ebay vs audiogon

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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.

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.

There are good and bad sellers on both; that said, I find that ebay is just shadier all around. The small handful of A'goners I've dealt with have been, on the whole, more communicative, responsible, friendly, and professional than the ebayers--but that's rather a generalization considering my limited experience.

I also much prefer the classified way of selling. I don't like auctions and won't buy off Audiogon auctions since I don't have to. On ebay I will rarely use anything but buy-it-now. If there is no BIN, I won't bid on anything that suggests I will have serious competition. It's too easy to get carried away or burned.