Jasper
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 01:26 PM |
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Ebay weirdness
I was after a neg/slide scanner, so I've had a good look on Amazon for the reviews and see which one to get, then had a look on Ebay for any
secondhand ones going cheap.
The one I wanted was £139.99 from Amazon, with free delivery. I bid on one from Ebay, with no box or receipt, and guess how much it finally sold for?
£121 +£8.50 delivery, just £10 less than a brand new guaranteed one.
Guess where I got mine.....
There are some very odd people out there, that's for sure.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 01:29 PM |
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There's been a few posts of ebay weirdness on here, and you will find stuff actually going for more than brand new in a lot of cases......
Crayzeeee
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l0rd
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 01:30 PM |
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Ages ago i bought a midi computer tower and chopped off the aluminium fan guard for 17 quid.
As i fancied something bigger in the end, i got a new full size tower and sold that on ebay advertising it as modded etc and sold it for 31 quid.
[Edited on 2/4/10 by l0rd]
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balidey
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 01:33 PM |
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Ebay is now a product of good marketing. Tell enough people its the place to get bargains and the majority will believe it.
I was on ebay very early on. I had to explain to people what ebay was back then  and you could find really odd, weird rare items, the stuff you
couldn't find in shops. And the occasional amazing bargain.
Now its 90% crap and junk at over inflated prices.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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RAYLEE29
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 02:16 PM |
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Basically its all about research you did yours and someone else didnt
I always look around for the best prices before buying anything
yes it may sound tight but I do get more for the little money i have to spend.
Ray
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UncleFista
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 03:41 PM |
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Some people don't have credit cards, but do have Paypal, be it with cash from their bank account or more likely, they've sold some stuff
on eBay and have money burning a hole in their Paypal account 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 03:48 PM |
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People get tunnel vision too...
I have been bidding one item and there are 2 or 3 the same finishing around the same time. Two bidders will have a bid ar over one item even though
another identical one finishes 10 mins later for half the price! Auction madness!
Gone are the days of eBay bargains though 
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 05:05 PM |
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some times there are bargins, i just keep searching for what i want and bid the max i want to bid, until i get one.
it normaly works. got a 19" lcd for £37 deilverd to my door this week. not a bad bargin.
stuart
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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morcus
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| posted on 2/4/10 at 06:52 PM |
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I'm not a big Ebay user but recently it seems to be overpopulated with Gypo's advertising things wrong and expecting stupid money. This
might be because I mostly look at cars on there.
That said I went out to buy a game the other day and had the option of £35 new or £33 second hand, same edition of the game as well.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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