... I think one issue with eBay now is that people use their phones to look at pics and a 2" picture isn't going to show the detail that a 15" computer screen will...
I often look at ads on my 7" tablet PC, if I find something I like zooming in doesn't quite do the job.
I then fire up my old faithful desktop PC sporting a 23.6" FullHD LCD screen which makes all the difference as long as the picture of the ad is high quality.
I like buying on eBay as I have yet to get scammed, also I actually can read and understand ad descriptions.
On top of that I am not out to scam a seller!
I had a couple situations where a full or partial refund was in order, I got them all and left a positive feedback noting that I got refunded.
Honestly, I can't imagine selling on eBay!
I've had used stuff up for sale on Croatia's local selling site.
Some of the questions/inquiry's I got made me question how the potential buyers manage to survive past a day in real life.
Buyer: Do the tires You are selling fit my car?
Me: What tire size does Your car use?
Buyer: It is a (insert car brand and model).
Me: That doesn't help. Either read out the stated tire size out of Your cars papers or go to Your vehicle and look at the writing on the side wall of the tires.
(Some forth and back till the guy finally took his cars papers and read out the stated tire size - something something 14").
Me: Sir, the tires I am selling are too large for Your vehicle (they were 15"), they don't fit Your cars rims!
Buyer: Can the tires be made to fit anyways?
- I was like half an hour on the phone with this guy, he didn't understand why my tires don't fit his car/rims.
Another guy wanted to trade something of his for some steel rims I was selling. He put a value on his property 4-5 times higher than what I was asking for my stuff and insisted it sells for that value in an blink of an eye once listed. I kindly told him I have no use for his property and don't want to resell it either, he should sell it himself buy my rims and have money left over in his pocket - I even lowered my asking price like 25-30% and told him that's his saving for fuel to pick the rims up himself. When he realized I wasn't going for a trade he said I can keep my cheap crappy rims (OEM GM/Opel, very good condition) and that I am a moron for not wanting to make some money.
Currently all my ads have long since expired and I haven't felt like renewing them because of the impossible questions and inquiry's.
But stuff is piling up slowly, so I will have to list it at some point as the alternative would be disposing it on the junk yard which would be a shame for most stuff as it is usable/functional.