----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vitaliy" <piclist@maksimov.org>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Asking PIClisters about eBay


> Bob Ammerman wrote:
>>> eBay's system now more closely resembles Amazon's.
>>>
>>> Vitaliy
>>
>> Yeah, but now there is virtually no protection for sellers against
>> deadbeat
>> buyers!
>
> How is eBay different in this regard, from any other ways of doing 
> business?
> Make sure they pay *before* you ship the product.
>
> If you mean "deadbeat bidders" (e.g., they bid but never completed the
> transaction), well that's just cost of doing business.
>
> Vitaliy

 Yes, I meant deadbeat bidders.

In addition, this system allows the reverse of the old problem: a buyer can 
hold up a seller (for example, demanding more than the auction was for) 
under threat of bad feedback.

-- Bob

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