Steve Plucker
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This has been a real education...and again, thank you to all!
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Ebay Bidding...What the heck here...
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phat rat
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37 Coupe
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And correct me if I am wrong but when PayPal takes their fee they are also taking from the shipping money sent,correct? In other words I have tried to simplify and use flat rate boxes when I can so I know exactly what to charge or at least what to put in listing.So when PayPal takes their cut they are also taking some of actual charges.May seem minute but not over time or to someone with a business.
phat rat
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Mike V. Florida
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You mean ebay noy paypal. Yes they charge on shipping. There was a time where you could buy items cheap with very high shippinf because ebay did not collect on charging. A rolex watch would have a 1000.00 shipping charge and the auction amount would be low so ebay lost money. I just figure the amount they will collect on shipping and add it to the shipping charge so I "break even" on the shipping.
Rene R
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Absolutely. Never bid even amounts. If I value something at $75, I'll bid $76.61 or some other random, ever-so-slightly higher amount. You'd be amazed at how often that makes a difference. I once won an auction by 1c. Literally. The underbidder went $65.50, I had arbitrarily chosen $65.51 and that penny was enough for me to prevail. Only later did I discover my rival was a close friend. We still laugh about that one, and now he has learned to always bid random cents.
On the other side, I know a very, very experienced eBayer with a couple of thousand feedbacks who inexplicably bids just below a psychological price point. I've seen him go $99.99, only to lose to someone who bid a round $100.00. I've never called him out on that strange method since we sometimes compete (though I don't think I've ever beat him -- his pockets are deeper).
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PetesPonies
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I am an active bidder and seller on ebay. I don't understand why services like esnipe are needed. If you don't want to bid at the end, then just bid your maximum amount you are willing to pay. Its that easy. A last second bidder can't beat you if you bid a higher amount. It's that easy.
Super88
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I don't have an issue with the bidding process, but I do have issues with the number of non Model A parts that appear when I do a search. I've filtered my search every way I can think of and still see too many items that have nothing to do with a Ford Model A. Sure the item can be made to fit someones "Rat Rod" or whatever the acceptable term is now days, but when I'm looking for vintage Model A Ford parts, that's all I care to see.
Joe K
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Heh. Try searching the terms "Model A Ford Steering Wheel." You come to 300 hits, 4 of which are actual Model A wheels, 3 or so aftermarket wheels, and the remainder "cheater knobs" with pix of scantily clad women put on them - all from one seller.
Does he think I look at 285 knobs with perhaps 10x over repeats (maybe 28 actual different knobs) and say "um, I don't want this one but I'll take that one?"
I don't use Ebay much. And this another reason. Too easy for a seller to cast a wide net and reel in all the fish, interested or not.
"Duh, I'll make my search term "wheel" and catch everyone, including Big Wheels, Spinning Wheels, Wheelie Skates, Riding Tractors, all the autombiles, and those elusive Vanna seekers. "
Joe K
msmaron
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Then you might not really understand how eBay works.,, it is to t he seller advantage to be able to obtain what you dont like...their product in searches. You want it more defined then YOU Have to define that and in the title ONLY.. go to advanced search which most dont know how to use and you can find just what you want.
Randy in ca
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So what you're saying is that eBay doesn't want the average person to easily be able to find what they're looking for?? In that regard they seem to be making progress!!
Mike V. Florida
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There are ALOT of bidders that don't understand how the bidding works and those that don't like to be beat by a dollar, it is against these people that sniping works not those like you and I that place a bid for the max we are willing to spend (the amount in our wallet as in my example above). They bid for what they want to pay not what they are willing to pay, if you understand what I mean. They say wow I would like to pay 25.00 but they are beat out by a previous bid so the raise their bid and so on. One only has to just look at a finished auction and see how many times the same bidder but in a bid.
Maybe I shouldn't be educating some of you after all.
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I have several e bay watches and notifications e-mails would be sent at 1:58 AM every morning. I do not receive the e-mail notifications of newly listed items until after 10 AM now. Half of the e-mails are blank and no link to newly listed items.
I think e-bay has been attacked.
Have other people been having this kind of trouble?
I think e-bay has been attacked.
Have other people been having this kind of trouble?
Ross/Kzoo
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There are ALOT of bidders that don't understand how the bidding works and those that don't like to be beat by a dollar, it is against these people that sniping works not those like you and I that place a bid for the max we are willing to spend (the amount in our wallet as in my example above). They bid for what they want to pay not what they are willing to pay, if you understand what I mean. They say wow I would like to pay 25.00 but they are beat out by a previous bid so the raise their bid and so on. One only has to just look at a finished auction and see how many times the same bidder but in a bid.
Maybe I shouldn't be educating some of you after all.
I see it a little different than that. I figure out what it's worth to me and wait until the last couple of minutes to see where the price is. If it's below what I had in my head for the price I proceed to enter that price and wait until the last minute to enter my bid. That 's what works for me, I didn't pay more than I wanted and in many cases I got the item.
Chris Haynes
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Chris Haynes
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That is fine for someone who has nothing better to do than sit in front of their computer all day and night. Other people have jobs and other things to do. Using a sniping program works well for them.