ECOslin
01-24-2003, 08:51 AM
I was asked tonight how best to utilize Ebay.
Edward Oslin's rules for getting what you want on Ebay.
1. Decide what you want beforehand.
2. Watch two or three other sales(click 'watch this item') on those pages and on your 'I'm buying/watching page' under 'My Ebay' see what price those sales end at.(sometimes this isn't an option for a unique item)
3. You have the option of placing an early bid, if you haven't time to watch an item, this bid has a negative side of letting others know of your interest in the item.
4. Early bids on your behalf, will often be overbid early by someone else.(good for the seller)
5. Set some type of alarm system, software or alarm clock, to go off a couple of minutes before your item comes to an end.
6. Refresh your item's web page till the time is under a minute, place your bid of the max money you'd be willing to spend on the item, it won't necessarily go that high, if it does then someone else wanted it way more than you did and that's just life.
Money orders (postal money orders) are the cheapest way to pay for an item, Paypal takes a large nibble from the sellers side, Bidpay takes a really large nibble from your side. Personal checks are ok, except most sellers will want to wait 10 days for them to clear.
Print this out. ;-)
Edward
check out:
Xcom Alliance poster
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3606&item=3002924993
Anyone have anything I missed?
Edward
Edward Oslin's rules for getting what you want on Ebay.
1. Decide what you want beforehand.
2. Watch two or three other sales(click 'watch this item') on those pages and on your 'I'm buying/watching page' under 'My Ebay' see what price those sales end at.(sometimes this isn't an option for a unique item)
3. You have the option of placing an early bid, if you haven't time to watch an item, this bid has a negative side of letting others know of your interest in the item.
4. Early bids on your behalf, will often be overbid early by someone else.(good for the seller)
5. Set some type of alarm system, software or alarm clock, to go off a couple of minutes before your item comes to an end.
6. Refresh your item's web page till the time is under a minute, place your bid of the max money you'd be willing to spend on the item, it won't necessarily go that high, if it does then someone else wanted it way more than you did and that's just life.
Money orders (postal money orders) are the cheapest way to pay for an item, Paypal takes a large nibble from the sellers side, Bidpay takes a really large nibble from your side. Personal checks are ok, except most sellers will want to wait 10 days for them to clear.
Print this out. ;-)
Edward
check out:
Xcom Alliance poster
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3606&item=3002924993
Anyone have anything I missed?
Edward