Email sent to Ebay due to out Bidding at the last minute.

HI I would Like to Question the winner of 2490714013 toyotastout I believe this to be the same person. Previously it was won buy blue1966falcon 26-Aug-04 22:39 2487046640 and now the proir mentioned has now out bid me for an additional $1.
The same person is selling products and bidding on thier own material when they don't reach their expected price.

Please advise you'r investigation.

Am I wrong

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no mate i dont think you're wrong
i saved a whole lot of pages i wanted to bid on: little memory sticks
i got sick of people taking so long to answer emails

here are a couple that made me laugh. notice when i mention money their ears ning nong up:

ME: hello i would like to purchase two (2) sandisk cruzer micro 128MB USB drives from you can we work out a 'buy now' deal put on a certain time so i can bid on it? i am thinking of spending about $60. please tell me what you think
where abouts in sydney are you situated maybe i can come directly to you and pay you so you wouldnt need to spend postage costs
thank you Duc

THEM: Hi
Sorry – we don’t allow pick ups
Xcelicom

(and a short time later)

Hi
Do u mean $60 each?
Xcelicom

i went out to the local Bing Lee, bought two for $75, no postage, no waiting, thats $25 off the rrp, and supporting local businesses

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Know the price of what you are purchasing first.
With mine it was a Mini Manual and He bibbed against me for the final price so he did not lose money he purchased it for orginaly.
Interesting to see how it comes about. May be a i'll need to get a new name now.

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Gafmo,

Do a google search and learn about a product called sniperight.

It won't stop people withdrawing items from sale, but it could stop what you refer to, as the seller would'nt have time to outbid you (unless they bettered your top bid before the end of the auction).

My first eBay auction a few years ago finished at like 01:50 in the morning and I stayed up hitting refresh repeatedly as the auction drew to a close (ah the joy at winning!).

Nowadays I set a limit on sniperight and leave it to run. If I don't win, I walk away satisfied I went to my limit. If I win, SWEET!!

The seller has two names....one he sells with and the other he purchases with.
He did out bid me. He orginaly purchased the book for Aud$100 (sucker) and I almost got it for $35.
Stuff him I'll keep an eye out for him again.

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Well you just have to be patient I guess... Look for the ebayers with the huge good feedback ratings (like 50 or more, the more the merrier), make sure the feedback is pretty legit by looking at the items sold, who gave the feedback and the age of the feedback.

Basically, just do your homework on the guy and hope that he is not dogey... I recently bought an Ipaq from a dude down the road from me, i got it for 25% off RRP and it was brand new in a box still with HP's factory seal on the box. It's almost like pot luck... If you think and item's dodgey, or if anything is dodgey, don't bid...

Another trick to use is to bid on items ending when you are still awake, like 9pm etc. That way you can be awake and watch it end and not get surprised next morning.

just some thoughts...

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I don't understand how one person can have two e-bay accounts. If you want to sell you have to enter your credit card account number and you can't use the same credit card twice. It won't let you do that.

Am I missing something?

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To sell stuff you need a credit card, but if you are only buying you only need a ISP email address.

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Thats wrong. You can sell stuff with just a bank card. Im 16 and dont have a credit card and i've already sold a few things on ebay.

Gaf I am with you... Ebay is a crock of crap. its true there are bargains to be had, but the whole system is based on the fact that if a buyer doesnt want to pay, they retract their bid at the last minute, other bidders can not bid through the auction and then bid on the last second and make you miss out, sellers can be buyers, sellers can just ignore you but as long as ebay make their % on the selling price, they are larfing..!

Its all about knowing price of what you want. Most stores if you tell them you can get the item for $x elsewhere, they usually bargain you up, but you get a brand new item for less..!

Yea Jimbo I am with you. Today I got an 'ask the seller a question' about a mini part I am ebaying. This fool asked if the part would fit an Econnovan!!!

I said yea good one ya dickhead! Hey....hang on....the ebayer's name was gafmo......

shoulda said yes and gone over to Jims house to see him try fix it in

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hehehe.....yea I did!

good on ya
always a step ahead

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Yer I had to ask a silly question to ya Jam, At least you reconized me, Makka didnot a while back got him big time

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