chess bazaar is shady

Hmmm...I seem to recall things a little differently. And I wasn't the one that got muted.

In all fairness I would agree with  DesperateKingWalk , As in the pass on CB&E CB at times had a bad review since then, have up there game alot . point is you covered without the back & froth email etc & being given the run around etc .

I can see how having a middleman could be prudent, especially with a questionable seller. It's just that it can add to the cost of buying the product.

Yes in deed , but for peace of mind it's worth it + with so much phishing taking place in that part of the world I do not want to take the risk ?

@lighthouse This is not the point here. I'm not debating whether or not to buy through Amazon or not. I was just noting contradicting statements that were made.

BTW, that set being bought through Amazon says "non-returnable".

Maybe it should just be noted that (like in this example), there's not really any more "protection" than buying directly. Here, there's no free returns, it's non-returnable, and (like I've experienced in the past with Amazon) there could still be some email back-n-forth to get some kind of resolution.

I agree about the prices, and compare often between seller sites and Amazon. Like several direct seller sites that have been around for many years now, I don't consider them 'questionable' anymore. I've bought sets directly from Chessbazaar and also through Amazon...and I had an issue through Amazon, and not from the direct sale.

One of my biggest problems with buying chess pieces through Amazon is that it seems to often lack detailed information (like no weight info in the mentioned set above), or the pictures were not of the actual set (which is what I encountered), so I often trust the direct website details more than Amazon's info.

Hmmm...so you're bad at math AND reading....no cure is right.

It's not contradictory to not trust any company and always buy through a middle man and to have good experiences, quality-wise and service-wise, throughout with a company, hence having no fear to buy again.. and recommend both, going via third party and the seller.

@ungewichtet Hey, I understand your/the point of specifically tying together the process of buying through a third party for added protection. I've been doing it for years now so I understand perfectly. But I do believe those statements (as written) are seemingly contradictory, and that is what I said.

These statements are:

• "I do not trust any of these companies.... " [inc. Chessbazaar]
• "I just ordered this chess set today from Chessbazaar.... Chessbazaar is a great company that makes quality chess sets."

I guess it's like saying "Chessbazaar is a great company, but I don't trust them.", which is really what was said about the contradiction.

I'm not debating the merits of using Amazon to buy stuff (there are pros and cons in doing so). However, I will say that it's not always best to buy in the same manner, every time, and for everything.

Anyways.. The interesting thing would be to know how often all of you returned stuff (to any company that you dealt with via amazon) and if the amazon machine worked well in these cases.

That's NOT the case for that chess set that you just ordered. I think you know that though right? So, you're just lying then?

Hmmm...and yet there's no 'Return' option. Hmmm....someone is lying.

hi

Hmmm...this is what it says on my screen for that set:

I'm curious, what does it say on your screen for that set? So are you just lying or what.

Put up your link to the set then. Let's see your link. My link is there where everyone can see for themselves, so let's see if you're lying.

So I was right...it's NOT as easy as you said...where you just click 'return' and talk to no one. Thanks for confirming that I was right and you are wrong.

I still want to see the link to your chess set that says 'Eligible for Return...' to see if you just lie a lot.

Again, confirming that I was right about NOT being as easy as you said to return this chess set (if needed).

Still waiting for the link for your chess set that says 'Elegible for Return...' as you posted.