anyone get the feeling some buyers sell their purchases on again immediately after they get them, hoping to get better price?
i can picture a guy getting his latest e-bay purchase then re-offering it on e-bay again. he's already got the packing so he reseals it and changes the address when he gets a new buyer.
or am i just being miserly at christmas time?
2006-11-30 04:52:23 · 12 answers · asked by JF 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
People have made it a living to go to garage sales and estate sales buying items are low prices and listing it on Ebay.
People also make a living searching for items on Ebay spelled incorrectly (which means they will get less search hits and thus bids), purchasing those and reselling.
Often times I have seen baseball cards sold on Ebay, with no photo showing the condition. Buyers purchase it, scan the card, relist and make 10-15%.
Why can you fault anyone for wanting to buy low and sell high?
2006-11-30 04:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by hinduhammer8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people do this. I'm not sure that buying on eBay and then selling on ebay is the best way to go about it, though, as the item had ample exposure to potential buyers the first time it was listed for sale. I'd be surprised if it sold for substantially more and if there was much profit involved, especially taking into account eBay listing/transaction and PayPal transaction fees.
The ones who buy things from garage sales and sell on eBay probably have a better plan, as they can list an item that may not have had the same amount of exposure on the same venue.
But, I guess there's no way to make the middle-man (so to speak) tell the truth about the item. They may buy a crappy product for cheap and the immediately relist the same item and describe it as "near mint," "almost perfect," etc.
For the honest ones, though, it can't be that easy to make money with this type of eBay scam. But people who run scams are rarely honest.
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2006-11-30 05:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people selling things on ebay don't know what they really have. So if a buyer gets it cheap and can resell it for a higher price by listing it and describing it properly, more power to them. They deserve the money for knowing their stuff.
2006-11-30 05:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people do that... it's their way of making money - to some it is a business rather than a hobby. I only buy from there so I say if you are happy with your purchase or your sale then that's all that matters... don't be concerned with what other people are doing. Life is too short.
2006-11-30 05:01:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 10:44:45 · answer #5 · answered by fugere 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called 'trade' and it's quite legal. I buy something for £10 and try to sell it on for a profit, it's done all the time on ebay and other auction sites and it's what makes people go back for more.
2006-11-30 05:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are correct. We know a friend of a friend who does that excat thing. He buys things at auction like digital cameras at the last minute in the auction and gets it really cheap then sells it on. He has made a fortune in doing this.
2006-11-30 10:08:05 · answer #7 · answered by garethdack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This isn't just restricted to E-bay & it isn't a problem as far as I am concerned. It is a perfectly legitimate way of making a few extra pound's, tho it isn't something I have done myself I don't have a problem with other people going to all that trouble.
2006-11-30 05:08:50 · answer #8 · answered by Dolly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahh it's so true!! i get the feeling all the time and i wouldn't be suprised.
2006-11-30 06:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a good idea,,E-Bay here i come.lol
2006-11-30 04:58:26 · answer #10 · answered by kimble 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