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Even a low tech photo record weeds out a lot of fraud. Oh you aren't returning a thing that resembles the photo that was shipped to you? This won't eliminate fr
by mgiampapa 7y ago
Even a low tech photo record weeds out a lot of fraud. Oh you aren't returning a thing that resembles the photo that was shipped to you? This won't eliminate fraud, but it will move the bar in a non trivial way. Combine this with a photo ID check at the store for the person doing the shipping and your halfway there.
- bcrosby95 7y agoLots of objects have serial numbers or model numbers visible on the outside too. That would raise the bar even higher.
- kube-system 7y agoMaybe for return fraud that’s an issue. But for buyers, the issue is usually more subtle problems with quality. (DOA, poor quality, counterfeit) The question is, can a platform protect sellers in this way and still afford to compete with other services? Most buyers like buying from Amazon/eBay where they always get their money back. It’ll be a tough sell to get them to use a platform with higher barriers to making a return and higher overhead costs. I think that you need to address the concerns that buyers have in order to be successful in attracting buyers.
- disiplus 7y agothat should not be a problem in this case. the seller is selling a used item and the buyer is searching for a deal. if lets say ebay offers this protection for sellers and other don't.and lets say all sellers jump to ebay. all other platforms would lack good deals on used cameras so the buyer if he wants a deal would have to go to ebay and follow the process.
- kube-system 7y agoThat's not how the dynamics of online selling works, unfortunately. Sellers have to go to where the buyers are, not the other way around. If you list your item on a site with no traffic and more overhead costs, then you're not going to be selling much.