Amazon Challenges eBay with Preowned Luxury Items

by: sasikat9

What it comes down to is.....

AMAZON = Creditable
GREEDBAY = Not so much

Amazon as usual gets our money.

by: pace306

I have access to both NEW and Pre-Owned watches like this.

At this time, I NEVER list watches of significant value on either platform due to high fraud aka fake returns - where the buyer switches his "anything" for a high priced item and then swears that that was what he got.

eBays reputation isnt much better then Amazons (if at all) in backing up sellers (though Im sure that Tourneau as a beloved gets special protection) when fraud arrises.

Good luck to anyone stupid enough to sell items like this - if they dont have a plan B when issues arise (and they will).

Same thing with handbags etc

by: iheartjacksparrow

eBay has a lot to fear. The more customers Amazon lures away from eBay, the more desperate eBay will become, thus raising fees or instituting new policies that will guarantee a flow of money. What that will accomplish is more sellers either moving to Amazon, or other marketplaces or their own web site.

by: RL15

fleecebay....luxury? hahahaha

by: NoMoreEbay

At this stage in Amazon's life. If they launched an auction site, ebay would be cast into the cess-pool where they belong. Begging sellers to come back with their disingenuous corporate babble.

by: TomH

I would buy such from neither eBay nor Amazon. In person at a reputable store only.  

Talk about taking a chance on a crap shoot -- both places, tho I guess Amazon may be a very little less dangerous.

by: ebayout

Another nail in eBay's coffin. It's like unintended consequences. Careful who you copy.

"Hey ebay...you like apples? How 'bout dem apples?"

by: Snapped

''As for warranties for watches through eBay Authenticate, each eBay seller offers their own warranty plan.''

Right.  It's called a virtually compulsory requirement to accept a seller paid return ship cost fully refunded return up to six months after completing the transaction whereby the registered as a business watchmaker buyer can swap out the guts of an proven and documented authentic vintage $4500 Rolex with junk off his workbench and for which the seller has no recourse to rebut or recoup, no matter what incontrovertible proof of it all can be provided to eBay 'warranty'.

Ask me how I know.

by: thehosst

If Amazopoly is not a bunch of greedy rats trying to kill every company I don't know what it is. I guess the same people cheering here how wonderful Amazopoly is, are the ones that don't believe in facts, climate change or dinosaurs.  

by: Chicago48

I wouldn't buy a luxury item from either site, I would go to a site like therealreal or luxury garage.

by: sasikat9

@thehost

Or they are people who have worked all their lives, Scrimped and saved, raised their kids and are no retire who have realized years ago its not worth the energy to care anymore. We will be dead long before any of your predictions come true.

by: Whatever

host - "If Amazopoly is not a bunch of greedy rats trying to kill every company I don't know what it is. I guess the same people cheering here how wonderful Amazopoly is, are the ones that don't believe in facts, climate change or dinosaurs."

You may be correct in your assumption - however after 20 years of faithful service - loyal to eBay - I'm throwing in the towel and moving to Amazon. Gotta eat

by: pace306

Snapped - sounds like an interesting story .... though NOTHING on eBay surprises me anymore ....

by: toolguy

6 Days until Amazon Price Cancellation

I can't afford $119 right now!

I have an over due eBay bill :-(

by: mindelec

@NoMoreEbay

if amazon started an auction site they would probably gate it and make it impossible for the average person to sell on it.