eBay for dummies

sorry for the thread revival....

Any advice on sniping

Quite keen to get my hands on this

http://ads.shoppingads.com/pagead/link_cc2bbf82ed407011118a_a342f0650572b9c74f83dc969b28417d_http%3A//cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT%26item%3D180296254879
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www.auctionsniper.com

are they legit? saw that site and just didn't inspire trust in me. Spose just got to cynical on the phising/members of the nigeria royal family front.

They are legit. I have used them for a few years now.

Yeah, me too.

I'd say "Tell them I sent you, and I get some free snipes" but that only comes to about 30p, so 1) it's cheap 2) it's cheap.

Also, you bid without bidding, so if you end up thinking better of it, you can delete without commitment.

so if I'm selling something on ebay (a sold-out pre-order), is it OK for me to say you don't need to pay until I have rec'd the pre-order? the auction won't lapse or anything if they don't pay between the auction's end and me receiving the goods (approx.20 days), will it?

^^^^is there any obv. reason I might not want to say "I will not issue my invoice for this until I have the goods in my hand." (item is listed as a pre-order)

I'd answer, but I'm confused!

don't worry, I found the answer elsewhere

no prob.

Is there any point in selling books on eBay?

Final Value Fees go up to a flat 9% today.

Fuck you, Ebay.

i also have a dumb question... if you're posting stuff to people, like where does one even get the materials to package it? have never had to do anything like this and i'm selling a jacket, some shoes, boots etc. shoes and boots i'll just try and use an old shoebox and maybe wrap in brown paper, other stuff, in a paper bag and wrapped in brown paper? is this okay ebay etiquette?

paper bag sounds fine. for the shoes you can buy stiff cardboard boxes from the post office (they come flat and you construct them yourself). I would use those.

Yeah, as long as it arrives safely, it can be as cheap as you like. The buyers will usually appreciate the cost-saving on second-hand goods.

How suspicious should my friend be of someone clicking 'buy it now' on his £3500 item who's just joined ebay today and has no feedback?

What could they actually do, if it's registered delivery and payment through paypal? They'd have to complain through official channels that the goods weren't as advertised, right?

won two normal-ass shirts (separate listings) off the same seller so ask for combined postage. she graciously offers to post them in the same parcel but without suitable explanation ("weight", fuck off cunt) refuses to reduce the double p&p cost. ebay's customer service seems vague on this to the point of avoiding the subject so am i just supposed to accept the blatant gouging or what

Can ppl who use ebay throw down pithy bits of wisdom about it here so I can feed off them please

I'm about to look into selling stuff on it, but also buying