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| Topic Started: Aug 9 2010, 08:48 PM (802 Views) | |
| Templedog | Aug 9 2010, 08:48 PM Post #1 |
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My problem with ebay is that whenever I bid on something it seems like everyone in the world wants it and I end up having to "fight" for it. But then I turn around and try to sell something (cheap) and I get no bids at all. I mean what is up with that? |
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| flightmarco | Aug 9 2010, 09:02 PM Post #2 |
New Avenger
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from my experience, what i try to do is that when i see something that no one bids on, i try to wait a bit especially if the owner is just disposing of the thing..since it'll the price is still likely to go down. but once someone bids, if i have money i'll try to see and i'll probably bid the maximum amount i'm willing to spend on a thing. |
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| Templedog | Aug 9 2010, 10:16 PM Post #3 |
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I usually wait until the end of the auction and then put in the maximum amount I am willing to pay, but most often I still get out bid. I get annoyed because I know that there are some people out there that do not really want to fight for the item, but instead chose to jack up the price just to be jerks. Edited by Templedog, Aug 10 2010, 01:16 PM.
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| flightmarco | Aug 10 2010, 03:51 AM Post #4 |
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yeah, i know how it feels..i try to "snipe" as much as possible..i also know that some of the sellers use other accounts in order to jack up the prices of their product.. |
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| jrpbsp | Aug 10 2010, 10:42 AM Post #5 |
Undisputed Ruler of Comicdom
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I usually only go for things that have a buy out price that I am willing to pay and then just buy it. I don't have a lot of patience for trying to bid on items and hope. |
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| Templedog | Aug 10 2010, 01:12 PM Post #6 |
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I do that alot as well. Otherwise if it is a book I check Amazon first and will only bid as high as the Amazon price (w/ shipping) but hope that I get it for less than that. |
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| jrpbsp | Aug 10 2010, 01:44 PM Post #7 |
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I do amazon the most. I buy a lot of DVDs so I signed up for the Prime membership. Free two day shipping for the week for 79 bucks. It works for me. Unfortunately they don't sell individual comics, just trades. |
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| jrpbsp | Aug 10 2010, 01:45 PM Post #8 |
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On another note. It looks like this thread might have been corrupted. There is another entry created by you with no replies that forwards to this one. You might want to take a look and see about getting rid of the other one. |
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| Templedog | Aug 10 2010, 05:30 PM Post #9 |
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Yeah I am not sure what is going on with that. I have tried but I cannot fix it. |
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| jrpbsp | Aug 11 2010, 09:11 AM Post #10 |
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I don't guess it really matters. If it becomes an issue later we could always try to move the topic to another thread or just copy it out. |
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