There is a difference between buying with confidence and just plain arrogance. I beleive Ebay would do just fine because of its exposure of items that you can't get anywhere else. There also is a difference between buying withconfidence and taking advantage of the system. Just like some of the deductions in my pay are due to some people "taking advantage of the system." If you had somebody come into your shop, buy a used saw that started and ran fine, and 1 month later come back to your shop and tell you that you sold them a peice of shat with a toast top end , would you give them there money back? Ebay is a self proclaimed auction house. If I bought something at the auction and then 1 month later turned around and wanted to return it they would laugh me off the premises. I know why Ebay and Paypal have those policies in place. Its to protect their bottom line , which is the buyer, but they didn't have the buyers best interests in their mind when they made those policies I can guarantee you. The return policy is a farce. People can just buy from the system and return whatever they like. I get it now. But there also are many, many honest people on there that trust in people and get burned by 1 or more a-holes. I get that. As far as their policies, I don't have time to read 5 or 6 pages of legalese of pure BS that doesn't make sense (and I am an educated man) just like I didn't read the majority of my mortgage. Thats why I pay a lawyer, to decipher what other lawyers are saying. This much I do know is that I have a choice to participate or not in those sites, and this guy chooses not to. It certainly won't have an impact on their stock but what it WILL do is give me piece of mind knowing that I am participating in a peaceful protest, just like the constitution allows. And by doing so I will not contribute to a company makes its money off of people like me therefore not contributing to their bottom line. It is not a right afforded by a communist company whose only interest is themselves, not the community of buyers and sellers, but a right afforded to me by the founders of this country who, although not perfect themselves, tried to lay down what was right and protect us from people infringing on our liberties. I will go down to my little independent dealer down the street, contact people that I have bought alot of on ebay like Bryce Stott, or use sites such as this to acquire what I want. This thing is probably the best thing that could have happened to me. I WILL NOW CLIMB DOWN OFF MY SOAPBOX.
