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I stopped bidding online after I was cheated by a seller on Overstock.com. After winning an iPOD, I sent the bidding amount in USPS Money Order to this seller in Pennsyvania(Who know where he lives...
View ArticleRe: Too many cheaters
Just because you snipe, doesn't make you a "cheater." A late bidder is still a payer. If you want to beat a sniper, enter a higher bid.
View ArticleSellers
I am surprised that something has not been mentioned - the new ebay policy of sellers not being able to leave negative feedback for buyers. This is a big thing to me as a (previously) frequent seller....
View ArticleRe: Re: ebay, love/hate you
Personally, I've never had a problem winning an item when I submit a bid in the last 10 seconds. And i don't use a bot - I sit there watching.
View ArticleRe: Re: Too many cheaters
Spoken like someone who doesn't understand game theory. There's two basic ways to look at an auction. From the seller's perspective, the goal is to extract the highest price possible. From the buyer's...
View ArticleRe: Re: Cure for sniping
Actually several other auction sites uses exactly that model and it works very well. High bid takes the auction, not last bid under the wire.
View ArticleFun? Get your kicks elsewhere
I never went to Ebay looking for fun or a good time. I just wanted to buy things at a good price. That seldom happens anymore. Sure, blame Ebay for some of the things (reserves, etc.) but let's not...
View ArticleRe: Re: Re: Cure for sniping
Actually several other auction sites uses exactly that model and it works very well. High bid takes the auction, not last bid under the wire. That would be great, let the seller set a minimum time for...
View ArticleRe: Re: I'm one of the
Exactly how does spending the time to sit and wait until 30 seconds before the action ends make the process easier to win? If the other guy outbid you in my example, his maximum bid would still outbid...
View ArticleUps and downs.
I see the point everyone is getting at. I like eBay because yes, I can find things that no one else has. I make jewelry, and the prices on eBay outmatch any other. There are not many hardware stores...
View ArticleeBay is out
eBay isn't longer a place for small sellers. I prefer to sell only in my own store and killed my german eBay store last tuesday. ebay fees are growing and growing. Paypal? NO! Some of my last offers is...
View Articleebay - up and down - my fix on it
the price for shipping sucks, yes it does, most items I sell could ship for less than the priority flat rate envelope or 1 lb. rate, however, if you don't ship it priority on the same day they pay for...
View ArticleeBay is out
I agree ebay does make it hard for the little guy to sell, but lets not be discouraged ... they will have their day ... :-)
View ArticleOnline Auctions Not Fun Anymore!
I agree with Mathew Ingram when it comes to ebay having a place and not going away and online auctions being here to stay, as well. But in my falling from the graces of ebay and the new changes...
View ArticleRe: Online Auctions Not Fun Anymore!
I agree that ebay just isn't the fun it use to be. I checked out myejar and I love it. It is easy to use and the cost is wonderful. Myejar is so easy to use, a new comer wouldn't have any problems. Try...
View ArticleForget about ebay..
Frankly I think we must understand in the first place what is our intention to switch on our computer, browse through the internet and go into eBay. Well there are two reasons: Either we want to sell...
View ArticleBeen to bzhub.com.. it's cool
I've link myself to this bzhub.com, looks cool and the method it use is different. Now I've joined as a member and I managed to sell my secondhand book at a reasonable price plus I've also gotten my...
View ArticleEbay
Ebay favors sellers now who use multiple listings or stores instead of the people who just list a few items they just want to get rid of.
View ArticleOnline Auctions No Longer Fun
And too many people just using Ebay like a store front...get a web presence...items that nobody wants in the first place at prices that don't beat the local retail market when you take into account the...
View ArticleToo many cheaters
The problem with places like eBay are the people using auction snipping software. You can't ever get what you want if you're an honest bidder so why bother?
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