Re: Warning: Stay away from "safezones" on Ebay

["Papa" <bikingis@xxxxxx>]

Yes, that is quite true. I am a long time Ebay participant as well, but when
I run across a bad apple such as "safezones", I want potential buyers to
know about it.

"Stanley Barthfarkle" <sbarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> That seller would be in the minority, IMHO- I have purchased and sold on
> eBay for years now, literally hundreds of items, and there is always that
> 1 %  that will screw you around. The vast majority of eBay Power Sellers
> are good folks.
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> "Papa" <bikingis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> During the past month or so I have placed 5 different orders with
>> "safezones" (a power seller) on Ebay for X10 home security system
>> components. The parts took almost a month to arrive. During all of that
>> time I found it extremely rare that the guy (Trinh Hoang) would answer my
>> email. I had technical questions, as well as questions about parts
>> delivery - but very few responses were ever received.
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>> Nevertheless, when the parts finally did arrive, and after inspecting
>> them for visible damage, I posted positive feedbacks for each one of the
>> orders.
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>> Now here it is, weeks later, and I have not received a single feedback
>> from "safezones" for any of my 5 orders, despite the fact that I have
>> emailed and telephoned  him repeatedly. The phone calls are always
>> answered by a recording, and when I place a message it is never answered.
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>> For those of you who may not have participated in Ebay purchases, it is
>> important for both sides to cooperate and to do the right thing by
>> posting feedbacks. A positive feedback helps future sales and a negative
>> feedback warns others to proceed with caution.
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>> So if you are considering buying an X10 security system on Ebay, stay
>> away from "safezones". Actually your best bet, if you want an X10 system,
>> is to buy direct from www.x10.com. I wish I had done that.
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