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Had The Winning Bid, did you? (c)janes-place You arrive at an online auction and are eager tostart bidding. You start looking at thedescriptions and pictures of items you areinterested in. Then the biddingstarts............. Wow! The excitement! You are now bidding on theitem that you really *must* have. When thebidding ends, you are notified that you have thewinning bid! My, how excited you are! You sendyour payment through Paypal or by mail. You can'twait to receive the item! After all, it is a*must* have item! You wait anxiously for the mailman to deliveryour package. You can't wait everyday until hedelivers the mail. You run to the mailbox as soonas he leaves. This goes on for weeks! Now it'sbeen months. It *never* arrives. Don't feel that you are the only one that hasexperienced this. In 1999, consumers lost morethan $3 billion to Internet fraud [NationalConsumer League]. People never received what theypurchased or the merchandise they did receivewasn't what the seller had described. What do you do now? First, contact the person selling themerchandise. Mistakes *do* happpen. Be sure tokeep a copy of the correspondance [mail or email],between you and the seller. Didn't get anywhere with that approach? **Complain to the on-line auction site. Be sureyou can give them proof of your payment and havecopies of any correspondance between you and theseller. **Check to see if the site offers a disputeresolution service. This service works for you,the buyer. **Most online auction sites have some type ofinsurance program. Ex- eBay will cover up to$200, minus a $25 deductible if you don't receiveyour item or receive items that don't live up totheir description. If you feel the seller is operating his auctionsdishonestly, send an email to the security staffof the auction's web site. They *will*investigate! The sellers account with the auctioncan be cancelled in this situation. You can alsofile a complaint with the Federal TradeCommission [FTC]. You can complete a complaintform at: http://www.ftc.gov You can protect yourself when bidding at onlineauctions by using services that have been aroundon the internet for a while--eBay--Yahoo. R-E-A-Dthe site's buyer protection policies. Do theyoffer insurance and dispute resolution services?Find out what other purchasers are saying aboutthe seller. Use a credit card to purchase. Youwill have more protection and can cancel atransaction up to 30 days after purchase. You mayalso want to check out an escrow service forexpensive items. Using an escrow service can save you money in thelong run, especially if you have a large amountof money at stake. Insurance at auctions only goup to a certain amount. An escrow service acts asa middle man. You set-up the escrow account anddeposit the money that you and the seller agreeon. The escrow service will let the seller knowthat the money is there and then the item isshipped. If you are satisfied, the escrow servicereleases the money to the seller. If you aren'tsatified, let the escrow service know and returnthe item to the seller. You money will then bereturned to you, minus the escrow fees forhandling the transaction. Using these techniques will help you have more confidence when bidding on merchandise at auctions.Happy auctioning!! Article Tags: Escrow Service
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