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e-bay
Oct 2, 2006 21:46:14 GMT
Post by sunburnspain on Oct 2, 2006 21:46:14 GMT
Never have bought anything off e-bay. A m8 tried to buy a camera, was warned that the seller was a con merchant. He then bought some gizmo to increase the BHP of his 4x4. Didn't work! What is the big attraction, is it really (in the long run) cheaper ? What's happened to actually going to a living breathing dealer, or the classified ads in the local paper. At least that way if something goes wrong you know who it was and where they are. And you can send the boys round. I make this observation, because many of the peeps having problems, bought off e-bay. The Internet was and is a wonderful invention (mainly for Bill Gates), but it's not the be-all and end-all of everything. I am very suspicious and cynical, maybe that's a problem, I don't know. But it just seems that everyone has to latch onto the latest trend without really viewing the bigger picture. A great one liner sums it up (designer clothing) "What's D&G stand for? Daft & Gullible. Sorry, but it really makes me mad when I see and hear of people getting ripped off by, what in the old days, were called 'spivs' Leaves stage left, to the sound of soap-box being dragged.
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 8:04:42 GMT
Post by peter on Oct 3, 2006 8:04:42 GMT
Watcha,
I have bought and sold loads of stuff off ebay. Only ever had one problem in all that time. Won a car, but the guy didnt contact me after the auction. Obviously didnt get as much as he wanted for it. Anyway, when i buy, i always check out someones feedback to see if they have a good record. Thats how ebay works really, the feedback can make or break you. Like all things you have to be carefull.
I buy stuff on line coz i cant be arsed with going shopping !
Cheers
Pete
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 8:14:06 GMT
Post by sunburnspain on Oct 3, 2006 8:14:06 GMT
Take your point. I suppose I'm just a suspicious old git, don't even trust the date on newspapers I know someone that sells second-hand clothes through e-bay, make some good extra cash, Amazes me what people will buy.
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 10:57:53 GMT
Post by julietdoll on Oct 3, 2006 10:57:53 GMT
Take your point. I suppose I'm just a suspicious old git, don't even trust the date on newspapers I know someone that sells second-hand clothes through e-bay, make some good extra cash, Amazes me what people will buy. Nothing surprises me on ebay. A couple of years ago I was out of work for a few months but made as much as I had been earning buying from car boot sales and selling on ebay. What you may ask? Chidren's clothes mainly! However I did buy a box of old furniture fittings once for £10 because the bloke at the car boot sale wanted to get rid of the whole box and not just the hinge my dad wanted. I stuck the rest on ebay and got £400 for them! The success of such things uis just down to one thing, the number of people that get to see what you are selling. Selling a designer kids'jacket at the car boot sale means that only people who attend the car boot sale and who have kids that size are going to be prospective buyers. eg probably 10 or so. Put it on ebay and the prospective buyers could run into hundreds. Ebay is great. Anyone who gets seriously conned is a fool, seriously. I can spot a scam/con on ebay usually without even reading the item description, yet people still get stung. I've also bought stuff on ebay and sold it later on that week on ebay for a huge profit. This takes some time in finding the right items and is only really feasible if you don't have to waste time working.
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 11:50:08 GMT
Post by sunburnspain on Oct 3, 2006 11:50:08 GMT
I hear what you're saying. This friend of mine buys from the charity shops and then sells on e-bay. And good luck to them. The point about the amount of prospective buyers is totally correct. I suppose what I'm referring too is larger, more expensive, and mechanical items, like scooters, cars etc. I admire you for the profit on the box of goodies for a tenner, but at the end of the day nobody really paid out (or lost) much. There was nothing to go wrong. I am probably thinking of it as a 'global car-boot sale', and would you buy a car or scooter (unless dirt cheap) from a car-boot sale Somebody's gonna say they have and it was a real bargain and nothings ever gone wrong with it and it's got a million miles on the clock. Al pulls soapbox over his head and disappears
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 12:57:26 GMT
Post by peter on Oct 3, 2006 12:57:26 GMT
Watcha, I think if you are gonna buy a car or bike of ebay, you have gotta check it out first, so its gotta be kinda local to you. I bought my Previa after i saw it on ebay, but i went to see it first. My mate who bought his new scoot, saw it on ebay first, and popped over to view it, and bought it there and then. My best sale on ebay was a Pewter Homer Simpson figure that i had sent away for from an offer leaflet inside of a Simpsons DVD i bought. Bought it for £12 and sold it for ................£1050 !!!!! Right time, right place. Some peeps wanted it bad enough to drive the price up. Guy drove al the way from wales to me(Croydon,Surrey) to collect it. Paid cash - nice Ebay was good for a bargain a few years ago, but there are too many peeps selling and buying on there now. Cheers Pete
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e-bay
Oct 3, 2006 16:02:12 GMT
Post by Scootin on Oct 3, 2006 16:02:12 GMT
I love E-bay! I am a registered trading assistant & I buy & sell on Ebay all the time. I highly recomend reading the feedback of any seller before buying from them. That can tip you off to any problems, such as defective items or slow shipping.
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Oct 3, 2006 16:16:13 GMT
Post by andyscooter on Oct 3, 2006 16:16:13 GMT
i buy on ebay and have only been conned once and that was my first purchase
it was a streethawk boxed set of dvds and it was recorded off bravo even had the ads but since then ive been careful
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Oct 3, 2006 18:35:41 GMT
Post by px166bajaj on Oct 3, 2006 18:35:41 GMT
I buy and sell loads of bits and pieces on ebay and have only had one or two problems. Mostly I sell Dinky toys and bits for scooters. Mostly I buy scooters (for doing up or breaking) and cds
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Oct 3, 2006 19:48:55 GMT
Post by drzoom on Oct 3, 2006 19:48:55 GMT
e-bay is totally addictive. There is nothing better than finding something for next to nothing and making some hard cash out of it. I think the best I have done was a book on horse brass collecting which I found in a charity shop for 99p, it sold to a guy in South Africa for just under £40 !!! My sister has a real eye for things that sell. She bought a print in a charity shop for under a pound and sold it for almost £100. It is also great for day to day purchases if you don't have time to get to shops. Just this evening I got an Oxford Fog Free insert for my helmet through the mail via e-bay, £7.95 inc delivery. I also sold my first 2 scooters through ebay. The first went to a guy who came all the way from Startford-Upon-Avon, the second went to a guy in Glasgow who was an ex-biker. He got on the scoot, sat there for a minute or two and then asked me where the clutch was !!!! ebay is probably my favorute website (after Ginger Phil's forums of course...
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Oct 3, 2006 19:51:15 GMT
Post by Simar on Oct 3, 2006 19:51:15 GMT
Yep I have to agree with the Ebay lovers, I have purchased loads of items off Ebay with no probs to date. ;D
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