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Zaftig · 10-24-2004, 01:35 AM

I registered on ebay and now I'm addicted!

melissa · 10-24-2004, 01:36 AM

Watch out world!!!

Zaftig · 10-24-2004, 01:37 AM

Watch out bank account! I have already begun bidding on a gift for Sim! I'll probably lose since it's my first time!

melissa · 10-24-2004, 01:39 AM

I bet there are plenty of ebay pros here to give you pointers (not me though).

Hermione · 10-24-2004, 01:42 AM

I hope you get the gift!

daverbee · 10-24-2004, 01:42 AM

Snake is the Ebay Empress here. Refer all questions to her...

Zaftig · 10-24-2004, 02:42 AM

Yeah, I hate being one of the clueless newbies.

I'm all confused over shipping. . . Is there a way to estimate how much you think it will be w/out having to ask the seller?? It's automatically listed for the US but I'm in Canada and even when I do the 'search w/in Canada it still has costs for shipping in the US. As a beginner I just want to buy w/in Canada in the beginning. Just until I get my fins a bit more wet.

LadyCrow · 10-24-2004, 02:51 AM

Congrats, Zaftig. Being a 5-year eBay "veteran", I'd like to offer two words of advice:

caveat emptor

"Buyer beware". Read the description of the item you would like to win/purchase very carefully. Make sure you know exactly what the item is before you buy. Why do I say this? Well, twice I purchased something, received it, & it wasn't what I thought it'd be. Did I return the items? No, because I felt that I didn't read the item description thoroughly (sp?) enough.

As I'm sure you know, there are good & bad sellers (& buyers, if you plan to sell) on eBay. Use caution (& your own judgement; especially if a seller/buyer seems to be a bit shady), and you'll do fine.

Good luck!

LadyCrow · 10-24-2004, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zaftig
Yeah, I hate being one of the clueless newbies.

I'm all confused over shipping. . . Is there a way to estimate how much you think it will be w/out having to ask the seller?? It's automatically listed for the US but I'm in Canada and even when I do the 'search w/in Canada it still has costs for shipping in the US. As a beginner I just want to buy w/in Canada in the beginning. Just until I get my fins a bit more wet.

It should be listed in the item description itself. However, if you have questions about currency conversion, here is a currency converter website that you may find useful:

http://www.xe.com/

Don't hesitate to ask the seller a question. Most of the time, the sellers welcome questions, & I know that eBay encourages it too.

Enjoy yourself on eBay. Let us know what your first purchase is!

trisherina · 10-24-2004, 03:01 AM

It's best to just ask the seller about shipping. If absolutely unable to do so, I'll just assume it's going to be some uncomfortable amount and factor that in to my final maximum bid. Most sellers are fair about shipping; once or twice I've even been charged slightly less than what the shipper paid to send the parcel. I do look, when the parcel comes, and respond accordingly.

Zaftig · 10-24-2004, 03:09 AM

I just bid on something small. A light switch plate.

Just 1.22 CAD.

I just found another auction for the same thing ending very closely for .01.

BLAH!

I just wanted to start with something small. I guess i'll eventually get the rhythm of this all.

I do intend on selling eventually. I figure if I get the hang of it after I buy a couple things and all is said and done I'll get the feel of things.

Thanks so much for the advice ladies! I'll probably be back with more questions!

Zaftig · 10-24-2004, 03:20 AM

GOSH I AM CLUELESS! I hate it!

I won. So what do I do now? Wait until they contact me with a total and they ask for my address?

trisherina · 10-24-2004, 03:24 AM

Go ahead! Contact them! Be bold.

melissa · 10-24-2004, 03:24 AM

Yay!! You're a winner!!

tsunamimom · 10-24-2004, 05:10 AM

I've got loads of good things off ebay - old books mostly, but my husband bought me a piano for $20!

10-24-2004, 01:35 AM	#1
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	I did it! I registered on ebay and now I'm addicted! __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

10-24-2004, 01:36 AM	#2
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Watch out world!!! __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

10-24-2004, 01:37 AM	#3
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	Watch out bank account! I have already begun bidding on a gift for Sim! I'll probably lose since it's my first time! __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

10-24-2004, 01:39 AM	#4
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	I bet there are plenty of ebay pros here to give you pointers (not me though). __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

10-24-2004, 02:42 AM	#7
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	Yeah, I hate being one of the clueless newbies. I'm all confused over shipping. . . Is there a way to estimate how much you think it will be w/out having to ask the seller?? It's automatically listed for the US but I'm in Canada and even when I do the 'search w/in Canada it still has costs for shipping in the US. As a beginner I just want to buy w/in Canada in the beginning. Just until I get my fins a bit more wet. __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

10-24-2004, 01:42 AM	#5
Hermione monkey Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,060	I hope you get the gift!

10-24-2004, 01:42 AM	#6
daverbee Key Lime Pie rocks!!! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oh, yeah! Posts: 7,695	Snake is the Ebay Empress here. Refer all questions to her...

10-24-2004, 02:51 AM	#8
LadyCrow WhY sO SiRiUs? Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ta uoy erehw Posts: 1,120	Congrats, Zaftig. Being a 5-year eBay "veteran", I'd like to offer two words of advice: caveat emptor "Buyer beware". Read the description of the item you would like to win/purchase very carefully. Make sure you know exactly what the item is before you buy. Why do I say this? Well, twice I purchased something, received it, & it wasn't what I thought it'd be. Did I return the items? No, because I felt that I didn't read the item description thoroughly (sp?) enough. As I'm sure you know, there are good & bad sellers (& buyers, if you plan to sell) on eBay. Use caution (& your own judgement; especially if a seller/buyer seems to be a bit shady), and you'll do fine. Good luck! __________________ "If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable." -- Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court Justice Source: Texas vs. Johnson, 1989 ************ Illegitimi non carborundum... ************ Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger. - Heath Ledger

10-24-2004, 03:01 AM	#10
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	It's best to just ask the seller about shipping. If absolutely unable to do so, I'll just assume it's going to be some uncomfortable amount and factor that in to my final maximum bid. Most sellers are fair about shipping; once or twice I've even been charged slightly less than what the shipper paid to send the parcel. I do look, when the parcel comes, and respond accordingly. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

10-24-2004, 03:09 AM	#11
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	I just bid on something small. A light switch plate. Just 1.22 CAD. I just found another auction for the same thing ending very closely for .01. BLAH! I just wanted to start with something small. I guess i'll eventually get the rhythm of this all. I do intend on selling eventually. I figure if I get the hang of it after I buy a couple things and all is said and done I'll get the feel of things. Thanks so much for the advice ladies! I'll probably be back with more questions! __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

10-24-2004, 03:20 AM	#12
Zaftig monkey Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 1,951	GOSH I AM CLUELESS! I hate it! I won. So what do I do now? Wait until they contact me with a total and they ask for my address? __________________ Build a bridge and get over it.

10-24-2004, 03:24 AM	#13
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Go ahead! Contact them! Be bold. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

10-24-2004, 03:24 AM	#14
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	Yay!! You're a winner!! __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

10-24-2004, 05:10 AM	#15
tsunamimom I'll put the kettle on... Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 593	I've got loads of good things off ebay - old books mostly, but my husband bought me a piano for $20! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* "There is no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in Pie" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

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