eBay advice/help please

Monserrat said:
I can think of another "don't". Don't sell a complete computer (base unit). Here goes: Last year I sold Shuttle PC with P4 2.8GHz hyperthreading, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD, a Geforce 6800, Soundblaster X-Fi, floppy drive and DVD-RAM drive, with activated Windows XP Professional in which the license alone costs £100. How much did I get for the bugger? Just £65 for the whole thing. Also last year, I sold just a Shuttle case, nothing else. That alone got £75. Talk about frustrating!
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I hope you didn't actually go through with the sale of those.
 
kylew said:
I hope you didn't actually go through with the sale of those.
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Annoying as it is for sellers when an item doesn't reach their desired selling price, it's even worse for the buyer if the seller tries to cancel the transaction when their only reason is "wanted more money". Half the point of ebay is getting a good bargain and if sellers wanted a certain amount they should either have sold using BIN (maybe with best offer) or used a reserve price.
 
Redmint said:
Annoying as it is for sellers when an item doesn't reach their desired selling price, it's even worse for the buyer if the seller tries to cancel the transaction when their only reason is "wanted more money". Half the point of ebay is getting a good bargain and if sellers wanted a certain amount they should either have sold using BIN (maybe with best offer) or used a reserve price.
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That's all well and good, but the buyer's only "losing" out on the possibility of a good bargain and is most definitely not "even worse for the buyer".
 
kylew said:
That's all well and good, but the buyer's only "losing" out on the possibility of a good bargain and is most definitely not "even worse for the buyer".
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Not a very good attitude I'm afraid.

You offer something for sale and if you do not set a minimum or reserve price then you are stating that you are willing to take whatever you can get for it.

Once someone bids and wins an auction then the deal is made and if you then do not go through with it then you are a welcher pure and simple.

Welchers are one of the lower forms of life.

But thank you for posting that because now I know never to try and buy anything you sell as your word is ****.

oh and for the record online auction sales are legaly binding under UK law so if a person makes a bid within your selling requirements and you refuse to sell the item to them after the auction ends they can take you to court and sue you.

Same can be said for non payers as well sellers have the legal right to take them to court.
 
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Here's a useful tip:

Don't sell a Les Paul Standard for £800!

(Especially if it's '70s vintage, like your Strat and Yammy SG :D)
 
Snograt said:
Here's a useful tip:

Don't sell a Les Paul Standard for £800!

(Especially if it's '70s vintage, like your Strat and Yammy SG :D)
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It's 1996 and cost me £800.
It's a long story but if I do get the guitar I want, then the Yammy has got to go back to the guy who sold it me for the same price :(
 
Larkspeed said:
Not a very good attitude I'm afraid.

You offer something for sale and if you do not set a minimum or reserve price then you are stating that you are willing to take whatever you can get for it.

Once someone bids and wins an auction then the deal is made and if you then do not go through with it then you are a welcher pure and simple.

Welchers are one of the lower forms of life.

But thank you for posting that because now I know never to try and buy anything you sell as your word is ****.

oh and for the record online auction sales are legaly binding under UK law so if a person makes a bid within your selling requirements and you refuse to sell the item to them after the auction ends they can take you to court and sue you.

Same can be said for non payers as well sellers have the legal right to take them to court.
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Oh stop being a drama queen. You think one of the lowest forms of life is those who cancel an eBay transaction because they didn't get the amount they wanted? :rolleyes:

How do you cope when your TV remote batteries run out?
 
kylew said:
Oh stop being a drama queen. You think one of the lowest forms of life is those who cancel an eBay transaction because they didn't get the amount they wanted? :rolleyes:

How do you cope when your TV remote batteries run out?
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You bugger I just spit diet coke over my chair
 
Just auction it for 99p start with no reserve, if it doesn't get near a price you are comfortable with have a friend bid on it.
 
Right, that's it. I'm not replying to any more dmpoole threads. That's three times this week and I've "malechicken"ed up each time.
 
Have a look at www.interparcel.com and pick the service that provides adequate insurance.
For a high value and potentially 'breakable' item such as this I would plump for local collection and put any other means of collection in the hands of the buyer to arrange at their cost.
Should the guitar go via courier to the winning bidder, take plenty of detailed photos prior to letting it go.
Sadly ebay has become a haven for some fairly unrealistic expectations these days.
 
Here is what I would do... Everyone loves to feel they have a bargain, so set it with a BIN price of £1000.00 or Best Offer. If someone buys it now at a £1000 you are laughing and if not you will get offers coming in of varying amounts and hopefully a few above your £800 minimum.
 
Thanks everybody but I've just had a buyer from an unusual place.
I put it on my hospitals Intranet 'for sales' and it's gone for £800 :D

Your advice has been valuable for the future - thanks.
 
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