Loogypicker wrote:
On Jan 5, 12:24 pm, Harry wrote:
Tim wrote:
Usually the winter time is when to find the bargains, and I always
like looking at ebay for boats, and I see some delicious craft that
should move and they're not even geting a bid. OR they have reserves
and starting bids so jacked up no one is interested.
Looks like some people are wanting to get out of them for what they
either have left on the loan, or they feel because it is apraised at
$15,000, it ought to sell for $15,000.
What ever happened to the $10.00 opening bids with a fair reserve?
Regardless, it looks like people are stuck with what they have.
It's possible that some sellers would rather keep their boat or whatever
than to sell it to some opportunistic shark.

I haven't shopped ebay in a long time. Last time I looked, it seemed
full of sellers who used their other accounts or the accounts of their
friends to sell merchandise.

Gee, that's odd. I shop ebay a lot, and have never had any problems.
Of course, I know enough to not get hoodwinked.


We probably buy entirely different "stuff." I just "won" a new set of
speakers - M-Audio Studiophile AV 40s - for my new iMac on a different
auction site. I just checked eBay...they were available there, but at
twice the price I paid. I paid $68 plus $15 shipping. They are about
$140 from Amazon, and typically $149+ on eBay, and most of those on eBay
are "buy it now." Why the hell would anyone buy from eBay when, if you
want to pay retail, you can buy from Amazon for less and get free shipping?

Now for "trinkets," eBay seems okay. My wife likes to look for certain
items to build out her collection of depression glass, and sometimes
finds good buys on eBay.