EBAY Problems

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Anyone out there ever have any problems with EBAY?

I was going to purchase an item last week that sold for 35 .00 shipping costs were 63.00!!!!! I wrote the guy and told him he was GOUGING selling item low and recovering costs on s/h.

Another incident I had last summer where I was planning to buy an item again emailed the guy who said they only ship no pick ups They use UPS.

I asked where he was located and he said Hamilton we talked and he told me where which was 6 blocks from my house!!!!!!! I asked if I could pick it up to save him packing etc and was told no shipping only to which I told him sorry I wont be buying anything from you. You just lost a sale.

Anyone else have an EBAY story?
 
OMG---I was just going to make a post saying......

E-bay is rigging the bids I believe!!

Check it out.....

http://offer.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=190281819835


These carbs last winter were going for $75 or so. Yes its another year older and rarer but with the economy in a major slump I thought I see whats going on there and see if I could get a few good buys and re-sell what I don't like for a tiny profit in the summer--or next summer the way things are.....But E-bay has some BS going on now...I mean if it wasn't for this one bidder with zero feedback, that carb would have sold for $60...instead this guy paid $155...notice too that the BS bidder running the bid up didn't win :confused: Like the comupter knew when to stop.

This isn't the only one, its the latest one...I been watching some bids lately on some stuff....its not a bunch of bidders but one bidder driving the price way up...plus E-bay new system you can't contact the bidder and ask him a question...all bids are private now,

E-bay KNOWS there are fewer bidders so they are playing with the bidding I bet!!...But prove it...you can't...E-bay controls it all with no over sight.
 
LOL so much paranoia... Anyways, shill bidding is not new to Ebay. Some dishonest sellers do it quiet often. I highly doubt Ebay would drive the bids up and risk alienating their buyer base. As it is, Ebay has become oversaturated with people who have no clue what an item is worth and often drive up the price above its real value.

As for high shipping costs, it's technically against ebay regulations to overinflate the shipping costs and you can report the item and the seller to Ebay for further investigation but at the end of the day if you don't like the terms of sale just move on as you correctly did. Some sellers are flexible some ain't.
 
Why...there is so much fraud going on with big business screwing around with their books, why should E-bay be any different....and nobody can't prove it. E-bay doesn't have any oversight on its systems...nobody is watching over them. Even the gas pumps you can check to see if you get a full liter or gallon of gas...who is checking E-bay.


If it was the seller running the bids up, how do they know when to stop....this link I posted the guy who won placed the winning bid in on Jan 30th....and I bet his bid was pretty darn close to $155...the one bidding the price up stop right before winning. Hmm.


Check out what E-bay says why they change the rules...

To help keep the eBay community safe, enhance bidder privacy, and protect our members from fraudulent emails, eBay has changed how User IDs display on the bid history page. Only you and the seller of the item can view your User ID, all other members will see anonymous user IDs, such as x***y.....

Well the seller is not going to ask questions...hes happy he got $155 instead of $60....the person who is going to pay $155 can't see who drove his bid so high.

E-bay is helping the sellers to keep them happy...the buyers are just winning closer to their total bid now....if he would have stop at $80, maybe he would have won it at $75.. E-bay makes more money and nobody knows or can prove it.
 
When you buy on ebay you have to consider the all-in cost including shipping. From what I have heard, ebay charges sellers on the price of the item. Therefore they keep the price low and make up the difference on "shipping" thereby skirting around additional ebay fees. I believe that ebay has asked buyers to report such sellers to them though I have not heard of any being dealt with by ebay.

On the other issue, I can't say that I believe ebay would rig the bids. I tend to think that this would come from the seller side.
 
I've bought stuff off of ebay on and off for the last 10 years or so. My strategy...find something you're interested in...find out the exact shipping cost...then put in a maximum bid that reflects the shipping cost and that you can live with. Don't up the bid later under any circumstances. If you don't get it, then live with it.

Some people I've dealt with (especially people that run a business on ebay) welcome picking up the item in person if you offer to bring cash. But that probably depends on the seller.

I don't think that ebay inflates auctions....the sellers do! They have a second or third account to inflate the price of items. You could track it to see if certain bidders always bid on items from a specific seller....
 
I don't have more than one account. If the bidding isn't going well, I just call my suister or a friend in Florida to bid it up. Either someome out bids them or I keep the item I don't want to sell at such a low bid. Have only done that a few times in over 100 auctions. It's pretty common practice.

