Do you know that ebay seller ? - I want to buy from him and asking your opinion  - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: eevblogfan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 09:59:17 am
content: heythe title say it allther's the link :http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_from=&_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ssn=kctoolco&_pgn=28&_skc=675&rt=ncthank you

author: lewis
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 12:26:20 pm
content: Looks like they've got pretty good feedback...

author: Rick Law
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 05:09:41 pm
content: Quote from: eevblogfan on June 29, 2013, 09:59:17 amI don't personally know this one, but something there I want to point out. First, this vendor is fairly new, only since 2011. Not a lot of history.Second, he does have good feedback, but I am curious as to the number of "repeats". For example, when I did the "feedback as seller", I see 12 great ratings form jjrich. I page down further, I see the same from other buyers - ie: block of feedbacks from same buyer.I have seen that from some chinese sellers with the same guy putting in 20+ feedbacks - just to bias the number. In those cases, the items sold is very low price, I suppose so as to reduce how much it cost them in eBay comission. This part (1cent item with blocks of good feedback from same buyer) is not true for this seller; his items are over $10. But this seller has a lot of repeats and blocks of feedback (10'ish) from the same buyer.Take a look, and judge for yourself if I am being too critical here.Rick

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 05:29:27 pm
content: KC Tool don't ring any alarms for me and I am an ebay regular. I have not dealt with this seller before but I can understand repeat business where small tools are concerned.

author: ron
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 06:07:09 pm
content: http://www.kctoolsupply.com/That wasn't too hard to find.

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2013, 06:18:55 pm
content: Quote from: Rick Law on June 29, 2013, 05:09:41 pmIt's just people that have bought multiple items. Ebay lets you add feedback for each "item" you buy, combined order or not. Multiple feedbacks from one buyer within a certain period (3months?) still only increase the sellers feedback rating number by 1.They have an address listed as well. Google street view it, look up the business registration etc if you really want to make sure... almost 700 different buyers feedback, all 100% positive, combined with paypal protection etc. Nothing to worry about.

author: Rick Law
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2013, 10:34:27 pm
content: Quote from: metalphreak on June 29, 2013, 06:18:55 pmIncrease just 1! I didn't know that.I stumbled onto a new seller's page and I saw pages and pages (100 if not more) of feedback from one buyer all excellent and all for a 1-2 cents item. The first 20 pages or so were all from just 2 or 3 guys. I conclude that seller was trying to bias his rating. Since then, that is one factor I paid attention to. As I said in the first reply I made, this seller's items are not the 1cent kind and all the items (with the feedbacks) have names.I got burnt only once on eBay. I am cautious if overly so.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2013, 11:27:37 pm
content: It pays to be cautious these days. There has been a huge increase in scams on ebay since I joined many years ago.Only today I asked a seller to send me a picture of an item with my email in the background. This was to prove that he actually had the item as it was one of the favourites for scams and his country was one that I am not too sure about buying from. As it turns out the seller is on the level. He explained how he came to own the unit and he provided many pictures for me, including one with my email in the background. I wouldn't have worried for a cheap item, but the unit involved here is likely to hit over GBP500 by close.