POLL: Do you eBay?

[AlienCraft]

Yes, Will be selling off excess accumulated material items soon.

 

[Jgtdragon]

Ebay is ok, except cheaptard snipe with program at end of auction. 😉

 

[MazerRackham]

I have never bought nor sold anything on eBay. Ever! 🙂 I must be weird....

 

[KarenMarie]

bought and sold over two and a half years. 350+ transactions.

🙂

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
I bought my car on Ebay, but other than that, I sell only.

Old books make mogul $$$!

What kind of car, and how was the transaction?

Olds Aurora for $8k. The transaction went perfectly. I sent the $3400 he owed to his bank immediately, and paid him the remainder when I picked it up. He live ~90 miles a way, but it was an easy drive.

 

[Dacalo]

I have been ebaying for the past 5 years.

 

[Mermaidman]

Yes. I buy and sell. In fact, I'm hoping there will be more bids on my $3000 auction that's ending in 3 hours 😛 (See sig)

 

[placebo139]

for almost three years!

 

[hdeck]

nope

 

[Spudd]

Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: NFS4
YES

You're the reason I rarely post hot deals anymore.

You're welcome, btw.

yeah, people like that seem to piss me off.

I tried the whole Ferengi thing a couple years ago. Around Christmas, those little purr kittens were selling for $20 or so at Wal-Mart, while they were selling for $75 or so online. I went to the local wal-mart and found 8 in stock. Bought two of them and put the rest on layaway.

Went home and put the first two up on Ebay. Got around $75 each for them so I was making a nice profit. Great, right? Wrong. My little sister found the kittens and had such a fun time playing with them. Couldn't help but think of all the other kids my sisters age that would have fun playing with them and all the parents that are frantically looking for them.

Anyway, I ended up buying 4 of them total (2 for my sister, and 2 for the people on Ebay) and then let the rest go back on the shelf.

Greed sucks.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

but where does he sell it? locally? you'd have to know a lot of people in order to buy stuff online and sell it locally for a profit. Unless you have a few specific things you look for.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: NFS4
YES

You're the reason I rarely post hot deals anymore.

You're welcome, btw.

yeah, people like that seem to piss me off.

I tried the whole Ferengi thing a couple years ago. Around Christmas, those little purr kittens were selling for $20 or so at Wal-Mart, while they were selling for $75 or so online. I went to the local wal-mart and found 8 in stock. Bought two of them and put the rest on layaway.

Went home and put the first two up on Ebay. Got around $75 each for them so I was making a nice profit. Great, right? Wrong. My little sister found the kittens and had such a fun time playing with them. Couldn't help but think of all the other kids my sisters age that would have fun playing with them and all the parents that are frantically looking for them.

Anyway, I ended up buying 4 of them total (2 for my sister, and 2 for the people on Ebay) and then let the rest go back on the shelf.

Greed sucks.

Huh..... I don't consider it greed at all.... although I will admit there must be a pretty fine line.

I just call it being resourceful. I mean, if you can buy something for cheaper than it is selling for... what person wouldn't go for it? You have to take advantage of what you are given. You will never get anywhere if you don't.

There's nothing wrong with finding hot deals and reselling them. It doesen't matter to the retailers. It doesen't cause a rift in the space time continuum. The only people that might bitch are the people that don't get in on the deal because they're all gone. 😛

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: NFS4
YES

You're the reason I rarely post hot deals anymore.

You're welcome, btw.

yeah, people like that seem to piss me off.

I tried the whole Ferengi thing a couple years ago. Around Christmas, those little purr kittens were selling for $20 or so at Wal-Mart, while they were selling for $75 or so online. I went to the local wal-mart and found 8 in stock. Bought two of them and put the rest on layaway.

Went home and put the first two up on Ebay. Got around $75 each for them so I was making a nice profit. Great, right? Wrong. My little sister found the kittens and had such a fun time playing with them. Couldn't help but think of all the other kids my sisters age that would have fun playing with them and all the parents that are frantically looking for them.

Anyway, I ended up buying 4 of them total (2 for my sister, and 2 for the people on Ebay) and then let the rest go back on the shelf.

Greed sucks.

Huh..... I don't consider it greed at all.... although I will admit there must be a pretty fine line.

I just call it being resourceful. I mean, if you can buy something for cheaper than it is selling for... what person wouldn't go for it? You have to take advantage of what you are given. You will never get anywhere if you don't.

