e-bay - has it 'devalued' things? - Page 6

**thunderfly** · August 26th, 2016, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by LadyLuck

Doesn't sound like a scam. Sounds pretty clever, to me. I admire ingenuity.

Of course it's clever and ingenius, that's how scams work.

flembo · August 27th, 2016, 09:10 AM

I put some model railway bits on ebay. Stuff that I had forgotten I'd bought and made over £600. One loco kit I had bought for £5 went for £40 and the buyer thought it was cheap. A tool I sold for £173 could have been bought brand new for £190. Its a place where you need to do your homework. A loco I recently bought new for £69 was on ebay secondhand for prices between £73 and £85. Golden rule is, if you're spending a reasonable amount of money, use the internet to see what something costs elsewhere. Having said that I have had only good experiences with ebay. The small nunber of disappointments have been met with full refunds including postage.
I did see on youtube a video of a chap who bought an expensive games console for a very low price and was sent a package containing a few wires and a rock.

**vo1v0d** · August 27th, 2016, 09:45 AM

Booksellers on ebay are the dumbest pricks when it comes to estimating market prices. I wanted a book and found it on ebay for £25. I wnt on Bookfinder.com and found five copies for 99 pence each plus postage

**LadyLuck** · August 27th, 2016, 12:56 PM

What I hate on eBay are the shill bidders. I saw a compact disc box set that I wanted. I knew it was an obvious counterfeit since that item has never been available on compact disc, but I thought it would look cool in my collection. I think the bid was at $40. I bid ten, the shill bid ten. I bid ten more, the shill bid ten more. In just a few minutes I ran the bid up to $185 and got outbid again by the shill and figured I better stop before I got stuck with it. Sure enough, a day or two later the seller contacted me and said the high bidder had "backed out" and I could have it for my last bid if I wanted it. I told him I was onto him and to go pound salt. Now *that* is a scam. Ebay has ended that practice by hiding the bidders' names.

I bought a rare guitar effects pedal and had to bid against a shill. I paid stupid money for it but I really wanted it and am in the end happy with the purchase and glad I got it.

I have quit bidding on eBay auctions and only purchase But It Now items. I also do not buy delicate or fragile items. Most rank and file eBay sellers don't know squat about proper packing.

**Sirch** · August 27th, 2016, 04:33 PM

Actually I find third party sellers on Amazon over price their listing more than Ebay. I'll see a CD on Amazon for $100 dollars but can find the same title on Ebay for close to retail price. (w/BIN)

**73north** · November 27th, 2016, 11:44 AM

I think ebay is so-so , its not as lucrative as it used to be in the early 2000's , the market crash in 2008 has taken a long time for ebay to get back to normal sales ( for me ) , my best advice to any seller on ebay , take good pictures , make sure you know exactly how much something will cost before you list - make sure if its valuable , you add on the recorded delivery cost to your postage costs
( as pay-pal can deduct all your money if there is a dispute and no proof of delivery - its not postage proof )
if a buyer - use the net to research prices , ebid , abebooks and bookfinder
can have the same book or item a lot cheaper
and if you want to not get involved in a bidding war use a sniping service
( I use auction sniper ) so you have a bid placed when you are offline automatically , 5 seconds before the auction end to out bid the opposition = and have the advantage of surprise ( and sometime be the only bidder )
ebay is great if you are a collector

**SanteeFats** · November 27th, 2016, 01:55 PM

Most of the posters on this thread seem to be sellers as is my neighbor. From what he has told me sellers have it a lot harder than buyers. I just give him anything I want to get rid off and he does the rest. I use eBay myself only too buy and as a couple have stated you need to be aware of the REAL value of what you are looking for.

August 27th, 2016, 04:33 PM	#55
Sirch Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,216 Thanks: 18,391 Thanked 12,680 Times in 1,147 Posts	Actually I find third party sellers on Amazon over price their listing more than Ebay. I'll see a CD on Amazon for $100 dollars but can find the same title on Ebay for close to retail price. (w/BIN) __________________ Cock A Doodle Doo!

August 27th, 2016, 09:10 AM	#52
flembo Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 40 Thanks: 18 Thanked 249 Times in 32 Posts	I put some model railway bits on ebay. Stuff that I had forgotten I'd bought and made over £600. One loco kit I had bought for £5 went for £40 and the buyer thought it was cheap. A tool I sold for £173 could have been bought brand new for £190. Its a place where you need to do your homework. A loco I recently bought new for £69 was on ebay secondhand for prices between £73 and £85. Golden rule is, if you're spending a reasonable amount of money, use the internet to see what something costs elsewhere. Having said that I have had only good experiences with ebay. The small nunber of disappointments have been met with full refunds including postage. I did see on youtube a video of a chap who bought an expensive games console for a very low price and was sent a package containing a few wires and a rock.

August 27th, 2016, 09:45 AM	#53
vo1v0d Hideous By Nature Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: sarf eeeest lunden Posts: 8,253 Thanks: 42,307 Thanked 60,743 Times in 7,467 Posts	Booksellers on ebay are the dumbest pricks when it comes to estimating market prices. I wanted a book and found it on ebay for £25. I wnt on Bookfinder.com and found five copies for 99 pence each plus postage

August 27th, 2016, 12:56 PM	#54
LadyLuck Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1,057 Thanks: 136 Thanked 10,477 Times in 1,247 Posts	What I hate on eBay are the shill bidders. I saw a compact disc box set that I wanted. I knew it was an obvious counterfeit since that item has never been available on compact disc, but I thought it would look cool in my collection. I think the bid was at $40. I bid ten, the shill bid ten. I bid ten more, the shill bid ten more. In just a few minutes I ran the bid up to $185 and got outbid again by the shill and figured I better stop before I got stuck with it. Sure enough, a day or two later the seller contacted me and said the high bidder had "backed out" and I could have it for my last bid if I wanted it. I told him I was onto him and to go pound salt. Now that is a scam. Ebay has ended that practice by hiding the bidders' names. I bought a rare guitar effects pedal and had to bid against a shill. I paid stupid money for it but I really wanted it and am in the end happy with the purchase and glad I got it. I have quit bidding on eBay auctions and only purchase But It Now items. I also do not buy delicate or fragile items. Most rank and file eBay sellers don't know squat about proper packing.

November 27th, 2016, 11:44 AM	#56
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,324 Thanked 39,351 Times in 1,847 Posts	I think ebay is so-so , its not as lucrative as it used to be in the early 2000's , the market crash in 2008 has taken a long time for ebay to get back to normal sales ( for me ) , my best advice to any seller on ebay , take good pictures , make sure you know exactly how much something will cost before you list - make sure if its valuable , you add on the recorded delivery cost to your postage costs ( as pay-pal can deduct all your money if there is a dispute and no proof of delivery - its not postage proof ) if a buyer - use the net to research prices , ebid , abebooks and bookfinder can have the same book or item a lot cheaper and if you want to not get involved in a bidding war use a sniping service ( I use auction sniper ) so you have a bid placed when you are offline automatically , 5 seconds before the auction end to out bid the opposition = and have the advantage of surprise ( and sometime be the only bidder ) ebay is great if you are a collector

November 27th, 2016, 01:55 PM	#57
SanteeFats Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Santee, Ca Posts: 60,833 Thanks: 281,852 Thanked 813,981 Times in 60,879 Posts	Most of the posters on this thread seem to be sellers as is my neighbor. From what he has told me sellers have it a lot harder than buyers. I just give him anything I want to get rid off and he does the rest. I use eBay myself only too buy and as a couple have stated you need to be aware of the REAL value of what you are looking for.