i am sick of punks buyin just to sell

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2009
    Is this thread STILL HERE? Chill out slow!

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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,044
    edited June 2009
    Sniping program? :eek: I dunno....
    I did hear on a reputable radio program about the ultra-complicated rating system of stars Ebay uses to rate the sellers. There a red stars, yellow stars, blue stars, yellow stars, red shooting stars, yellow shooting stars, and so on...so just because you see 5 stars, doesn't mean you are dealing with the "best" seller. I have not had a chance to locate the rating scale on Ebay, but thought this was interesting...
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    edited June 2009
    slowpolky wrote: »
    i c what your saying but ya know i had won this up until yesterday and the whole day no bids and bang some one snags it for 135, i'm just not clued up on this stuff yet

    Maybe your last bid should have been $140
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited June 2009
    I understand you frustration. The bottom line with bidding---well, is your bottom line. I don't worry about getting sniped, I put the maximum I'm willing to pay and I either get it or I don't.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited June 2009
    steveinaz wrote:
    II don't worry about getting sniped, I put the maximum I'm willing to pay and I either get it or I don't.

    This is the only way to bid on ebay IMO!
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    edited June 2009
    toolforlifefan wrote: »
    just go polk direct. Your supporting the company directly with a great deal, and you will not be disapointed with the refurb.

    +1000
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  • BeRad
    BeRad Posts: 736
    edited June 2009
    I'm in for this one. I could use one of those rants.
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited June 2009
    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Three words...

    EBAY FOR DUMMIES
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited June 2009
    While this frustrates me on ebay, I do this on Craigslist all the time. Honestly the stuff on there is not a 'necessity', which I find funny how some of you are saying you 'need' this or that and are upset that someone sniped it. You don't need it. If you did, you'd buy it retail or outbid them, but theres nothing of necessity in these items.

    I get outbid or beaten to items on Craigslist all the time. But a sometimes when I get a sweet deal on something, I do get it just to resell it (like the 37" 1080p for $300 or the 42" 720p for $200). It's a free economy and right now we'll do whatever it takes to make a little extra cash.
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited June 2009
    wizzy wrote: »
    Never bid on anything until there's about 15 seconds left, and bid what you would be happy paying.

    That's what I do. Bidding before then is pointless.

    +1. This is all the ebay strategy you need to know. Know what it's worth to you, don't get into a game of last one wins. There's free bid-sniper software you can set up to do it if you're not going to be paying attention.
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