Have you used a website like Craigslist or EBay to buy or sell something? What was the experience like/ Would you use such a service again? If you haven't, detail how you have sold or bought something outside the environment of a retailer.
I have used both EBay and Amazon.com for selling and buying outside of a retailer. The main purchases I make from Amazon that are not from retailers are textbooks. I buy them from individual members of the site and have been pleased with the service so far. I can get really good deals on barely used textbooks (so much cheaper than the school bookstore) and sell them again after I'm done for close to the same price. I've always received the books within a week and never had an issue with my purchases. When dealing with Amazon and now eBay, that offer buyer protection, the sites hold money for a certain number days and then refund if the product never comes. Although I would use these sites again for smaller purchasing, when buying large purchases, I still feel safer seeing the product in person first. I've used Amazon to resell books and have used eBay to sell some other things. For me, I have made more than I have when trying to sell things at a yard sale and it's pretty easy. I would do it again if I had a couple products to sell on occasion, but constantly selling things would be too stressful for me, especially on eBay with checking bids and everything.
I have never used Craigslist and don't think I will. Craigslist doesn't have the same kind of buyer protection that the other sites have, so I don't think I'd trust it to buy anything. Because of this lack of security in some most online buying sites, I think retail stores will be around for a long time. You don't know what you're getting to the same extent that you would if you went to a store, saw the product, asked questions about it, and bought it.
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