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Six Steps Towards
Successful Buying at eBay Auctions |
by:
Stephen
Reynolds |
Buying on eBay
can be very rewarding, either in terms of being able to pick up
items cheaply or for hunting for hard to find items. Although
generally the experience is good, there are instances where
things can go badly wrong. These tips, based on experience over
the last seven years, should help to avoid some of the potential
pitfalls.
1. Make use of the various tools provided on eBay to ascertain the target
price of items you are interested in. A simple way to do this is
to 'search' for completed items.
2. Always check that there are no hidden costs associated with your
potential bargain. These may may include unspecified unspecified
postage costs, or paypal fees chargeable to the buyers. If in
doubt e-mail the buyer and if you don't get a response then
don't bid. Remember that when buying from overseas postage costs
can be significant compared to the price of the item and also
for more expensive items you may be liable to customs fees.
3. Check out the seller's feedback. You should be aiming to buy from sellers
with feedback of at least 98 per cent - if it is less and you
are interested in an item read the feedback comments to satisfy
yourself that the buyer provides a good service. In particular,
read the neutral and negative feedback posts to try to work out
what may have gone wrong with previous transactions.
4. Don't get carried away and end up bidding more than need or want to. Some
items appear very frequently on eBay and it may be worth setting
yourself a limit and waiting for the next one to come along.
5. If you find you are often being outbid at the last moment, consider using
a sniping software which you can use to automatically submit a
bid in the last few seconds of the auctions.
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