- Oct 9, 2002
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I put a white 16GB iPhone 3GS 16GB on eBay. It's somewhat valuable because it has an older bootrom chip and can always have an untethered jailbreak.
Because the baseband (modem firmware) currently can't be downgraded or unlocked, I thought it would add value to register the UDID with an Apple developer and install / jailbreak iOS5 beta2 (won't be officially released to the public until this fall).
So the auction description is: "Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB White RUNNING iOS5 BETA2 !!!"
I paid extra for a large image to appear in search results. I specifically started the auction after 11:00PM EST last night so it will end a week from now at 11:XX EST next Sunday night (when people are at home). I started the bidding at $1 so people would add it to their watch lists and maybe they'd all start bidding at the same time (this has always worked out well for my 1-week auctions).
When I try to search for my auction, I can't find it! Instead, eBay suppresses results and makes you choose a condition (new, used, etc), so there's no way for my auction to stand out when someone simply searches for "iPhone 3GS."
Even worse, there are "no results" when I search for "iPhone 3GS 16GB iOS5" and click "Used!"
HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO SELL SOMETHING THIS WAY?!
Also, there was a bid within minutes of submitting the auction, so I can't revise it to add details or fix the broken link in the description.
HOW THE HELL DID THAT BIDDER FIND THE AUCTION IF I CAN'T FIND IT MYSELF?
[edit]
After MULTIPLE repeated searches with Chrome, it finally started showing accurate search results. Every time I'd type "IOS5 BETA2" I'd get results that have no mention of IOS5, and I'd still have to click "View all listings" to get any results at all. It's as if eBay interprets the search as "white iPhone 3GS 16GB" and won't narrow the search results, no matter what additional terms are used.
I'm still having that problem with Internet Explorer and I can't figure out why Chrome stopped doing it.
Because the baseband (modem firmware) currently can't be downgraded or unlocked, I thought it would add value to register the UDID with an Apple developer and install / jailbreak iOS5 beta2 (won't be officially released to the public until this fall).
So the auction description is: "Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB White RUNNING iOS5 BETA2 !!!"
I paid extra for a large image to appear in search results. I specifically started the auction after 11:00PM EST last night so it will end a week from now at 11:XX EST next Sunday night (when people are at home). I started the bidding at $1 so people would add it to their watch lists and maybe they'd all start bidding at the same time (this has always worked out well for my 1-week auctions).
When I try to search for my auction, I can't find it! Instead, eBay suppresses results and makes you choose a condition (new, used, etc), so there's no way for my auction to stand out when someone simply searches for "iPhone 3GS."
Even worse, there are "no results" when I search for "iPhone 3GS 16GB iOS5" and click "Used!"
HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO SELL SOMETHING THIS WAY?!
Also, there was a bid within minutes of submitting the auction, so I can't revise it to add details or fix the broken link in the description.
HOW THE HELL DID THAT BIDDER FIND THE AUCTION IF I CAN'T FIND IT MYSELF?
[edit]
After MULTIPLE repeated searches with Chrome, it finally started showing accurate search results. Every time I'd type "IOS5 BETA2" I'd get results that have no mention of IOS5, and I'd still have to click "View all listings" to get any results at all. It's as if eBay interprets the search as "white iPhone 3GS 16GB" and won't narrow the search results, no matter what additional terms are used.
I'm still having that problem with Internet Explorer and I can't figure out why Chrome stopped doing it.
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