What auction sites do you use to buy games?

So you just signed up, and with your first post you decide to try to talk people into using the same service you use to buy games online. Let me guess, the link in your sig (which I don't see, luckily) is a referral link that will get you points with GameGavel.

Get your spam out of here.

Good eye on the referal link, but to me referals arent worth anything. the membership I have there is already paid for.

how do you have the rights to point out a first post with only 144 posts yourelf? get a life.

By scammers I mean people that send you a crappy condition game, or a buyer that pulls a Paypal refund on you.Sinnbox

You can actually report a Buyer Fraud if you suspect a buyer making a false claim against you.

Ebay. On the whole, I don't get any problems. When dealing with the gaming market and the kind of individuals who sell in this category, the risk is obviously higher. You just need common sense:

• Don't buy from people with 0/multiple - feedbacks
• Only buy if it says mint/perfect or goes into detail in description (if not, they're probably hiding something)
• Don't buy from people using very low P&P fees (it'll get sent wrapped in tissue - had it happen to me a few weeks ago, see below)
• Always ASK specific questions about the condition of the item if you're unsure

I recently had 2 poor experiences due to me trying to trade as cheap as possible...(Don't fall into that trap!)

^I received a DVD that was supposed to be in new condition but arrived wrapped in kitchen roll, inside of brown paper, no jiffy to speak of. Disgusting. Disc came loose and scuffed.

I also received a game that was "Great condition"

Sorry, message cut off:

Actually, I feel Ebay are doing a great job clamping down on this sort of behaviour. There's also the holding of Paypal funds to to combat various criminal activity. With 1000+ feedback, I reckon I've done pretty well to have got nearly 100% positives.

I don't usually spend large amounts of £, especially on games, knowing what kind of, let's say, "bottom of the barrel" people you get when it comes down to game related sales. Honestly, I've dealt with every type. It's definitely a learning curve getting to "know" a good auction, from a bad one.

I've been using Ebay for 7 years so I like to think I can tell. I was pretty unlucky to have 2 sales go bad within a couple of weeks, although I suppose I can only blame myself. Now, I ALWAYS fire questions at the seller if they're being vague about an item.

As for rogue Powersellers, can't say I heard about it. Surely the feedback shows if they tend to rip people off. Just because they make have a lot of positives, it doesn't excuse frequent negative and neutral feedback. DON'T deal with them.