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    is there anyone who uses them frequently? ever encountered any problems, like product broken or not shipped at all? I'm thinking about buying some games, so i'd like to know.

    I've sold something trough a similar site once, but the guy came to pick it up. so its a bit different.

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    Default Re: How trustworthy are sites like Ebay, Amazon etc?

    eBay depends on the user.

    Amazon - should be ok? Never used them.
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    Amazon merchants are completely trustworthy, as are most user merchants on Amazon with good ratings. I have never had any problems, nor heard of any, and me and my entire family use Amazon a lot.
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    Default Re: How trustworthy are sites like Ebay, Amazon etc?

    as are most user merchants on Amazon with good ratings
    ill assume you mean Ebay

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    No see amazon sort of rents out to private dealers who sell at differing prices to amazon's standard price see the used and new bit under the "ordering at christmas".
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    Default Re: How trustworthy are sites like Ebay, Amazon etc?

    Amazon itself (non-third-party sellers) is pretty reliable, haven't had something shipped to me broken that I remember.

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    I ordered a lot of items from Amazon.uk, never had any problems.

    Ebay, can't order unfortunately. I'm not a friend of PayPal.
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    Amazon - trustworthy, bought from them regularly.

    Ebay - I wouldn't trust them with a £5 free book token.
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    hmm oke thanks all!

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    so what about this deal than?

    http://www.amazon.com/Napoleon-Total...1425695&sr=1-4

    it is trustworthy? will i gett the entire game?

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    Yeah, there won't be any problems from Amazon.
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    You can definitely trust Amazon. I've bought books, games, movies, and entire DVD sets and no problems.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    so what about this deal than?

    http://www.amazon.com/Napoleon-Total...1425695&sr=1-4

    it is trustworthy? will i gett the entire game?
    Why wouldn't it be?
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    cuz... 40 dollar is really cheap to preorder a game like NTW. i think when it will come out in holland it will cost at leat 50 euros... which is roughly 65 dollar or more

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    so what about this deal than?

    http://www.amazon.com/Napoleon-Total...1425695&sr=1-4

    it is trustworthy? will i gett the entire game?
    Nah, Amazon has been the biggest scam ever and has been going on in public for the last five or so years. Everybody who says they successfully ordered from them is a shill-bot from Amazon, the real victims are out there everywhere but noone has noticed them yet.


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    do i have to remind you of the origin of this recent recession?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    do i have to remind you of the origin of this recent recession?
    Banks who offer mortages for crumbling broken down houses to jobless people in America which they could not repay and the values of the houses sharply declining due to being in a bad state, also known as the subprime market. Then all these massives of debts are then packaged together as "structured investment desposits" then sold by American banks to all the other banks of the world paying over-inflated prices for what they were really worth and when the world realised what happened and that the banks actually had no money at all, it caused a number of them to crash, the loans dried up, no body could borrow any money to buy anything, thus the economy suffered as there was no demand and surplus supply, etc etc.


    So what does this have to do with anything with Amazon?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    do i have to remind you of the origin of this recent recession?
    If you're always weary about established business,do you ask you mom whether the supermarket can be trusted before going there? After all by the time you find out they sold you plastic apples, it might be an empty building with all the scammers gone.

    I was just surprised that you didn't even know Amazon is trustworthy. It's one of if not the most famous online shop.


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    I've used both sites at least 50 times each over the years and have had no problems that a quick e-mail or checking to see if the neighbours had taken my package in didn't sort.

    Also have a look at play.com if you're in the UK, free delivery on everything.

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    play.com also has free delivery to Europe, just the prices are a tiny bit higher, usually still way below european average though. Same for dvd.co.uk who actually deliver faster to me(and are sometimes cheaper than play.com, despite the 1.15€ delivery fee outside the UK), I think because they ship from Switzerland as well. Haven't had any problems with either shop so far, though Royal Mail seems a bit...slow.


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    There you go, if Hus says it then its true.

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    Amazon: Don't buy from non-Amazon featured sellers unless they have at least a 95% approval rating.

    ebay: Pretty much the same rule.

    I have never had a problem with either. Some of the sellers take forever to send stuff. Amazon sends their things REALLY fast, even around the holidays. I don't understand why some people hate ebay so much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
    If you're always weary about established business,do you ask you mom whether the supermarket can be trusted before going there? After all by the time you find out they sold you plastic apples, it might be an empty building with all the scammers gone.

    I was just surprised that you didn't even know Amazon is trustworthy. It's one of if not the most famous online shop.
    im not always weary about established business. i just never really used online shopping before, i didnt know the way amazon worked, so thats why i asked. you dont have to go all sarcastic up my ass.

    its not like its the most important piece of info every person should know about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Stranger View Post
    im not always weary about established business. i just never really used online shopping before, i didnt know the way amazon worked, so thats why i asked. you dont have to go all sarcastic up my ass.

    its not like its the most important piece of info every person should know about.
    Heh, I didn't want to insult you, it just surprised me because you're young and post a lot, so I expected you to be more....at home on the internet.

    And yes, it's important information, or why exactly did you ask?


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    Quote Originally Posted by CrossLOPER View Post
    ebay: Pretty much the same rule.
    Also other Ebay rules -
    Never buy anything electrical, it never works.
    If the only picture of an item is the box, what you are going to get is the box.

    Yeah, I don't like Ebay because it is full of con-artists. Never go near it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
    Also other Ebay rules -
    Never buy anything electrical, it never works.
    If the only picture of an item is the box, what you are going to get is the box.

    Yeah, I don't like Ebay because it is full of con-artists. Never go near it.
    I've been shopping there since the late-late nineties. I just can't imagine someone with 1000s of transactions going rogue. I've bought electronics before and that turned out alright and any good seller will offer a refund if their product fails within a certain time period. Common sense is always a useful tool when out buying anything anywhere. If the situation calls for it, I ask the seller to provide more images and information.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
    Heh, I didn't want to insult you, it just surprised me because you're young and post a lot, so I expected you to be more....at home on the internet.

    And yes, it's important information, or why exactly did you ask?
    im not insulted :) dont worry.

    most of my posts are from a few years back... lot of spamming. i never really bought anything online, enough shops where i live.

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    ps based on what beskar says my questions about ebay are pretty valid

    ty anyway for the tips
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    I have been buying a wide variety of items on EBay for over 3 years and many of them games for
    the PC and the PS 3. I have never had a problem and have always beat any price I could find elsewhere
    on line.

    All one has to do is look at the seller's feedback. If they have 200 or more sales with 98% or better positive feedback, one is just about as safe as with any on-line vendor.

    I have bought 1 or 2 used PS 3 games, but all of the rest have been brand new factory sealed games. Some of the same seller associates you find at Amazon also sell on EBay, but many time at a better price.

    I just got Resistance 2 for the PS 3 brand new for $24 delivered. The best I found with one of the Amazon associates at the same time was $27 plus $4 to ship.

    If one uses Paypal they have a buyer protection program with Ebay since Paypal is owned by EBay anyway.
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