eBay sucks!

[TjLaZer]

eBay rocks.  About 95% of my collection was possible becuase of it.  Sorry but it's easy and makes this hobby easier to get into.

But I do agree, use FA: instead of Sale!

[TjLaZer]

Some good points, but what do you expect, eBay reflects people in general, some are glad to clear out their garage and glad to help, others are after one thing and that is to make their wallet fatter.

Case in point with my latest eBay experience.  I bought a Toaster Flyer.  Been wanting one for ages.  I have no idea about the Flyer and what it entails.  I see the card comes with the Octapus SCSI cables.  I think cool I should be good.  Do some research and see there is a ribbon cable that attaches the Flyer to the Toaster.  I ask the seller if it comes with this cable, she looks into it and tells me that the cable does not come off the toaster, she tried to revove it but it won't come off. We go back and forth, I find out from Matt H on here that the Flyer cable is attached to a board on the Toaster card and you have to swap it out.  I tell her this, and offer to send her my BNC board for the cable.  She says this has gotten out of hand and that the original auction did not include the cable and that's that.  No deal sorry!  I say it's a waste to sell the Toaster card with this cable if the buyer will not need it.  She says "How do you know they might not need it?"  Hello did I not buy this card that needs this cable from YOU? (help out your customer) She said I can just take my chances and just bid on it.  I offer to buy her Toaster for an amount but she decides to list it on eBay instead, and get this!  Mentions it has the "rare" Flyer cable with BNC board!!

So you see a descent helpful person would of worked with me and said, sure lets swap the BNC board so you can use this Flyer card you just bought from me!  The other types, could care less.  This is the reason people hate eBay.

[TjLaZer]

If it does not sell this time, I will just smash it up and throw it in the dumpster.

Attitudes like this really piss me off!  He would rather smash it up and throw it away than offer it for less or even free to someone who can get some enjoyment out if it???

It's fine to have a reserve on what you wish to accept for it.  But to state that is just crap.  I guess he wants to force someone to buy it than to think of it being throw away?  I don't get it.

Even Doomy would not go as far as destroy a fabulous Amiga 2000 series computer!  He should just donate it to him or sell it to him for a fair price.   :rtfm:

[TjLaZer]

ebay is great if you're going for max money..if i ebay stuff thats what its usually for.

Of course everyone wants max money.  The only people that do not want max money are the filthy rich or people who are too busy to try to get the max money by setting up ebay auctions!

Bottom line is, if you just want to make some room and want to help the community (of the item you are selling) you will post a free ad to give your item to anyone who wants it.  (like market place on here or Craigls List, etc)

Problem is the people who do end up getting it will part it out and sell it on ebay...

That's why eBay sucks!!!  But you have to remember the reason it sucks is because of the people.  Those type of people suck.  eBay is a tool.  If you use it right it's great (finding rare vintage Amiga goodies) but it can royally suck (resellers parting and hiking up prices just to make an extra greenback)

[TjLaZer]

While we're bagging EBay, one of the things that amuses me is the way some people bid. For arguements sake, item "X" is worth roughly $300 and has a starting bid of $10. 7 days out from the end of the auction you'll see people bidding a dollar at a time for something that's obviously going to go for alot more than 20 dollars. When it gets too expensive, (at around $40, for example), they stop bidding. Are these people really under the illusion that they'll end up winning said item for the price of the postage? I submit that this type of bidder is also part of the "fell out of the tree and hit my head" gene pool.

You know what?  THAT DRIVES ME BONKERS!!!!!  I do not get it.     To me these people are ID10T error codes all over my 1084 monitor!!!!

Which is why I'd rather take all the money rather then sell it for a cheap price. But why should I sell for something cheap if its going for alot of $? If demand dictates $600 for my toaster system, then I will take that $600 happily. If it only gets $400 then I'll do the same. I have other odds and ends I'm going to ebay just to clear out room.

Nobody said give something obviously worth a lot of money away for free.  We are talking about stuff like a A2000 series computer, etc.  Worth up to ~$100.  People trying to nickel and dime it these things is what is annoying.  If it's taking room and you drive an Infinity G35 do not worry about trying to get $199 for it with starting bids that high, etc.  Offer it for a low bid if you wish or give it away to someone who can use it for free (or accept a six pack of beer) LOL

Now obviously if you paid $200 for it 6 months ago (and you really need the money) I think you should try and get that money back, but if you got it free, do like GDanko said...

[TjLaZer]

If you want to save money bid at the last 6 seconds of an auction! (with bidding software) You will save money.  I have seen it time and time again.  (reason is it minimized the bidding wars that often happen when someone simply wants to win at all costs, thus hiking up the price)

[TjLaZer]

@BGary335

Here is proof you can find deals on the bay!  If this will not motivate you to keep hunting nothing will!  Remember deals can be had!  At a thrift, ebay, Craigslist, etc.  It just may take you a few years but it will happen!

A few years ago I was strolling eBay for newly listed Amiga stuff and I saw a DKB 3128 Zorro III memory card for $25 Buy it now!!  Guess what I did next? LOL

Also you might want to join the "Dark side" and start snipping bids.  It's the only way unless you are filthy rich and want to throw away loads of ca$h!

[TjLaZer]

Just received a vintage game I ordered (though from a seller on amazon, not ebay), the original Might & Magic for the C64 -- in like new condition. Or should I say was in mint condition, until the seller shipped it in a MAILBAG, and the outer box was crushed in transit! Damn it, some people are so stupid and careless it hurts my brain.

I can relate completely.  This happens to me even if I leave a note in the payment asking about shipping it well!  What do I do now?  I do not pay until I get an email from the seller asking whats up.  THEN at this point, when I have their pathetic attention, do I ask about the shipping and if they can use a BOX and not a padded envelope!  When I get a reply back I go ahead and pay.  Sorry received way to many crushed boxes to pay blindly anymore!!!!!

I would complain and ask for a refund.  Not worth it IMHO.