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bilbo

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:02 PM Reply With Quote
Ebay buy-it-now rant

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Why is it that everytime I try and sell something on e-bay I get a constant stream of messages asking me what my buy-it-now price is?
If I'd wanted to do a buy-it-now, I'd put a buy-it-now button on the auction!
Even when I put the questions on the auction and say 'The is no buy-it-now', I still get the questions
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russbost

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:09 PM Reply With Quote
So anyway, what is the "Buy it Now" price???





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bilbo

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:09 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
So anyway, what is the "Buy it Now" price???








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hobbsy

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:15 PM Reply With Quote
Next time someone asks you tell them what you want for it +50% - if they say ok then get them to paypal you and pull the auction once you've got the money!

No harm in that. Other than to eBay's profits but hell they make enough money for doing near to feck all anyway. They'll still get their 3.5% ish from the Paypal bit.

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Mr Whippy

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:17 PM Reply With Quote
OMG I can't believe your still smoking! you sound like sh%t






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smart51

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:35 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bilbo
<rant>
Why is it that everytime I try and sell something on e-bay I get a constant stream of messages asking me what my buy-it-now price is?
</rant>


It's because people think they can get you to sell it for a lower price than it might reach at auction.

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TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 7/4/08 at 12:53 PM Reply With Quote
I recently put a car for sale on Ebay with no reserve but in the listing i put it is advertised elsewhere for £1,100. I still got questions asking what the buy it now was!! It sold for £1,600!!!






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blakep82

posted on 7/4/08 at 01:17 PM Reply With Quote
take the absolute minimum you want to sell it for, then double, give them that as a figure.





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aerosam

posted on 7/4/08 at 01:19 PM Reply With Quote
report their emails to ebay, they'll soon get the message when their account gets suspended.
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Danozeman

posted on 7/4/08 at 01:19 PM Reply With Quote
That annoys me too. I put some wheels on there last week and put "please dont ask me the buy it now price just make me an offer" and the ebay twats pulled it off!





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MikeRJ

posted on 7/4/08 at 05:31 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by aerosam
report their emails to ebay, they'll soon get the message when their account gets suspended.


It's hard enough to get ebay to remove dogdy sellers, let alone someone who simply asks a for a BIN price!

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