ebay distorts reality

**andythetwig** · 6th April 2005

I'm selling my bjc-85 on ebay, and I expect it to go for around �30-�40...

As I was doing some research I came across this:
a bjc-85 with a few printer cartridges, worth �3-�5, the bids currently stand at, �104? and �18.50 postage?

honestly, ebay is a wierd place...

**/dev/null** · 6th April 2005

Contact the last out-bid bidder and tell em you wil sell yours on BuyItNow to them for 100 quid!

**whatnow** · 6th April 2005

this is the main reason I sell stuff on ebay...I brought things, used them and then sold them for profit on ebay at a later stage...I have to admit I am more than happy with that arrangement :thumbs

people think they are clever to go to ebay, little do they know it's not always the cheapest place to go,,, but I dont wanna ruin their fun.

edit: they've even got GTA

SP selling for more than the RRP on pre-order before any release or game info has even come out...why???

**mladen** · 7th April 2005

wow, that is really crazy. I remember buying a Psion 5 MX for �70 once, bought a �20 memory card for it and sold it a week later for �210. A very weird market indeed

**The-Shadow** · 7th April 2005

some people got more money than sense ~ I'm happy to take their money off them, and seemingly they're happy to give it! Brilliant

**hn120** · 7th April 2005

the guy who won the other auction for �104 is now bidding on yours, shall we start a bidding war, maybe his max bid is around the �104 mark again

**andythetwig** · 7th April 2005

Originally Posted by John Keymer

Contact the last out-bid bidder and tell em you wil sell yours on BuyItNow to them for 100 quid!

isn't that naughty? what's the ebay policy on cancelling auctions?

**andythetwig** · 7th April 2005

Originally Posted by hn120

the guy who won the other auction for �104 is now bidding on yours, shall we start a bidding war, maybe his max bid is around the �104 mark again

yeah, that would be hilarious*

*My conscience is playing up! I feel guilty already!

**evilsatan** · 7th April 2005

Well maybe he knows something you don't, his feedback is amazing so maybe your item is worth more

Probaly not, but never know

Bid it up! They would do it to you, why not do it back.

**plug1** · 8th April 2005

you only pay final valuation fee on the bid amount not the p&P
think about it

fooking with ppls auctions is bad crack guys
live your own get your own .......
if he aint scamming then more power to him

PLUG

**plug1** · 8th April 2005

Originally Posted by John Keymer

Contact the last out-bid bidder and tell em you wil sell yours on BuyItNow to them for 100 quid!

SHOCKING COMENT M8 !!!!

ABCMan · 8th April 2005

his photo is better, looks more professional insofar as his install disc looks like an original, yours looks like a printable cdr, look how neatly arranged his cables etc are compared to yours etc, whilst your description looks like its a spec sheet his description makes a big thing of unimportant bits but it just SOUNDS more exciting and thats what gets the less well mentaly equipped buying.

if it has an ir port you could point out that it can print from certain cameras, camera phones and casio watch phones (if it can) and use that as a sales pitch, not only is it a pc printer but as its portable you can take it in the car and print out your pictures wherever you take them.

hopefully you'll get silly money for it too, but an accurate discription isnt always as enticing as one that simply sounds like you realy NEED it