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Do you buy off of eBay?

Do you buy off of eBay?

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I do, occasionally. Never anything expensive, but I buy rare games off eBay. Sometimes jewelry, tapestries, and stuff like that. Keychains, you know. Junk and stuff :D
 
I've sold a few items, but never bought anything. I would never consider making a major purchase on eBay, and I have no need for any of the <$10 useless trinkets that fill eBay's markets.
 
I have both bought a powerbooks and sold a powerbook a few years ago with out any problems.
 
I've bought quite a few electronic items off ebay.. The largest thing I've bought was a Fender amp. Only sold one item through their service.

I have to say it's hard to find a good deal or a steal anymore. Ebay was great for comsumers a few years ago.
 
I use it quite a bit, i always pick sellers carefully and apart from 1 very slow delivery ive had no problems at all.


a few of my recent purchases, some things are cheap , other quite expensive...

Xbox 360 wireless headset
xbox 360 windows gaming receiver
some accesories for my D50 - bag, battery
a few cisco phones (£70 - £200)
memory cards (not fake ones YAY)
iSight
official apple 10.3 mousemat
lots of cds mostly rare promos etc (£1 - 30)
Powermac G4 400 £70
and other bits and bobs

i try to avoid new sellers, and if i have any doubts i dont buy
 
I've been buying on ebay since 1999, and it looks like I'm averaging about 8 purchases a year. Almost everything I've bought has been rare items (old computers or old software mainly). Also parts that I've needed for client's systems.

I try to keep away from bidding wars. I only bid once, within the last 60 seconds, and only the maximum that I would honestly be willing to pay. I've seen a lot of people pay more for things than they were worth because they got caught up in bidding. I figure that by posting a bid in the last minute, I'm removing the ability to second guess myself.

Yeah, I've lost out on some items... but in the long run, I've been happy being conservative with my high bids. :D
 
i'm a buyer. i've never sold anything on ebay, and i really want to. it's just i have nothing of value i want to sell. :eek: but i've bought golf clubs, magazines, nintendo ds games (new not used) and, yes, even a computer. it's how i bought my g4 cube back in the day.
 
According to "My eBay", I have sold 58 and bought 28 items since September 04.

I have bought a Power Mac G4 and a iBook G3 and recently sold a Power Mac G5 without any issues.

Just be careful to check the sellers feedback and remember, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is!
 
RacerX said:
I've been buying on ebay since 1999, and it looks like I'm averaging about 8 purchases a year. Almost everything I've bought has been rare items (old computers or old software mainly). Also parts that I've needed for client's systems.

I try to keep away from bidding wars. I only bid once, within the last 60 seconds, and only the maximum that I would honestly be willing to pay. I've seen a lot of people pay more for things than they were worth because they got caught up in bidding. I figure that by posting a bid in the last minute, I'm removing the ability to second guess myself.

Yeah, I've lost out on some items... but in the long run, I've been happy being conservative with my high bids. :D
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Very good advise.

I'm a sniper, I only bid in the last 5 seconds so there's no way I can bid any higher :)
 
I tend to buy games and things like that from there, things that are kind of hard to fake. I also occasionally buy clothes because damn it's so much cheaper and you can find decent stuff there.

I did buy a laptop from there once, no problems, then sold the same laptop back on ebay, also no problems.

I have occasional addictive times, but that's been curbed by my last 2 semesters in Uni where I can't have anything that won't fit into the tiny post box outside my dorm corridor delivered. :(

I always check all the feedback on the sellers and check the listings thoroughly to ensure i'm being as careful as possible, and haven't a problem yet :)
 
I've purchased items from eBay. Randomness really. :eek:

That I can remember:
  • Shaun the Sheep backpack (as in the brat from Wallace & Gromit)
  • mascara
  • camera bag
  • books
  • posters
  • compact flash
  • battery charger (for my old camera)

I have yet to sell on eBay. I'm too chicken. :p
 
OllyW said:
I'm a sniper, I only bid in the last 5 seconds so there's no way I can bid any higher :)
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Yeah, because I started out on ebay with a 14.4 connection, I still tend to give myself enough time to go through the bid process. Usually once the bid is placed I'll go away from ebay until a few minutes after the bidding has closed.

Plus, I discuss all this stuff with my wife first. The topics are usually around things like relative cost if available elsewhere, odds of seeing the item come up again verses how badly the item is needed, and so forth. We come up with an absolute number, I subtract shipping from that and that is what I bid.

devilot said:
I have yet to sell on eBay. I'm too chicken. :p
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Honestly... me too. :eek:
 
I dont see why not. You just have to be careful and read up on the description and how well the seller is. You have to be smart. I just bought a pair of sunglasses and arrived in perfect condition, just like the description said.
 
Was an eBay member for a year before i realised what i could do with it. Started buying with small inexpensive items. Then i tried selling and the light went on! Things that have collected over the years were turned into cash. I was really surprised. Was skeptical of buying electronics but have never had a problem. Bought my G4 Ibook, Lacie portable hard drive, 2GB of memory for my G5 Powermac, several Sony cameras & memory sticks. Never had a problem & i'm at 207 with a 100 percent feedback rating. Research is the key, know what you're buying & who from. Read up a bit & do a little sniping, i'm sold.:apple:
 
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