I think ebay has improved somewhat , because now if you sell jewelry or high end items , you mail them first to the authenticater then he mails it to the buyer after checking it out .
On Etsy, I once bought a fairly expensive “vintage” sterling ring, the seller claimed it was a pink Tourmaline. I did not notice it was “no returns”.
The seller clearly knew what they were doing, it was a pristine glass filled ruby in a new vintage style setting. Not worth the price at all.
Long story short, Etsy did everything they could to keep the seller happy and rejected my claim (which my credit card company took care of, finding Etsy at fault.).
So maybe Etsy has a few more seller protections than EBay? I have no idea, does anyone have any insights?
@LightBright ebay guaranteed goes to gia. I spoke with ebay and for example, if the ruby is listed as natural, it cannot be glass filled. I found that ebay offers a lot of customer protection. I don't buy from etsy simply because their search engine is a nightmare.
I think ebay has improved somewhat , because now if you sell jewelry or high end items , you mail them first to the authenticater then he mails it to the buyer after checking it out .
It just occurred to me, isn’t selling with a consigner like Grace almost as cost effective as selling with EBay or Etsy? Don’t they take 20%?
Sorry for all the dumb questions.