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What the hell is going on with eBay |
goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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I have just been monitoring a sale on eBay where one poor seller was selling his S700i and had £82 going for it.
Then in the last minute two people jumped in and bid on it for outrageous prices like £217, ruining the poor guys sale. What b*stards?
Thats the second time this week I've seen it happen. Does it happen a lot now?
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Krubach
Joined: Dec 05, 2002
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From: Sunny Portugal! :)
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Snipers are very comon on ebay...
I do it all the time. 
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tombadier
Joined: Oct 27, 2004
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From: Derbyshire, UK
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These aren't snipers, cause they have no intention to pay for the phone.
They are simply winning the phone at stupid prices forcing you to pay high final value fees and to waste your time.
It is happening all the time!
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haynesycop
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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Yeah it is really mean this is why i do not sell on ebay just not worth the hassle at all.
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solidsingh
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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From: india
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some ppl have no choice but to sell on ebay, particularly traders like me, people on forums want too much for too little
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haynesycop
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
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Yeah i know you can get much better prices on ebay but you take a risk when listing high value items like phones.
If you selling little things your less likely to get stung, i only use ebay for buying now.
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amnesia
Joined: Jan 15, 2004
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From: Doha, London, Tokyo, Shanghai
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happened to me three times in a row sadly.
these bastards sometimes go on to waste your time and making excuses.
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xdavex
Joined: Jul 27, 2005
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From: UK.
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When i sold my XDA IIs it got "bought" on buy it now 3 or 4 times from scammers and zero bidders. Its such a pain in the ass!
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jcwhite_uk
Joined: Feb 18, 2004
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From: Dorset, UK Phone:Xperia Z1
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I have never really had a problem. I only accept Paypal and the people who try to ruin these auctions/ bin dont register with paypal as its to much of a painto join. Ebay blocks all people who try to bid on my auctions who dont have a paypal account.
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Luke-the-magic-man
Joined: May 31, 2005
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On 2006-06-01 19:17:50, solidsingh wrote:
some ppl have no choice but to sell on ebay, particularly traders like me, people on forums want too much for too little
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yery true also people on forums back out and its a less controlled market place.
I just block them myself very easy to do I find
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Seen this quite a few times, scammers trying to tempt people into thinking they've got an over the top price for their item, and that greed will make them lose their rationality! 
Luckily (so far) it's not happened to me, but probably just a matter of time!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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They should have an option whereby sellers can choose not to accept bids from members below a certain feedback score.
It would help loads....
It hasn't happened to me yet though I'd be livid if it did....
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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I think you can set bidder requirements when you list an item, and I think you can block all bids from say, everyone with a zero rating or below a certain amount. Never tried it myself though, and the problems I've had have actually often been from people with more than 5 feedback!
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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JJ!
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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My previous w800i was bought by a nigerian priest, then by another nigerian buying it for his daughter.
Really pisses me off.. there should be more ways to stop these people getting accounts.. i think you should have to register your card details to become a buyer as well as a seller.
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abubakar
Joined: Sep 15, 2005
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From: Nigeria
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@JJ: just for clarity, what do you mean by "these people"? |
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Posted: 2006-06-01 18:52
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