As far as shipping goes, if you don't like the charge don't bid. That's where they make money on some cheap crap items.
 
anonemouse said:
I've bought stuff off of ebay on and off for the last 10 years or so. My strategy...find something you're interested in...find out the exact shipping cost...then put in a maximum bid that reflects the shipping cost and that you can live with. Don't up the bid later under any circumstances. If you don't get it, then live with it.

Some people I've dealt with (especially people that run a business on ebay) welcome picking up the item in person if you offer to bring cash. But that probably depends on the seller.

I don't think that ebay inflates auctions....the sellers do! They have a second or third account to inflate the price of items. You could track it to see if certain bidders always bid on items from a specific seller....
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Exactly!

Don't forget...it's an auction with individual sellers using a common framework. You don't have to accept their price. Sometimes there are great deals available even when you factor in the inflated shipping costs.
 
I occassionaly sell things on eBay, and I wouldn't want anyone dropping by my house for the item. Partly, it's for privacy. Also, I typically sell larger ticket items on Craigslist for example. Even when you agree to a price beforehand, people tend to want to bargain all over again once they show up to see the item. People also back out of deals, or never show up to pay for the item. There's the other issue of all the waste of time offers you get... the lowball offers with the hard luck story, the annoying offers to barter, etc

When I sell on eBay, I accept PayPal only and I don't ship until I have the payment. I also don't gauge people on shipping though. I get to avoid all the hassles of dealing with people directly.

When I am selling a large item like a TV or computer, I find Craigslist to be a better option.
 
Ebay is a crooks dream come true.

You can set up a business, and sell low, but charge high. There have even been stories of burglars getting rid of stolen goods on Ebay.
 
HAMSTER INSPECTOR said:
You can set up a business, and sell low, but charge high. There have even been stories of burglars getting rid of stolen goods on Ebay.
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Oh those are the best buy's on E-bay :D


I have no problems with shipping costs...I understand it takes time to pack the item and then drive to the post office-plus the boxes aren't cheap..I paid $5 once for a box at UPS for a mid size box--yeah I could have try to find one for free but was too lazy plus the guy paid good money for the item, he got a brand new box with it.

I have been on E-bay for 4 years, this month is the first time I think something screwy is going on...there is fewer bidders but many times its one bidder driving the price up but doesn't win. You can not see who is bidding on what now...all bids are block, you just see their feedback score.

Yes, it could be the sellers but my gut feeling since the bids are now right up to the max it be too hard for the sellers not to bid over....its still fine to sell stuff...might be better now in fact...but the buyers better be careful they don't pay too much, what ever the reason is the bids are going so high in this poor economy...even thou the number of bidders are down too.
 
I haven't purchased anything off of ebay now for a while since they inflated their commission on items being sold. This is why the sellers are using expensive shipping methods and including handling.

But it isn't just ebay. Shipping everywhere went through the roof when gas prices went up. I was looking at buying two timing belts from another site for $6.00 each (10" in diameter, 1/8" thick, 1/4" wide) and the shipping was $38.75.

I also ordered something from Richelieu lately and the shipping was $22.00 and the cost of the items were $10.00 total.
 
I was looking at 3G iphones and man, some people are selling them for like $800-$1000. :eek:

Doesn't that seem a little overpriced?
 
Ebay is also a business operated by thieves. Make Ebay collapse. How many stores and collectibles in your area have shutdown or the value dropped to shit? I'm surprised no one has driven their car into Ebay's building yet, knowing of all the horror stories and people going into bankruptcy specifically because of that company. Maybe someone will steal a tank, film it and crash into the Ebay building. Those Americans are crazy. It will be great TV for Joe 6-pack. LOL

Gyaos Baltar.
 
Gyaos said:
Ebay is also a business operated by thieves. Make Ebay collapse. How many stores and collectibles in your area have shutdown or the value dropped to shit? I'm surprised no one has driven their car into Ebay's building yet, knowing of all the horror stories and people going into bankruptcy specifically because of that company. Maybe someone will steal a tank, film it and crash into the Ebay building. Those Americans are crazy. It will be great TV for Joe 6-pack. LOL

Gyaos Baltar.
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ya got a good point...accessibility to things brought the supposed rare items (ie vintage video game and action figures) down in asking $ .
I complained 3 times on sellers posting one price to for S/H and them out right saying they were charging more because i got their shyt for way too cheap...IE $75 vintage fiat spider lights for 22 dollars..shipping was 15...than he e-mailed me he was charging 32..i informed ebay..they didn't do shyt ..same with another Farken dumby selling dash covers in Cali ..the guy flipped when i called him on his B n S...again Ebay didn't help me recover my expense. Farken EBAY
 
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