[meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers

[Raremeteorites]

Most of the problems with eBay started to show up when they expanded into 
China which was the number one producer of fake meteorites at that time. 
The market then become flooded with Chinese-made Wal-Mart type goods.  I 
cannot enter a Wal-Mart without becoming sick since many of the products are 
still degassing noxious vapors fresh from China.  You can smell all of the 
Pleather (plastic leather) and Naugahyde products the second you enter the 
store.  It seems eBay has become a fulfillment house instead of a place 
where collectors can gather to make pleasant exchanges.

These days, many of the good products are drowned out by the sheer number of 
bad.  I had a vehicle floor jack collapse after I heard a "shhhhhh" noise 
and detected the odor of rotten fish.   It was fortunate that I use safety 
jack stands or I would have been crushed after a single use.  I examined the 
brand-new floor jack and was appalled to see the Made in China sticker 
proudly hidden in a place most consumers would never look.   Apparently, 
they ran out machine oil and decided to use some stale fish oil instead 
during manufacturing thus the fish oil leak.  How about dog food with 
sawdust filler, a pillow stuffed with flammable recycled newspaper or my 
favorite, genuine fake prescription health products?  At least a politician 
here in Nevada may now understand the importance of quality when he nearly 
lost an eye after a rubber band snapped on his exercise equipment!

It is too bad that eBay has lost touch with the importance of a quality 
experience.  Are they really protecting the buyer by allowing inferior and 
sometimes dangerous products into their forum?

Adam







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "almitt2--- via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers


> Greetings,
>
> About time that eBay was humbled a bit. Every time I get on to sell I find 
> that things are even more restrictive than the last time I sold.
>
> While the buyers should be protective from fraud, so should the sellers. 
> As was said, eBay use to be about a market place for sellers to sell and 
> buyer to buy in a safe environment. It is certainly one sided for the 
> buyers now.
>
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