In article , Ted8984
@hotmail.com says...
~ I have noticed a large number of Gaggia machines offered on ebay over
~ the last few days. They all seem to be offered by a few sellers who
~ have been members of ebay for just a few days. They all have zero
~ feedback. The sellers claim to be located in PA, WI, IN and CA.
~ Their names are strange: sybosyl, dyvab, hitarav, wevedyd, nixenyf.
~ (Are these sellers on this list to defend themselves?)
~
~ Of course these are warning signs of potential fraud. But the prices
~ on their machines may be lower because of their lack of feedback and
~ the oversupply of machines they listed simultaneously. Would you take
~ a risk here? I've read about buyer protection on the ebay site. But
~ how does it work in practice?
~
Buyer protection works if the item is not delivered, or if the item
delivered is very different from what was advertised. It doesn't
work if the item delivered is the same as advertised but is not in
the condition advertised. I bought a machine advertised as "clean
throughout, mint, perfect working order". It was filthy,
inoperative, scratched and dented. I provided photos to eBay, PayPal
and Square Trade. All the buyer had to do was say he didn't share my
view and wouldn't go to arbitration, and that was the end of it.

I've since reconditioned the machine and it works great, but I
overpaid for it because of the supposedly great condition.

Rick