The Official eBay Thread.

Post by **lynt** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:49 pm

How good.

Although some fool is selling Out4Fame on eBay.. sif.

Who's buying n sellin?

Post by **system** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:53 pm

lynt wrote:Who's buying n sellin?

everyone these days, it seems. the sooner that sniping is banned, the better.

Post by **lynt** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:01 pm

sniping ... ?

johnnynostars · Post by **johnnynostars** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:04 pm

system wrote:everyone these days, it seems. the sooner that sniping is banned, the better.

Sniping is heaps better for the punters and stops things going for crazy prices. I have never sold anything, or ever plan to cos I hate customers.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:04 pm

damn dem snipers!

plus everything that i bid on ends at stupid times in the morn, so unless no one else has noticed it you gotta get your arse outa bed at 4am to get it!

ive spent too much money on ebay. combined with paypal its fricken deadly on the bank account!

Post by **system** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:08 pm

johnnynostars wrote:
system wrote:everyone these days, it seems. the sooner that sniping is banned, the better.
Sniping is heaps better for the punters and stops things going for crazy prices.

for the punters who use them, yeah.

the whole eBay thing is pretty fucked really when you get down to it. eBay is the only one who wins out of it all, as they make a percentage on everything.

:endsrant:

johnnynostars wrote:I have never sold anything, or ever plan to cos I hate customers.

classic!

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:09 pm

eBay rocks

where else can you get a brand new Fossil watch for less than a third of the shop price (including shipping)??

also great for spring cleaning - people pay good money for the oddest things you can't imagine anyone would want

I've been known to use a sniping service

Post by **lynt** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:19 pm

oh yes the sniping services.. now i know.

i considered it when my pumps were finishing at some rediculous hour and i wasnt going to be home.

but i found them a few months later for like $100 less. word up.

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:24 pm

the whole eBay thing is pretty fucked really when you get down to it. eBay is the only one who wins out of it all, as they make a percentage on everything.

I dont have a problem with that,...its a business, they are there to provide a service and make profit. If it wasnt for ebay I'd have so much stuff hanging around my house that I dont use anymore. The bidding system allows you to get the best price 'depends on what your selling, for electronics you always do well', and alot of people use ebay so you always going to do better there than selling it on the trading post. Ive sold over 30 things on it....its a very good service.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:19 pm

system wrote: the whole eBay thing is pretty fucked really when you get down to it. eBay is the only one who wins out of it all, as they make a percentage on everything.

ive givin up selling on ebay... i would put a decent cd up there ... it would sell for $4 ....and then fuckin Packer OWENED Ebay charges me $2 for the auction...

evil-bay!

johnnynostars · Post by **johnnynostars** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:22 pm

T I C K A wrote:
system wrote: the whole eBay thing is pretty fucked really when you get down to it. eBay is the only one who wins out of it all, as they make a percentage on everything.
ive givin up selling on ebay... i would put a decent cd up there ... it would sell for $4 ....and then fuckin Packer OWENED Ebay charges me $2 for the auction...

evil-bay!

CAn't u set a reserve? That way if it dont sell for what ya want you dont get charged.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:29 pm

johnnynostars wrote:
T I C K A wrote:
system wrote: the whole eBay thing is pretty fucked really when you get down to it. eBay is the only one who wins out of it all, as they make a percentage on everything.
ive givin up selling on ebay... i would put a decent cd up there ... it would sell for $4 ....and then fuckin Packer OWENED Ebay charges me $2 for the auction...

evil-bay!

CAn't u set a reserve? That way if it dont sell for what ya want you dont get charged.

yea but im pretty sure it costs to set a reserve...
i dunno, ive given up now... i prefer to buy.. much easier...hehehe...

Post by **system** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:33 pm

johnnynostars wrote:CAn't u set a reserve? That way if it dont sell for what ya want you dont get charged.

yes you can.

FWIW: my comments before were about eBay as an organisation rather than as a merchant.

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 8:34 pm

johnnynostars wrote: CAn't u set a reserve? That way if it dont sell for what ya want you dont get charged.

You would still get charged the listing price if it doesn't sell.

And they changed the rules about 6 months ago - you can now only set a reserve for cars and houses I think.

You can set a higher starting price instead though, but you might not get any bids on it..

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:26 pm

bought pair of jeans, brand new reduced from $300 to about $70.
Was pretty pissed at the time though, as the girl who was selling them had problems with her bank account and it took about 2 months to receive my purchase.

ctoafn_DMZ · Post by **ctoafn_DMZ** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 11:31 pm

I just bought some cool Nike shoes (the shox things with the srings). Got them for $120AUD delivered from us eBay. I was pretty happy with it but dunno if I'd try to sell anything on it though.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:01 am

I remember in 2003 some guy put an old Soviet Mig-23 on sale. More recently, thre was a guy who put invisible shirts on sale. The product photos were him just walking around all model-like without a shirt on.

I think it would have worked better if it was a female.. but anyway.

quick · Post by **quick** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:58 pm

Someone in Germany was trying to sell a Nokia as a .jpg (image file) for full price.

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 6356227671

The description for non germans:
NOKIA 7280 for sale as .jpg
Private sale, no warranty or return!
Do only bid if you really agree!
If you have questions, send an email!

he got banned for it.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:16 am

Sold and Brought on e-bay and yea its ok.

Some Joker Storys :

Someone was selling used bottles of water...a water bottle with no water in it.

Also when the first apple mac g4 laptops came out someone advertised one and sold it for over $3k but when the guy recived it, it was a 3d ring A4 Binder with a fake keyboard drawn on it along with fake texta holes that said plug power here etc.

quiet roar · Post by **quiet roar** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:52 am

Looking for a powerbook and digital camera myself (some are using reserves on the digital cameras btw), and it's quite exciting.

