ethel
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Post by ethel on Oct 3, 2024 11:24:32 GMT
I'm really pleased about this announcement from eBay, as it makes it worthwhile listing low value items for sale, as well as higher value of course. It's good news. As long as it doesn't encourage people to clutter up the listings with junk. Ah moonraker, one person's junk is somebody else's sought after item, and if you're only searching for one specific item, what else is on there, be it "junk" or not, is irrelevant to you. Also, just because it's low value doesn't make it less interesting to somebody else, in fact it might make it more so. I rest my case.
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Post by moonraker on Oct 6, 2024 10:55:25 GMT
Yes, I can see where you're coming from, Ethel. Many years ago, a TV programme listed "a piece of old rope" to see if it would sell (I can't remember if it did.) I myself collect postcards and paper ephemera relating to "military Wiltshire 1897-1920". People have bid £70, even £102 once, for an old postcard, and in my collection I have several bits of "bumf" - military orders and passes - that most people would have thrown away.
Since I'm here: for months I'd been listing an old brass writing box with no interest - then it sold on Thursday when I was feeling rotten. Normally I would have walked up to the post office with it, but I drove. And because it'd been listed for so long I'd failed to increase the p & p cost, so I lost a couple of quid on that. (No wonder I've just had enthusiastic feedback!)
And on the postage front, First class postage is going up tomorrow from £1.35 to £1.65. (There's an article in today's press about people buying up stocks of stamps at the lower rate.) Second class remains at 85p. Despite the high prices I cited above, most cards that I'm interested in sell for £5-20, so I'm wondering how many vendors will switch from First to Second, as £1.65 (plus a packing charge) is quite a hefty premium.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Oct 24, 2024 17:00:44 GMT
Found a nice item on Ebay, made an offer of £85
offer refused as too low
checked and it had no bids. Set up a snipe of £85
Auction ended Tuesday evening and I won it for £32
Paid
yesterday afternoon
"Sorry I appear to have lost the lenses, I need to cancel"
this morning on my other account
"This item didn't sell, do you want me to setup a buy it now for you at £80"
yes I had to be a bad guy and report him to eBay
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Post by benaj on Oct 25, 2024 6:30:09 GMT
It would be a very nice item if you could grab it for £32.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Oct 25, 2024 9:49:38 GMT
It would be a very nice item if you could grab it for £32. precisely, a few bargains per year make the game worthwhile. Over the past 6-7 years I've learnt a lot "untested", with Cameras etc that may need a specific battery possibly true, but hang on the seller has 3 of the same model tested and working ..., almost always broken if it's IT related "from a smoke and pet free home" " selling it for a friend who smokes 80 a day and has a dozen cats "worn once" yes it's a wedding dress, or worn for 3 days continuously "minor damage" it's in multiple pieces
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Post by benaj on Oct 25, 2024 10:14:30 GMT
My last item for a garment, from young seller of a “smoke and pet free”home actually smelled really nice.
I have sold many for “parts and repairs” only. No return request.
The best listing I’ve seen is a single screw. “For collection only”. Not the usual price you would have paid for just one screw
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Post by adrianc on Oct 25, 2024 10:21:41 GMT
The best listing I’ve seen is a single screw. “For collection only”. Not the usual price you would have paid for just one screw Lots of that kind of listing for used car parts. "Breaking this car, buy now and get a single wheelnut. Contact me for other parts."
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Oct 25, 2024 13:15:40 GMT
The best listing I’ve seen is a single screw. “For collection only”. Not the usual price you would have paid for just one screw Lots of that kind of listing for used car parts. "Breaking this car, buy now and get a single wheelnut. Contact me for other parts."Common way of avoiding ebay fees "How much for the rear offside caliper" "ring me on 07xxxxxxxxx, so I can confirm this will fit" ring them and they will discuss off ebay and on ebay prices I've seen breakers yards using this
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Post by keitha on Nov 4, 2024 11:07:55 GMT
Made an offer on an item on Thursday,
received an email on Friday "I now have 4 people making me offers and you are all in the same price range, I usually don't accept offers, however if any of you are prepared to offer £35 I will accept and close the auction, look forward to a positive response"
Looked back at the item and decided that £35 was too much, so didn't follow through with the higher offer requested.
I was out yesterday and got a "winning bid" ping from eBay. yes I'd won the item at £5 less than I'd offered in the first place, so either the seller was fibbing by saying lots of interest or all of us decided his £35 was too high.
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