What do/did you buy on ebay that saved you MUCH more $$$ than getting from a retailer??

[aircooled]

Just wondering.....

 

[His Lord Uberdude]

My mom saved some $100 when she bought a mixer.
I saved about $30 for some books. They were pretty used, so they weren't worth a whole lot more.

 

[Albis]

i bought some poker chips off ebay a couple yrs ago before they became popular. no one really sold chips in store so i didn't have many options

 

[ElFenix]

dell batteries

 

[PoPPeR]

microecon book (off half.com at least)

bookstore price: $70 new. $55 used
half.com - $4 + $3.25 shipping

 

[Kipper]

Textbook which cost roughly $100 on eBay for $15. Then I resold it on Half.com for $35.

 

[Aves]

I've saved hundreds on textbooks using eBay & half.com

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: Albis
i bought some poker chips off ebay a couple yrs ago before they became popular. no one really sold chips in store so i didn't have many options

Even now, decent poker chips on ebay are way cheaper than in stores.

 

[PingSpike]

I bought a ti4600 like a year and a half to two years ago for $85 shipped. Retail was like $165 for those then. It was a good deal even for a used part.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

lol, makes me think

"I saved hundreds by switching to Gyco"

I usually don't find many things on e-bay at a bargain. many things are usually higher than if I'd have gone to a store to get them, or ordered from a retailer.

 

[Sundog]

Motorcycle

 

[anxi80]

component cables. im afraid to say which brand though.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

a brand new 2003 or 2004 Ernieball Stingray 4 honey burst w/ maple neck electric bass guitar.

Retails for $1200, got it for $925 shipped. Hell of a deal.

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: anxi80
component cables. im afraid to say which brand though.

Monster?

 

[Daaavo]

My most recent purchase.

The US version of the X-Files normally run $99/season from Suncoast or around $80/season from Amazon(although season one is only $35 right now on Amazon).

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
lol, makes me think

"I saved hundreds by switching to Gyco"

I usually don't find many things on e-bay at a bargain. many things are usually higher than if I'd have gone to a store to get them, or ordered from a retailer.

Do you, by any chance, mean Geico?

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: OverVolt

Originally posted by: anxi80
component cables. im afraid to say which brand though.

Monster?

ding ding ding! johnny, tell him what he's won! :gift:

paid i think like $10-15 for i want to say was 25-30 ft. of cable. maybe $20. its been too long and im too lazy to log into ebay.

 

[amol]

video games and cables (and i dont get monster, i only have one of those cables and its because a friend had no use for them)

 

[Instan00dles]

I usually buy tools off of ebay, bought 3 endmills for 28 bucks saved about 200 dollars.

 

[LordNoob]

Speakers from Harmon Kardon's ebay store.

 

[dighn]

some electronic components. leds, capacitors, microcontrollers etc

 

[redly]

real doll

 

[thomsbrain]

nothing. i have however found some otherwise unavailable stuff there though.

 

[Anubis]

i got a set of Klipsch Promedia 4.1s for 140$ Brand New they the retail on them at that time was well over 200$

 

[Blastomyces]

Watercolors, $7/tube at Aaron brothers, usually ~$2/tube on ebay. WHen youre buying 30 tubes at a time, that adds up.