Using Ebay for First Time
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I wanted to buy a something from Amazon they would not ship to New Zealand.
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Vixen
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Vixen
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One thing I HAVE noticed on eBay lately is a sneaky pricing which can only be an effort to deceive and not at all against any rules. An item that sells for $1.93 will appear for sale for $193. It's not a typo coz it happens too frequently .... OR....the item will be $1.93 and postage $999!! You really have to read the ads VERY carefully 
another thing to consider, I've read in this thread 'buying from ebay', etc. ebay sells nothing, ebay ships nothing, they are a platform for businesses and private sellers to advertise their goods to buyers.
Amazon on the other hand DOES ship items, but they are ALSO a platform for businesses and private sellers to advertise and sell. Be aware of this when you select something listed on Amazon, pay attention to where the item is being fulfilled.
Amazon on the other hand DOES ship items, but they are ALSO a platform for businesses and private sellers to advertise and sell. Be aware of this when you select something listed on Amazon, pay attention to where the item is being fulfilled.
.................the item will be $1.93 and postage $999!! You really have to read the ads VERY carefully
Ebay cracks down on that on occasion. They claim it's to 'protect' the users. Of course, it's because they're losing out on fees.
rocketman122
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as well, they say theyre against shill bidding but they turn a blind eye to it because the higher the price the more money for them. whats important, more money or integrity?
I will say ebay takes shill bidding seriously, first hand experience reporting is showed me that.
john*thomas
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For the last couple years you pay the fee's on combined sale price. Fee's are the same whether it's $50.00 plus $5.00 shipping or $5.00 plus $50.00 shipping.
john*thomas
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When it's easy to prove. If you know how eBay does this, shill bidding is easier today than it was years ago.
rocketman122
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we will agree to disagree. first hand experience showed me otherwise. one seller who sells photographic equipment had 4-5 different people bidding on many of his items. I even posted it on facebook in several groups. something like 10+ items. I was looking for a grip for my d600 and d7000 for my GF's daughter.. it was so evident, a blind man saw it. a few people messaged ebay, but they did nothing. and theres a few right now im watching. one is a lens. it jumped from $25 to $161 in 9 bids a few seconds apart and no one else was bidding. and this person bidding has 4000+ bids so whos the moron that bids over and over and over to bump the price when theyres hours left to go? a new person who doesnt know, maybe, but not a veteran. everyone knows of auctionstealer. dont be naive buddy. its so evident and crystal clear.
john*thomas
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If bids are placed from a computer you've logged into you will get caught. If someone runs your bids up for you on a computer you've never logged into you won't.
All you have to do is ask your buddy from work to bid on your items from home and you won't get caught. Go to his house, log in, show him what you want him to bid on and then he logs in and bids you will get caught. eBay will catch the low hanging fruit.
rocketman122
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that one guy selling equipment has tons of accounts. they have friends helping each other. its not a big deal. ebay turns a blind eye. that one particular time, it was very clear. in all of the grips I was looking at, the same people were bidding. not the same person on each, but for instance there was 5 consitant bidders and 2-3 on each grip and it was obvious. cmon, how many grips does one person need..
there was a guy selling windows software and I sent him an anonymous message (he left his email in the description) and told him I was watching him and his shill bidding. it then stopped. its very obvious ebay allows it.