Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Anyone had any experiences buying through Reverb? Does it offer similar buyer protection to eBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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molan Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 They have various help and assistance options if you are careful with payment. Using PayPal gives a lot of buyer protection. Sellers are a mixed bag. A lot of them are retailers which 'ought' to add a bit of confidence. Biggest issue for me is that so much of their inventory sits in the US so you've got all the usual import duties to pay for on top of both sales price and the shipping charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1472047279' post='3117990'] They have various help and assistance options if you are careful with payment. Using PayPal gives a lot of buyer protection. Sellers are a mixed bag. A lot of them are retailers which 'ought' to add a bit of confidence. Biggest issue for me is that so much of their inventory sits in the US so you've got all the usual import duties to pay for on top of both sales price and the shipping charges. [/quote] Thank you. I'm thinking of buying from a retailer on there, based in Japan but an English chap so comms haven't been an issue. I'm prepared for the fees! My main concern was if it all goes horribly wrong, am I protected like with eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1472049382' post='3118015'] Thank you. I'm thinking of buying from a retailer on there, based in Japan but an English chap so comms haven't been an issue. I'm prepared for the fees! My main concern was if it all goes horribly wrong, am I protected like with eBay. [/quote] Is his name Danny by any chance? I'd probably use PayPal for the best level of protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1472051363' post='3118031'] Is his name Danny by any chance? I'd probably use PayPal for the best level of protection. [/quote] Uh oh... Alarm bells? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1472056412' post='3118092'] Uh oh... Alarm bells? [/quote] Quite the reverse - he's great! Super helpful and knows his stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1472056485' post='3118093'] Quite the reverse - he's great! Super helpful and knows his stuff [/quote] Thank gawd for that! I'll proceed with confidence! Thanks for the good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1472058100' post='3118114'] Thank gawd for that! I'll proceed with confidence! Thanks for the good advice. [/quote] I'll PM you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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