experience (touch wood), I know it is inevitable that eventually I will, but if I look at holistically, overall my experience has been good - both as a buyer and a seller.
You have to be much more careful as a seller than a buyer, as a buyer you're very well protected.
But it's been a couple of years since I've sold anything and I've read so many horror stories on here I'm now a bit nervous about selling again. As a buyer, I wouldn't worry but of course you should check the seller's feedback and consider their adverts carefully.
Buying? Piece of piss, and you can take a punt on anything and eBay will give you all the protection.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youI've bought & sold cars, guitars & gear etc on ebay since about 2004, almost no problem and when those happened it was as a seller. Couple of non-paying winners.
When buying don't trust short descriptions, 3-photo items. Ask for more pics and ask any specific questions. If the response leaves you at all uncertain walk away, like general elections there'll be another one along shortly.
Ebay held his payment and wanted me to refund him, then he could return it to me (so down the guitar and the refund money!).
Turns out he took it to pieces to check the Tele over and broke the neck join under the scratchplate so not visible - before returning it....
I still use ebay but 99% of guitars go face to face.
Be careful out there folks!!
In addition PayPal now holds on to money for some transactions for a period until delivery is confirmed. I recently bought a goldtop off a relatively new seller. I paid, and PayPal put a 21 day hold on releasing the money to him. I wanted to collect a guitar that I had paid for, and he didn't want to let it go as he hadn't got the cash. Complete mess. I cancelled the purchase in the end.
On the flip side I have had some great experiences on Reverb. I'm relatively new to it, but it seems to work well, is well presented and the transactions I have taken part in have been flawless.
That said, the analogue experience I had yesterday at Music Pro, and buying off here, are my preferred purchase channels now.
Like you I've sold a lot on eBay over the years but haven't sold anything for a while and in the meantime I've heard so many stories of people being ripped off in many ways that I'm now almost afraid to use it.
I really want to clear out some guitars but I just don't know how to approach it any more. I think I'd feel most comfortable getting a reputable shop to sell on commission - that might even yield a better price, given the current state of eBay - but even though I live in London there are no obvious contenders which are easily accessible.