I’ve always had a fear e-bay. What about the scams? What if you bought a telescope only to receive a magnifying glass? I’ve seen an e-bay entry where they sold an empty XBox Box for over a hundred! You can spend the entire week tracking an item only to find out that you didn’t get the item because someone outbid you in the last few seconds.
Recently, though, I’ve noticed more and more acquaintances who frequently conduct transactions on ebay. A coworker of mine bid on a gas pump used in a movie for over $1000. I thought his mind went cuckoo, but he justified it with the fact that he can always recoup the cost by resell it on ebay. I also know that olivetheotherreindeer regularly makes bead accessories and sells them on ebay, and Tim bought some nice Mariners tickets for much cheaper than the face value.
I decided to give ebay a try.
I got two Ichiro bobbleheads, so I listed one on e-bay. So far so good. I have an old shaver that I love but could not find the replacement blade and foil locally anywhere any more. I found one on ebay. They normally run $18-$25 in online stores, but I got one for $6.99. We’ll see if it is delivered as promised.
If it all works, I may just have sweep through my garage to see if I can find some junk to sell. As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure! 🙂
I like ebay. There are tricks here and there.. not scam, but get the most out of your product like.. which day to close, time, etc. I have a good history with Ebay 🙂 you can look me up. That bobble head should sell pretty well.
Yeah, check out the completed listings to see how much they’re actually going for. Yeah ebay is only good only if you think it’ll sell well. After a while it gets to be a hassle dealing with some buyers…and the ebay fees are pretty significant.
wow! you scored big on your bobble head!! Good job!