Michael J.

50% of the time buying on Ebay is smooth and problem free but the rest of the time it is a nightmare. Frequently items are not as described in particular with car and car parts. A friend won a Mazda MX5 and when we went to collect it it was a pile of s**t! Obviously my friend told the seller what to do with their car and was then described when the seller readvertised as a timewaster. Another time I asked for delivery to be made to another address and the package was dumped on my doorstep when I was away - failures by both the seller and the courier! Another seller said that I had not paid and Ebay by default seem to believe the seller rather than trying to establish the facts - this also closed my PayPal account. I only use Ebay if there is no other option!

I tend only to buy new books and CDs these days. Too often second hand books are mis-described by the seller- some wear can translate to so tatty I wouldn't even donate it. Many other items away from books/CDs unless well known brands are of poor quality. Dispatch/delivery timescales can be quite erratic.

I have never registered with these idiots and yet get two e-mails per day for jobs that are totally unsuitable for me.

Yet I can't seem to stop them. Arghh?

I wrote the above about ten days ago. Since then they have stepped up to three e-mails per day. The regulator (Ofcom) needs to stop these people hammering people's inboxes with this utter rubbish (to what end?)!