Re: Flea markets, Con auctions and swap-and-sell Re: [OT] Selling Figs, old game

on 11/1/00 9:22, Peter Mancini at peter_mancini@msn.com wrote:

(snip)

> However, if someone here does use ebay - pipe up.  What has it been
like?
> Tell us the good and the bad.  Now I am interested, because I have
several
> models I want to sell (mainly the larger scale B5 miniatures as I have
> converted to the Fleet Action scale.)

I've used eBay for both selling and buying.  With some precautions it's
been
mainly a positive experience for me.  When selling I usually request
some
sort of certified funds as personal checks can bounce and I dislike
having
to hold merchandise for up to or over two weeks to make sure the funds
clear.	Besides if the payment bounces it's difficult to recover your
service charge that usually goes hand in hand.	One thing to be wary of
in
selling - in the USA it's difficult to go after someone legally for
bouncing
a check unless it's over 200-300 dollars.  Private collection
institutions
are a possibility but their cost is usually prohibitive unless your on a
subscription plan.

Please release that these opinions are related only my personal
experiences
and are not necessarily indicative of what you may experience.	Remember
that eBay is going to charge you a fee and to factor carefully the
shipping
costs, including the cost of packaging (if any) and insurance and/or
tracking.

Kevin Walker
Horizon Concepts, Inc.
Macintosh / Windows Development
sage@bresnanlink.net