I haven't made a purchase yet (was outbid twice), but it looks like I can get a new 6 mp camera from the US for $200 cheaper than here (incl delivery)

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:56 am

Fents wrote:Also when the first apple mac g4 laptops came out someone advertised one and sold it for over $3k but when the guy recived it, it was a 3d ring A4 Binder with a fake keyboard drawn on it along with fake texta holes that said plug power here etc.

http://www.mannequin3d.com/powerbook/

Post by **lynt** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:58 am

I've sold heaps of stuff... when I last moved house I gathered all the junk I didnt want to take and put it all on ebay..

payed for my trip to Vietnam / Thailand last year

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:09 pm

lynt wrote:I've sold heaps of stuff... when I last moved house I gathered all the junk I didnt want to take and put it all on ebay..

payed for my trip to Vietnam / Thailand last year

Sick, great idea.

nic · Post by **nic** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:26 pm

http://www.mannequin3d.com/powerbook/

^ that is very funny shit, well worth the read

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:42 pm

I don't bother bidding, I go straight for the Buy Now option.

scored my watch for half the price and it was delivered from Southern California before the Aussie shop said they could get it from Sydney

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:32 pm

i have sold a few things. But had to go in and change my card details on their records because every 2 months they would say I had no tpaid and charge me again, with a late fee, as well as the original fee. I ahve credit card records showing my payment from June last year.
I have sent them a dozen emails, and a letter even to their offices in Europe, but they still tried to charge me again.
I got over it.
I want to sell more shit, but now i have no account.

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:47 pm

im about to spend a fortune on ebay.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:53 pm

what you gettin?

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:55 pm

im not tellin.

until they mine.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:12 pm

I just won the record of my dreams, I've paid for it 3 times, emailed several people about it, asked on several international forums for it, and searched ebay for over a year and a half for it, now i have finally won it, last night...

Cryptic Audio003 - Sinthetix & Kemal/Sinthetix - Creature/Ultraviolet...

WOOHOO!!!!!!

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:24 pm

radness

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:29 pm

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:radness

Mate, I stayed up till 2am to win this fucker, my max bid was 30 pound, I wasn't gonna loose it, and I only saw it on there with less than a day left, ffffewwwww.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:24 pm

quick wrote:
Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:radness
Mate, I stayed up till 2am to win this fucker, my max bid was 30 pound, I wasn't gonna loose it, and I only saw it on there with less than a day left, ffffewwwww.

30.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 72.7207 AUD

Dont tell me u just paid $72 dollars for a record??? PLUS SHIPPING??

Fuk man u coulda got a 320 mp3 and cut a dub for that.

Must be some serious choonage stevie boy...and how was the one day final the other day?

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:29 pm

Fents wrote:
quick wrote:
Ag3nT[]0raNg3 wrote:radness
Mate, I stayed up till 2am to win this fucker, my max bid was 30 pound, I wasn't gonna loose it, and I only saw it on there with less than a day left, ffffewwwww.
30.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 72.7207 AUD

Dont tell me u just paid $72 dollars for a record??? PLUS SHIPPING??

Fuk man u coulda got a 320 mp3 and cut a dub for that.

Must be some serious choonage stevie boy...and how was the one day final the other day?

No 320 of these tunages for sale anywhere, and there's no way I'd disrespect Kemal and the Sinthetix lads by copying a mp3 to wax with out any purchase. Serious tunage? Fukn oath, only my most sought after record EVER, I mean, look, its by KEMAL... AND SINTHETIX(ROB F & IMPULSE) is there a better dream combo????

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:30 pm

Oh yeah, and I only paid $32 incl shipping, but my max bid was 30 pound. I would have paid $100 for it easy.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:34 pm

Its all good...I'd pay $100 for the record of my dreams...i just dont know what it is yet.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:35 pm

I'd sell my liver for Coastal Breaks 2 LP.

Post by **lynt** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:36 pm

And I just found it for US$144. Hmm.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:37 pm

lynt wrote:I'd sell my liver for Coastal Breaks 2 LP.

I had that on cd, first breaks I ever heard (well, that I knew was breaks anyway). Really enjoyed it, top stuff.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:38 pm

lynt wrote:And I just found it for US$144. Hmm.

http://www.gemm.com/ddc/search.pl?&disp ... +BREAKS+II

Post by **lynt** » Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:38 pm

Aye, I've got Coastal Breaks 1 and 2 on original release CD.. just tossing up about the LP now.

US$144 = AUD$186.484

do I want to eat this week?

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:29 pm

andycole23_steve wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 30117&rd=1

how does this shit work

buy a Metronome instead....

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:58 pm

andycole23_steve wrote:
T I C K A wrote:
andycole23_steve wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 30117&rd=1

how does this shit work

buy a Metronome instead....
im not up for buying it ....just stumbled across it

hehe...yea i figured that....
how cool are metronomes though.....

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:39 am

^^^

kooky kids

Ag3nT[]0raNg3 · Post by **Ag3nT[]0raNg3** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:54 am

oh gosh.

i fucken hope my copy gets to me eventually.

looks like it might have been a good investement after all!

check how much some crazy fuckers are paying for it on ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 52446&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

Mellogs · Post by **Mellogs** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 8:53 am

I have approx. 300 new dvds that have only been watched once.

how much do you think I will get for them if i sold them all together on ebay?

eskay · Post by **eskay** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:33 am

only one way to find out

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:59 am

a certain something I would give my right arm for just popped up. bless.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:02 pm

lynt wrote:a certain something I would give my right arm for just popped up. bless.

look out

..one arm dj coming up..

Post by **lynt** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:06 pm

we'll see if i can budget it first, arm second option