There's nothing wrong with finding hot deals and reselling them. It doesen't matter to the retailers. It doesen't cause a rift in the space time continuum. The only people that might bitch are the people that don't get in on the deal because they're all gone. 😛

😛:beer:

It's a nice hobby for me. And a quite profitable one at that😛 You just have to be at the right time at the right place.

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

but where does he sell it? locally? you'd have to know a lot of people in order to buy stuff online and sell it locally for a profit. Unless you have a few specific things you look for.

What I was trying to say is that it was different "stuff".
He buys stuff he wants on eBay. He also sells stuff he doesn't need on eBay. I think he kind of misused the term "profit".

 

[alm99]

about once a year

 

[KokomoGST]

I'm not very much of an Ebayer... I really should sell a lot of my junk on there but from the looks of it, it wouldn't garner much value.

 

[ROTC1983]

Yeah, only like once or twice a year...usually I just find it somewhere else. Just recently made my one purchase...a magazine 🙂

 

[Spudd]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

Your reading comprehension is strong. Yzzim's kung fu needs work. 😛

Edit: And I didn't misuse the word profit. Profit = income - basis. Ex. I recently bought a particular Xbox game for around $12. I sold it online for total of $36+. Comprende?

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: Spudd

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

Your reading comprehension is strong. Yzzim's kung fu needs work. 😛

Edit: And I didn't misuse the word profit. Profit = income - basis. Ex. I recently bought a particular Xbox game for around $12. I sold it online for total of $36+. Comprende?

I understood it as:

I buy stuff on Ebay, for cheap. The stuff I don't need I sell and make money.

My question = Where do you sell this stuff you find on Ebay. You obviously can't resell it on Ebay since it didn't sell for much in the first place.

You = teh dumber 😛

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Sifl

Originally posted by: NFS4
YES

You're the reason I rarely post hot deals anymore.

You're welcome, btw.

yeah, people like that seem to piss me off.

I tried the whole Ferengi thing a couple years ago. Around Christmas, those little purr kittens were selling for $20 or so at Wal-Mart, while they were selling for $75 or so online. I went to the local wal-mart and found 8 in stock. Bought two of them and put the rest on layaway.

Went home and put the first two up on Ebay. Got around $75 each for them so I was making a nice profit. Great, right? Wrong. My little sister found the kittens and had such a fun time playing with them. Couldn't help but think of all the other kids my sisters age that would have fun playing with them and all the parents that are frantically looking for them.

Anyway, I ended up buying 4 of them total (2 for my sister, and 2 for the people on Ebay) and then let the rest go back on the shelf.

Greed sucks.

Huh..... I don't consider it greed at all.... although I will admit there must be a pretty fine line.

I just call it being resourceful. I mean, if you can buy something for cheaper than it is selling for... what person wouldn't go for it? You have to take advantage of what you are given. You will never get anywhere if you don't.

There's nothing wrong with finding hot deals and reselling them. It doesen't matter to the retailers. It doesen't cause a rift in the space time continuum. The only people that might bitch are the people that don't get in on the deal because they're all gone. 😛

Have you even read what Sifl and I are typing? 😛

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: hdeck
nope

i've never used it before. maybe i will someday.

 

[Spudd]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Spudd
Buy stuff cheap on eBay, sell stuff that I don't need for a profit.

where do you sell it? on ebay again 😕

I would read it as "I buy stuff cheap on eBay, and I also sell stuff that I don't need for a profit."

Your reading comprehension is strong. Yzzim's kung fu needs work. 😛

Edit: And I didn't misuse the word profit. Profit = income - basis. Ex. I recently bought a particular Xbox game for around $12. I sold it online for total of $36+. Comprende?

I understood it as:

I buy stuff on Ebay, for cheap. The stuff I don't need I sell and make money.

My question = Where do you sell this stuff you find on Ebay. You obviously can't resell it on Ebay since it didn't sell for much in the first place.

You = teh dumber 😛

I don't understand why it is Big Smooth understood what I said but you didn't? You have a beef with eBay?? LOL.

Let me make it clearer. I like to surf eBay and snag things when I can for cheaper than I could purchase in a store (either B&M or online). Period.

Stuff that I acquire as gifts, or things that I buy locally that I don't need or that have increased in value, I sell. Thus my Xbox game example--that really happened. Now do you understand what I'm saying? 😉:beer: