I used to buy all my PC stuff off ebay, but in the last year it seems Ebay is really for sellers that are trying to get stupid prices for things.
I am replacing a small server in my office -- I build my own -- and have a system that takes an LGA1150 CPU. I want an i5 class CPU for it.
Local retail store (microcenter) has an i5-4590 for $159
Ebay's best comparison? a seller with used i5-4440 for $175.
That's the cheapest LGA1150 i5 available on ebay.
Pretty much everything I've bought recently I get from Amazon, NewEgg or Microcenter for 10-20% less than Ebay sellers.
Seems about right. Deals can be had on Ebay but they are rare. Me? I just lost 40 bucks in shipping with some a-hole that sent out a damaged replacement footpeg for my buddies bike. Completely unsafe to use but I still got stuck with the shipping.....
Don't care much for ebay.
eBay is dying a low, painful death.
Really depends. Replacement part for my dryer was $7 and up at all other e-tailers, plus $8-$12 for shipping (the part weighs less than a few ounces). Found it brand new from multiple (U.S.) ebay sellers for less than $2 with free shipping. I haven't found K&N filters cheaper anywhere else, either.
Pretty soon you will be able to buy eBay on eBay. Slightly used.
Funny thing about auctions sites. The winner always pays more than anyone else was willing to. Surprisingly they are still quite popular. :-\
Yeah im 0 for 4 on auctions. Even using a snipe program. Recently i have found it a good resource to shop from. Not really any deals on new parts, but an easy way to find the cheapest option.
and while we are at this why don't we include craigslist? it's full of vendors now with no way to block them out.
Quote from: muskrat on October 22, 2014, 09:54:52 PM
and while we are at this why don't we include craigslist? it's full of vendors now with no way to block them out.
Ayut, it's getting harder and harder to filter through craigslist but still some good deals.
Ebay doesn't have many good deals but can be the place to find a piece of un-obtainium.
Quote from: Skybarney on October 22, 2014, 08:04:24 PM
Funny thing about auctions sites. The winner always pays more than anyone else was willing to. Surprisingly they are still quite popular. :-\
That's just it. Ebay has so many non auction features . Buy it now and starting the auction price at an amount above the street price.
I've had some items in my watch list for a year... they never sell. How do these sellers make money?
Quote from: ducatiz on October 23, 2014, 06:23:36 PM
How do these sellers make money?
Even the thriftiest of men can succumb to the deadly combination of alcohol and eBay. [drink]
You guys must be doing it wrong.
I've been flat out murdering deals off eBay for years. More so recently as I've been buying stuff for the shop.
MURDER!
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 23, 2014, 07:33:20 PM
You guys must be doing it wrong.
I've been flat out murdering deals off eBay for years. More so recently as I've been buying stuff for the shop.
MURDER!
Your purchases of used underwear do not count for shit
Hey, if they didn't sell for as much as you wanted you should have put a reserve on them
Now which one of you guys is the deal king? I can't keep it straight.
Quote from: Monsterlover on October 24, 2014, 02:17:43 AM
Hey, if they didn't sell for as much as you wanted you should have put a reserve on them
the racing stripe knocked the price down
[laugh]
Quote from: ducatiz on October 24, 2014, 05:50:25 AM
the racing stripe knocked the price down
Red is the fastest underwear.
The sellers fees used to be reasonable too... Not so much anymore. I have had a lot of $20 items which end up in the recycling bin as the pain w/listing/shipping/eBay fees/etc... just didn't justify selling it on there anymore.
I'm happy to be off it really...
Quote from: Duck-Stew on October 29, 2014, 12:07:05 PM
The sellers fees used to be reasonable too... Not so much anymore. I have had a lot of $20 items which end up in the recycling bin as the pain w/listing/shipping/eBay fees/etc... just didn't justify selling it on there anymore.
I've got a shitload of stuff fitting that same description littering my shop attic....
I think it depends where you are located to as for me it opens up the world for stuff you just can't get here and at prices that can't be beat! Patience and limited alcohol can still get you bargains! I don't sell much though! Postage is the killer with most auctions.
I just got a good deal on a dell Projector from EBay.
