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From: umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Buying from someone on the Net?
Message-ID: <1990Nov8.192749.8001@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Date: 8 Nov 90 19:27:49 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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This is a topic I've never seen discussed on the Net.  
I see lots of 'Anyone had any good/bad experiences with ABCXYZ CO.?'
  
But I've never seen 'Anyone had any good/bad experiences buying from an
individual on the Net?'
  
That is the question I am curious about.  Every now and then I see something
advertised on here for a decent price that I wouldn't mind buying.
<although most of the stuff seems not to be that much cheaper than mail
order, such as $50 off of a hard disk over mail order, I'd go mail order!>
  
But at times there are some decent deals.  I'd be interested in hearing
about any experiences.  I haven't seen any public flames warning people
about any certain individual so am I to assume that everything generally
goes OK?  Or is everybody just afraid to buy from individuals?
  
I guess the main thing that makes me shy is wondering why some of the
people sell over the Net?  Most of the stuff seems to be general everyday
popular items that there should be no problem selling by putting up a 
bulletin on a board at work or at school, or worse yet, a $5.00 ad in 
your local paper.  Either of those seems less work than trying to mail
something across the country or around the world. 
  
  
Charles