Should be safe if you use Paypal to pay.
I've got refund from Paypal twice when the ebay seller never send out the item.

I bought many thing from HK...sometimes my item spoil/cannot use then i request them to refund to me...the refund to me instantly...

Extremely safe, bought lots of stuffs from e-bay, using paypal.

Most important is, remember to checkout using ebay button when you want to pay with paypal. Never direct pay to account's paypal acc. You won't be protected that way.

Do what as stated above. Direct payment to seller's Paypal account will cause more hassle where Paypal will flag the transaction and will cause misunderstand between seller and buyer.

To be really safe, do research on the shipping option the seller is providing. That you will know how long it will take to arrive to Malaysia from a specific delivery method. Next is to know if your bought item will be taxable.

ALSO, make sure that the person you're dealing with is a reputable dealer. Come on, if a person who sold nothing wants to sell you something at dirt cheap prices, you're not gonna fall for it right?

Paypal is safe but 5% fee have to charge by paypal. Most sellers won't pay by themselves about the 5% paypal fee there always bare it to buyers:)

Yeahhh that's how PayPal earns

if buy from ebay. that guy from US how is he going to send to you?
is uses courier. which postage would be the cheapest from US to MY??

the seller can use either usps first-class mail international or priority mail international. but you can request the seller to use expressmail international by adding extra cost.

Use Paypal to deal for international transactions. From US, they basically uses First Class Mail (normal airmail) and it will take around 14-28 days to arrive.
You also need to aware that sometimes the shipping cost from US/UK are almost the same value of the item or even expensive, so make sure you ask the shipping quotes before you are going to buy it.

I've bought many stuff from ebay from blackberry, phone casing, laptop to kitchenaid mixer.

And yes it's safe as long you bought it from a reputable seller. Please use PayPal when buying from ebay. They provided insurance for that. As far as I know, PayPal doesn't charge anything.

For shipping I usually opt for UPS Worldwide Saver or Worldwide Expedited. 1-3 days confirmed in KLIA :-)

This post has been edited by gotdamsg: Aug 27 2011, 05:47 AM

what is the difference between usps first class mail international and expressmail international?
do u know about the pricing as well? like within first 500g would cost how much.

i can rest assure that ebay is safe. please use paypal as it will help to insured your payment.

i bought couple of classic camera in ebay.

if you buy things for korea/japan - takes usually 4-5 days to arrive

from united states - 1-2 weeks

from ukraine or russia - 2 weeks

pls request seller ems tracking number to ensure that your item was posted.

happy bidding or buying

From US it is very expensive. Even small items cost like USD 20 to ship to Malaysia.

Can you please teach/pm me how to buy things from ebay throught public bank debit card?

Just create a new PayPal account & link your debit card to your PayPal account, it'll only take you 5 minutes.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Feb 3 2012, 09:37 PM

I'll have a try,thank you.

when i checked out from ebay and to start filling out the delivery address and to confirm, it appeared that the goods could not be delivered to the country (Malaysia).

Why o?

seller doesn't ship to Malaysia