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13-01-2005, 11:40 PM | #31 | |||
Burnin Rubber
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Slightly off topic, how reliable generally is EBay for quality of items?
always been interested in biddingf, especially doin the whole sniping game, but have never been sure of how good the items are.
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14-01-2005, 08:13 AM | #32 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: coowonga
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:Up_to_som i'll be sniping 2 items today ing_sm |
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14-01-2005, 08:46 AM | #33 | ||
Banned
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: In A House
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im a master sniper i love sniping infact i'll snipe all day long to get the item i want,technically if your bidding the entire way through you find that nothing is a bargain then ppl wouldnt buy from ebay..
90% of users do it (sniping) a product for example RC car 25 bucks 5 mins to go sells for 140 bucks with 59 bids in 5 mins thats pretty hectic i reckon but is fair,after all "winner takes all" i reckon.. im always a last minute bidder i'll stalk ppl till the last minute to buy things its all good.LOL |
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14-01-2005, 01:48 PM | #34 | ||
I've got a blue car
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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eBay is good for obscure stuff, a lot of the day to day items in Australia aren't a lot cheaper, the overseas stuff is good.
I've bought a bit of camera gear off eBay, my EOS 30 body, a 100-300 lens (since sold again via eBay). Bought a Lowepro Nature Trekker bag from US eBay, about 60% of the price here. Handy to offload bit that's I buy and the don't fit because I'm too dumb to read the specs sometimes. ( I swear I've bought about 3 bags that were supposed to fit my camera and they haven't - another one sitting on my desk at the moment ready to go on.) I mainly use it for stuff I can't get in Australia. Although I did buy my UPS, WinXP Pro and Office XP off eBay (and no they aren't pirate - it's OEM stuff). Took a while as the UPS guy had heaps up for sale and I'd only bid the starting price, so took about 10 auctions to finally get it. |
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14-01-2005, 11:24 PM | #35 | ||
Looking for clues...
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Morayfield
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I'd say if you can view the item, particularly with mechaniclal things, it's good. Because you don't get any guarantees on used items, you're relying on the say-so of the seller. I mentioned before I sold my bike last night for what I think is an exhorbitant amount, and I get a phone call today from the guy who bought it, he can't organise freight, so he's flying down to Brisbane from Townsville, and riding the bike back. I've got to book the bike into a mechanic tomorrow, to make sure it will make it that far... I've let him know the problems it has, but I think he's in it for a mid-life adventure!
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