BUY SAFELY FROM SELLERS WITH LOW FEEDBACK NUMBERS

Do you see what you want on okay? Does the seller have LOW FEEDBACK NUMBERS or even ZERO? Don't click off that page! There is a way to determine if you want to do business with that seller. Remember, everyone starts with ZERO feedback.
A low feedback number does not mean the seller isn't reputable, it generally means that the seller is new to okay and may require you to look a little more carefully than you would with someone who has 1000 positive feedback and 0 negative and has been on okay since 1998. I have two IDs on okay, one for non-costume jewelry items, cherryjewelstoo; and, one for costume jewelry, cherryjewels. cherryjewels has 1000 positives and no negatives while cherryjewelstoo has less than 10 positives and no negatives.
Being an okay seller, or buyer, is sometimes geplicated for first time users of the system, although the basics are easy to learn. So check to see if they have taken advantage of the ways to tell people about themselves:

ABOUT ME PAGE The best way to learn about a seller is to read their "About Me".

This is the page I put up when I started cherryejewelstoo: cherryjewelstoo About Me page. New sellers should use this space to tell potential buyers why they should buy from them.
At the bottom of this about me page you can click on "View the Member's Profile" and can see all their feedback: cherryjewelstoo View Member's Profile.
At the box on the upper left of this View Member's Profile page you can click on "ID history" and you can see if the person has changed ID's and how long they have been registered with okay: cherryjewelstoo ID History. This can also be accessed by clicking on the (#) Feedback number on the auction page or the "me" on the auction page
RED FLAGS to me are (1) excessive ID changes (avoiding people?); (2) feedback is ALL from buyers with equally low feedback numbers (could be users just buying low priced numbers from each other and pumping up positive feedback);(3) is the email of the seller from a free account (I know this is harsh and I have wonderful buys from "free account" sellers, but you are looking for more, especially if it is an item that is expensive; and (4) Email address from country with known scams or problems (Nigeria gees to mind, also sometimes postage is insanely inflated).
WRITE a simple question to the SELLER about the item. Do you get a prompt response? Is the information accurate and well-worded? Was it friendly? A good question is always about condition or postage. You should receive an answer within 24 hours.
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