yeah it can be a hassle. ebay is a pain, but *thankfully* its worked out for me buying/selling phones.
The only issue I had was actually when I sold one of my bb's (tour 9630). I factory reset it and tested it for a day or so and it was fine, the guy who bought it was a big ebayer with like 5k in ratings and 99.9 positive. He paid, i shipped and then a few days later it said his account was no longer open.
Like 3 weeks later, I got an ebay message from him (I guess his account was reactivated) and he said he d been trying to email my paypal email for 3 weeks as the phone had a bunch of problems and he wanted either a large portion refunded or he d send it back. I tried to find these emails but of course that email account is one that gets 500 junk emails a day and I just delete everything. I told him that ebay messages were the only satisfactory way to settle stuff anyway.
Long story short, he said the battery only held a 2 hour charge, rebooted every hour and the trackball was crap. (I can maybe buy the trackball as it was never great) I was concerned as he was a powerseller and Im sure if he opened a claim with ebay he d win, even though I'm sure either he screwed up the phone or was just hastling me for money.
Eventually I said screw it and told him to take it up with ebay as I had video and photos of the phone, dated, running the day I shipped it (i didnt actually). He sorta caved and said if I refunded him 10 of the 110 bucks he spent to at least buy a new trackball he d drop it, and he did.
In any event that was my only ebay negative story, there are people out there that will screw you, but at least as a buyer you have some level of protection, sellers not as much.
; BTW any update on your Nextheme revision?
I love the community we are building here as well. Although I think I've about talked myself out of jumping over to the fascinate, I will def. keep tabs on your guys
, I have to deal with you again
