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iPhone 3GS 32gb cheap on ebay

mcdj said:
I would be very surprised if that were the whole story. I'd be more inclined to believe that he ended the auction early and sold it offline, or he did have bidders but they were zero or negative feedbackers and he canceled their bids. Unless he had zero feedback himself, someone would have bid. Also, the relisted auction may not have been for the same exact phone...maybe he had two and reused the photos.
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For a popular item like an iPhone, the most common way for a listing to gererate low interest / low final price is having the item listed in the wrong area (mobile phone accessories instead of mobile phones) or with a misspelling ("iPhune"). Other times a listing is cheap, a good read of the description text may explain the low price - water damage, dropped, scratched, etc. Also, auctions with low prices are often cancelled in the last hours - whether corect or not, it happens all the time.
 
sushi said:
Isn't that the truth.

And you have to be careful of bidders who are working with the seller to bid up the price. Sometimes BIN is so much easier.
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It's very easy actually, just know how much are you willing to pay, set the price, bid when there are couple on minutes left and don't go over it.
 
I've watched the last 4 iphones get sold for £320, So i'm bidding £320-£350 on it on the last minute as theres still 2 days left!

I told the previous posters that it will not reach £400+ and I'm right.
 
nlr said:
I've watched the last 4 iphones get sold for £320, So i'm bidding £320-£350 on it on the last minute as theres still 2 days left!

I told the previous posters that it will not reach £400+ and I'm right.
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If you'd really been paying attention a black 3GS 32 GB was just sold as a BuyItNow for £300.00.

You'll probably end up paying between £330 and £420. A few auctions ended less than this but involved odd payment methods or local pickup only. At least you're learning, as originally you were sure you'd get it for £300. :)
 
jrbdmb said:
If you'd really been paying attention a black 3GS 32 GB was just sold as a BuyItNow for £300.00.

You'll probably end up paying between £330 and £420. A few auctions ended less than this but involved odd payment methods or local pickup only.
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I know for a fact I will get a iphone 3GS 32GB for £280-£330 within this week on ebay.
 
jrbdmb said:
For a popular item like an iPhone, the most common way for a listing to gererate low interest / low final price is having the item listed in the wrong area (mobile phone accessories instead of mobile phones) or with a misspelling ("iPhune"). Other times a listing is cheap, a good read of the description text may explain the low price - water damage, dropped, scratched, etc. Also, auctions with low prices are often cancelled in the last hours - whether corect or not, it happens all the time.
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My perfect condition (5 day replacement from Apple) 32GB 3Gs had NO bids, so I cancelled within the last 12 hours. I started the bid at $150. I want the iPhone 4, but I am not prepared to give my 3Gs away! Radio Shack will give me $320 in trade, but I only qualify for a $499 'upgrade.'
 
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