The fact they settle so hard with the buyers has stopped me from Selling. I sold an iPad in great working order and had a buyer leave me positive feedback say it was perfect. A week later she is messaging me 5 times a day asking of refund and saying its a POS. I was trying to work with her, eBay was too but the second she filed a claim with her credit card company everything stopped. They instantly took her side and I was out the money. I almost didn't get the iPad back either. Now I have a nice 4th gen paperweight still loaded with her stuff on it.
I always had a separate account just for PayPal and the second I was paid for something I transfered the money out leaving a $0.00 balance.
I never had an issue with PayPal but I never trusted them either.
Sorry about your IPAD. I once got done for 6.5k in paragliding gear and lessons. Guy from Brazil came out took 1.5k in lessons bought 5k in gear and went back to Brazil and charged it off. Having only an internet processing portal and no way to scan a card I lost the 6.5k. Over no signature, despite not being provided a way to get one.
Ebay and Paypal are the best ways for a consumer to purchase goods with credit cards a close second.Since all transactions are now swiped and I do not sell products online at all except gift certificates for flights. At least now if you rip me off I can push you out of the basket....
Pisses me off that I pay 2% of my business to credit card companies and they in turn side with the consumer immediately and freeze or pull funds at the first hint of a complaint from them.
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 06, 2014, 04:43:40 AM
I always had a separate account just for PayPal and the second I was paid for something I transfered the money out leaving a $0.00 balance.
I never had an issue with PayPal but I never trusted them either.
That won't help you. They will just chargeback to the account and you'll end up with an overdraft from the bank. The bank is required to honor the ACH draft, and so they will charge you the overdraft fee. If you don't pay, they'll put it into collections.
The payments issue is a big deal, but here is what I'm talking about
My search term is: + (ducati, ducait, cagiva) + (alazzurra, alazurra, allazurra, panta, pantha) -(ttx, iridium, PDF, battery, barrerie, pads, sale, not, model, honda, suzuki, brochure, "fork seals", "on CD", cdrom, "1 12", "1 24", "M", prospekt, "Das Motorrad", yamaha, kawasaki, fiche, filter, sticker, signal, echten, dust, spark, ngk, paddock, rain, LED, goodr)
I.e. "force include ducati/cagiva, force include alazzurra and misspellings, exclude a huge list of crap and other brands"
This is the first to pop in the search: Notice he's listed for EACH YEAR and engine size. Never mind that NO ONE ANYWHERE USES THIS SHIT.
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l309/ducatiz/DMF/ebaysearch_zps54d47e24.jpg)
Ebay doesn't care, he has to pay the listing fee.
At least let me block his auctions permanently?
Maybe if you offer to pay them they'll give you that option. [evil]
Quote from: ducpainter on November 06, 2014, 11:02:07 AM
Maybe if you offer to pay them they'll give you that option. [evil]
I cause them to be paid by buying stuff on their site -- since this stuff turns me off, I've cut back because it's a hassle.
Quote from: ducatiz on November 06, 2014, 11:15:24 AM
I cause them to be paid by buying stuff on their site -- since this stuff turns me off, I've cut back because it's a hassle.
Right...
but if they give you the option of blocking a seller how do they charge the seller the same money?
It all just about the money.
Wait...
you're a lawyer. ;D
[laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on November 06, 2014, 03:11:53 PM
Right...
but if they give you the option of blocking a seller how do they charge the seller the same money?
It all just about the money.
Wait...
you're a lawyer. ;D
If they give me the option of blocking, that has no bearing on the seller.
The seller isn't paying for views, they are paying for the listing. Google Ads charges for views and clicks. Ebay charges for the listing.
In other words, if you post crap and people ignore it, then that's your business.
It would work.
For the younginz
Fonzie jumps the shark: http://youtu.be/MpraJYnbVtE (http://youtu.be/MpraJYnbVtE)
AYYYYYYYYY!
Quote from: Rudemouthsky on November 07, 2014, 06:32:07 AM
For the younginz
Fonzie jumps the shark: http://youtu.be/MpraJYnbVtE (http://youtu.be/MpraJYnbVtE)
AYYYYYYYYY!
Thanks for that.
But even with that video, If you weren't somewhat familiar with some or all of the previous 10 seasons of Happy Days, the video of Fonzie Jumping the shark has little to no meaning if viewed by it's self.