How eBay used to be

[Tony]

Just bought some tubing from a chap on there, it's 12m of clear reinforced suction tubing that'd fit over a 2" barrel nipple, so potential for welding one of those to a tank and using at as a vent.

Anyway, won for 99p + P&P, exchanged a few messages with the seller - very friendly and not at all bothered it it went for 99p, just didn't want to throw it away so is happy it'll be going to a good home.

If only they were all like that, given the problems I've had with some of my transactions on there it's quite refreshing!

[julianf]

I much preferred ebay when it was more "frontier town" and less "capital city" : (

[nathanrobo]

I much preferred ebay when it was more "frontier town" and less "capital city" : (

Agreed! Now it's gotten too big, it dominates web traffic away from legitimate sites, charges too much and the whole value proposition is very poor for both buyer and seller.

I deliberately offer better prices for non-ebay customers and this year I'll be putting some real effort into my SEO and digital campaigns to drive traffic directly to my site (fiat500classic.co.uk).  People often don't get it - you pay more on Ebay - about 15%.  When the average seller makes 30% margin, ties up money, takes risk, and puts in time, why should Ebay take half the available margin?

[william crosby]

Must agree with the costs but ebay is still one of the biggest selling platforms.We have on-line buying website with free delivery but still sell around 200 items per day on ebay and the web site does around 50 items.I think BUYERS trust ebay more with there money.As ebay is all for the buyer not the seller but they are getting better with disputes.

[Rotary-Motion]

i won a 99p job, i felt really bad going to pick it up and offered more money

[Tony]

Entering the realms of "what's the odds on that?" this chap has visited this site before!  He's got an interesting sounding oil burner warming his workshop.  I guess all us hoarders must share some common instincts and recognise those others of us cast from the same mould.

[Carrington]

I just got 2x 1hp 3phase atex motors for £30 the pair , I love ebay

[Tony]

You showing off with your three phase supply, the rest of us would need expensive VFDs to use them

[Carrington]

Yes if they where single phase I would have kept stum for fear of competition

[Tony]

You know us too well 

[kamaangir]

What I do, look at the listing and see if they have advertised their own site in it, visit their site contact them and buy from their own site! Did that with a refurb laptop and not only got it cheaper but turned up at thier place and got to choose one with little damage and was offered any part I wanted out their parts bin (some was faulty batteries but mostly bad cosmetic condition).

They have gotten too big for their own boots, some one needs to come up with something better.

[Rotary-Motion]

check dis out all you ebayers

http://www.baycrazy.com/

way to grab a bargain

enjoy