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ebay vs audiogon

I have bought equipment on both audiogon and ebay this past year and would say that I am definitely more comfortable with the former vs the latter. Twice recently equipment was misrepresented on ebay. On the first one paypal helped me recover my money. On the second it wasn't worth going crazy on (some scuffing on the top of a DVD player), but still left me hesitant to buy there again.

Hat's off to the audiogoner's for greater trustworthiness and honor.
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ben_campbell
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jmcgrogan2
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Yeah, Ebay is very shady. One must be extremely careful when attempting to buy/sell there. I guess because it's so much larger, it tends to draw a larger amount of scammer's.
ucmgr
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Almost every time I'm considering buying something on Ebay, particularly some audio related product or equipment, I'm convinced that the only reason it's listed on Ebay rather than Audiogon is because the seller is hoping to screw soneone. It might just be my scepticism, but why the hell would someone legitimately interested in selling audio "stuff" not want to list it on Audiogon? I'm happy to say that my experience with the membership here has been nothing short of exceptional. I'm sure Ebay serves a need for some, but it sure doesn't do it for me.
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