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  • blackmonsters
    Making PHP work
    • Nov 2002
    • 20991

    #1

    So ebay is no longer a big auction house

    You have to look hard to find an auction on ebay these days.
    Too bad; it started out as a good thing but they had so many bad rules.

    I lost $80 on ebay by trying to sell one domain name with a reserve price.

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  • Rochard
    Jägermeister Test Pilot
    • Dec 2001
    • 75733

    #2
    The entire "auction" idea was neat when it first came out, but when I want to buy something I want to buy something already. But I do take part in auctions on a regular basis. If I see something of interest and the bidding is low enough, I'll put in a bid.

    I just bought a bike off of Ebay a few weeks ago - great deal. It was used, had a single scratch on it, but otherwise like brand new and 1/3 of the price of a new bike.
    Herschel Savage
    Brooklyn, NY

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    • Barry-xlovecam
      It's 42
      • Jun 2010
      • 18083

      #3
      What happened, you had to pay the reserve price?

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      • brassmonkey
        Pay It Forward
        • Sep 2005
        • 77385

        #4
        buying or selling i never use auction
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        • crockett
          in a van by the river
          • May 2003
          • 76818

          #5
          You don't just throw shit up on auction.. You have to gauge interest. You put something for sale as a BIN at a semi high price for a short term like 7 days.

          If the item gets a lot of watchers, you then know it will likely do ok at auction. You don't just toss stuff on auction with out knowing the market ahead of time and blame ebay when you fuck yourself..
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          • blackmonsters
            Making PHP work
            • Nov 2002
            • 20991

            #6
            Originally posted by Barry-xlovecam
            What happened, you had to pay the reserve price?
            No, that was my fee for having a high reserve price and the bids didn't reach the reserve price.

            This was before they had the "buy it now button".
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            • brassmonkey
              Pay It Forward
              • Sep 2005
              • 77385

              #7
              Originally posted by blackmonsters
              No, that was my fee for having a high reserve price and the bids didn't reach the reserve price.

              This was before they had the "buy it now button".
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              • Busty2
                Member since 1999
                • Dec 2007
                • 7200

                #8
                E-bay is a poor mans Amazon. They are even copying the site design now. Hardly any bargains to be found.

                Yesterday i needed 10 x 4TB HDs for storage. On Amazon they are $399.00 each . E-bay $459 each Adorama $299 each same exact drive and model# all inc free shipping. I saved a $1000 by ordering from Adorama. It pays to use Google for purchases. Just think of all the time we used to spend calling all these store via phone to get a price. Now you can do hours of work in minutes.

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                • Klen
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 32234

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Busty2
                  E-bay is a poor mans Amazon. They are even copying the site design now. Hardly any bargains to be found.

                  Yesterday i needed 10 x 4TB HDs for storage. On Amazon they are $399.00 each . E-bay $459 each Adorama $299 each same exact drive and model# all inc free shipping. I saved a $1000 by ordering from Adorama. It pays to use Google for purchases. Just think of all the time we used to spend calling all these store via phone to get a price. Now you can do hours of work in minutes.
                  Is there any store Canada based which is that cheap? EU and Canada recently signed trade treaty , so that means no more import tax, so it could be quite cheap to order stuff from it.

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                  • Busty2
                    Member since 1999
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 7200

                    #10
                    Originally posted by KlenTelaris
                    Is there any store Canada based which is that cheap? EU and Canada recently signed trade treaty , so that means no more import tax, so it could be quite cheap to order stuff from it.
                    If you order online its tax free but you may have import duty ?

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                    • blackmonsters
                      Making PHP work
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 20991

                      #11
                      Originally posted by crockett
                      You don't just throw shit up on auction.. You have to gauge interest. You put something for sale as a BIN at a semi high price for a short term like 7 days.

                      If the item gets a lot of watchers, you then know it will likely do ok at auction. You don't just toss stuff on auction with out knowing the market ahead of time and blame ebay when you fuck yourself..
                      Go tell ebay all that shit.

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                      • seeandsee
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                        • Mar 2006
                        • 50945

                        #12
                        ebay is not big as it was
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                        • hdbuilder
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                          • Jun 2012
                          • 1338

                          #13
                          yeah its pretty much a big site to buy stuff like amazon..

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                          • Rochard
                            Jägermeister Test Pilot
                            • Dec 2001
                            • 75733

                            #14
                            I've never sold anything on Ebay.... If I need to sell something I use Craigslist or a local FB group.
                            Herschel Savage
                            Brooklyn, NY

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                            • romeo22
                              你自己去他媽的
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 23328

                              #15
                              You prob as much more than the domain is worth

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                              • Paul Markham
                                Too old to care
                                • Jun 2001
                                • 52942

                                #16
                                We auctioned off a lot of our studio stuff on Ebay back in the day.



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                                • CPA-Rush
                                  small trip to underworld
                                  • Mar 2012
                                  • 4927

                                  #17
                                  ebay is fucked , they asked my id however i did not success to buy or sell anything. the auction is a joke ...after you defeat competitors the seller list the item again ... so on with others .

                                  they don't know this can charges fees with cc ? i don't even want to use payp again .
                                  anyway it was remarkable site back in the days and i did try , i recommend amazon

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                                  • TheDynasty
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                                    • Apr 2016
                                    • 5882

                                    #18
                                    There are so many better sites than ebay
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