Yes, that's true, I found a seller that has a rating of 118 for both selling and buying with no negative feedback, do you think I can trust this seller even though he seems new but he has 10 Postive feedback. I want to buy a keyboard from him.
Yes, that's true, I found a seller that has a rating of 118 for both selling and buying with no negative feedback, do you think I can trust this seller even though he seems new but he has 10 Postive feedback. I want to buy a keyboard from him.
Depends on where that feedback came from.
I usually aim for a few hundred feedback minimum, but if that low I will still check and see if the feedback is all buying or not, and how much the items went for. If it's all cheap stuff on the selling side, beware.
In general, I do not buy used keebs EVER, knowing what people do in front of their keyboards these days.
I regularly buy anything from ebay, anyone with less than 10 positive seller feedback with a years old account is good as most people are scared off by the low score but in my experience they're just people who just don't sell much.A little while back there was an issue with people hacking accounts and (rumors) of people even buying them (or the hacked account) for the feedback.
In general, I do not buy used keebs EVER, knowing what people do in front of their keyboards these days.
In general, I do not buy used keebs EVER, knowing what people do in front of their keyboards these days.
Same i mostly buy parts second hand but when I do buy second-hand keyboards.Show Image(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/712ScVeUlsL._SY463_.jpg)
I would buy a used board if the price is right. Remember you are assuming a certain amount of risk. I see some used boards going for 85% of the new price and I ask myself who would do this?
I suspect the seller was selling the board because of the chatter. It's often an easy fix by cleaning the switch or replacing it if you know how. However, you shot yourself in the foot by breaking the switch. It may not be as "broken" as you say. Can you post a pic? I do not advocate readily giving poor feedback, but I would start by opening a dialogue with the seller and tell him what's happening.
I myself have bought and sold about 500 items on ebay (maybe one keyboard) and the poor experiences I've had I can count on a single hand.
Definitely - I bought from a hacked account a couple of months back, thought it was dodgy but too good a bargain to ignore so risked it. Paypal refunded me so no harm done. Be very cautious of unbelievably cheap 'buy it now's as that's the way to get the most money in the shortest time, which is what scammers usually want.I regularly buy anything from ebay, anyone with less than 10 positive seller feedback with a years old account is good as most people are scared off by the low score but in my experience they're just people who just don't sell much.A little while back there was an issue with people hacking accounts and (rumors) of people even buying them (or the hacked account) for the feedback.
You really want an active seller with decent numbers and recent feedback for anything of serious value. I'm not saying don't take chances, just make sure you can afford to lose it in such cases.
Definitely - I bought from a hacked account a couple of months back, thought it was dodgy but too good a bargain to ignore so risked it. Paypal refunded me so no harm done. Be very cautious of unbelievably cheap 'buy it now's as that's the way to get the most money in the shortest time, which is what scammers usually want.I regularly buy anything from ebay, anyone with less than 10 positive seller feedback with a years old account is good as most people are scared off by the low score but in my experience they're just people who just don't sell much.A little while back there was an issue with people hacking accounts and (rumors) of people even buying them (or the hacked account) for the feedback.
You really want an active seller with decent numbers and recent feedback for anything of serious value. I'm not saying don't take chances, just make sure you can afford to lose it in such cases.
An active seller with lots of feedback going back years is safest but that means a) they know what they're doing and will probably have listed it optimally and b) no-one will hesitate to buy from them. At the end of the day more bidders = higher prices so the best bargains (or should that be only bargains? It's so popular these days...) are from genuine low volume sellers. I feel sorry for them, not least because I've been on the other end of it the one time I auctioned something. Never again...
I have been a buyer and seller on ebay for almost 20 years, but I still feel sad when someone says "don't buy from sellers with less than 100 feedback" because everyone has to start somewhere and I remember that my first couple of items never sold at all.
Also, it is unfortunate that you don't get a more descriptive rating unless you have at least 10 feedback responses as a seller every 6 or 12 months, and there are often periods where I go months without selling anything.
Like many things, there have been many changes made to ebay in 20 years and 90% of them have been for the worse.
I have been a buyer and seller on ebay for almost 20 years, but I still feel sad when someone says "don't buy from sellers with less than 100 feedback" because everyone has to start somewhere and I remember that my first couple of items never sold at all.I'm not saying avoid new sellers at all, I've bought from them, just be cautious.
I have been a buyer and seller on ebay for almost 20 years, but I still feel sad when someone says "don't buy from sellers with less than 100 feedback" because everyone has to start somewhere and I remember that my first couple of items never sold at all.I'm not saying avoid new sellers at all, I've bought from them, just be cautious.
100 feedback is not super difficult, especially by just buying cheap trinkets.
I've never thought about this, but it is enough to make me think twice. You also have to assume some risk as to what a previous owner has attempted to do underneath the hood. I'd be more likely to do this with a board that is no longer available for purchase.In general, I do not buy used keebs EVER, knowing what people do in front of their keyboards these days.
LoL, :)) now I want to throw all the used keyboards that I have bought including the IBM Model M's
but usually, I open the boards and clean them piece by piece with soap and warm water sometimes alcohol also.
So I don't know I think this will do the job :cool:
I've never thought about this, but it is enough to make me think twice. You also have to assume some risk as to what a previous owner has attempted to do underneath the hood. I'd be more likely to do this with a board that is no longer available for purchase.In general, I do not buy used keebs EVER, knowing what people do in front of their keyboards these days.
LoL, :)) now I want to throw all the used keyboards that I have bought including the IBM Model M's
but usually, I open the boards and clean them piece by piece with soap and warm water sometimes alcohol also.
So I don't know I think this will do the job :cool:
"can you send a picture of the switch without a keycap on?" That never gets a reply.
"can you send a picture of the switch without a keycap on?" That never gets a reply.
Recently, either here or on DT, somebody asked that and the seller broke the top of the switch off in the key cap. It was an unusual vintage board with double-shot Alps-mount caps and a properly-matching replacement would be all but impossible to find.
Oh Jesus thats terrible :eek: . I normally will add more such as "...using a keycap puller. Don't pull too hard and try to avoid applying force to the sides". I know a lot of people know what they are doing so its kind of 'if they already know then they might feel as if I think they're dumb but if I don't say this they might break a keyboard and then its my fault' type of thing. I'm still yet to hear back from a seller saying they broke the keyboard, though ;)
Oh Jesus thats terrible :eek: . I normally will add more such as "...using a keycap puller. Don't pull too hard and try to avoid applying force to the sides". I know a lot of people know what they are doing so its kind of 'if they already know then they might feel as if I think they're dumb but if I don't say this they might break a keyboard and then its my fault' type of thing. I'm still yet to hear back from a seller saying they broke the keyboard, though ;)
Mine was key chattering, when I tried to clean it I broke it by mistake, but the switch was faulty already.
Oh Jesus thats terrible :eek: . I normally will add more such as "...using a keycap puller. Don't pull too hard and try to avoid applying force to the sides". I know a lot of people know what they are doing so its kind of 'if they already know then they might feel as if I think they're dumb but if I don't say this they might break a keyboard and then its my fault' type of thing. I'm still yet to hear back from a seller saying they broke the keyboard, though ;)
Mine was key chattering, when I tried to clean it I broke it by mistake, but the switch was faulty already.
I guess you learn from your mistakes. Did you break the internals or did you break the slider? when pulling the cap? still terrible nonetheless. I managed to break an alps slider before removing a keycap. Never happened to me ever and I've taken apart a lot of boards. I'm starting to think the previous seller broke it hence why the price was cheap.