eBay...

GameMaster · 11-10-2003, 02:45 AM

I've used eBay a couple times. It's been a good experience so far. I bought two DVDs and a Domo-Kun doll. All three items were shipped promptly. I used PayPal to pay for the items which allows the seller to receive their money faster and then they can ship your product sooner. The only annoying thing about eBay are the other bidders. Trying to win an item and get the price down simaltaneosly can be hard. The trick is to wait until the last five minutes before the auction ends. Then you make a bid to see if the other bidder(s) have set proxy bidding (where you set a maximum bid amount and eBay automatically raises it by 50 cents I think every time someone else bids). If they have, you just gotta wait it out until the last ten seconds and then bid and hope yours was the last bid counted. If they haven't set proxy bidding do the same thing, wait until the last few seconds then hit your bid.

Jonbo298 · 11-10-2003, 03:40 AM

I'm not really an avid eBay buyer but I look at eBay all the time for computer stuff since I'm upgrading a few things in the next week or 2.

The only thing I've bought from eBay so far has been a mobo and it was from a company that was credible and the price was good.

I would use eBay more for buying things I can't find anywhere else or for great bargains, but I haven't since I only got a job recently and my first paycheck isn't until Friday...then I will hope to use it more often.

DimHalo · 11-10-2003, 11:12 AM

I just recently bought a video card for jeepnut off of there and so far it has been good. haven't gotten it yet. my room mate bought an ibook and got a great deal. but ebay can be dangerous.... i bid on a game without looking at the options and noticed that it was going for a lot cheaper on another auction, i'm kicking myself for that one

Yoda9864 · 11-10-2003, 11:24 AM

Simply put, I don't trust anything off of eBay. A couple of my friends have gotten ripped off majorly. That's enough for me not to use it.

Happydude · 11-10-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoda9864

Simply put, I don't trust anything off of eBay. A couple of my friends have gotten ripped off majorly. That's enough for me not to use it.

how were they ripped off?

Jewels · 11-10-2003, 12:19 PM

i dont buy online mainly because i dont have a credit card to purchase things, and if i did have one what things would i buy, believe me credit cards and college students just DONT MIX sometimes. that and i dont trust the people on e-bay ever since some hackers pulled that stunt on e-bay last year, where they like hacked into and and made an exact replica of the confirm your credit card number page and stole lots of peoples numbers.... thats horrible, damn those nerdy hackers...

Ace195 · 11-10-2003, 12:49 PM

I buy off of e-bay all the time but when I do it I use my credit card and I also make sure to have insurance on something that I buy and I also check the sellers rating before I buy anything.