Hsa any one heard that at one minuite past twelve on Chrismas Eve that Ebay has bought stock from all major shops and is selling them half price ?
2007-12-23 07:49:51 · 24 answers · asked by Linda 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
No?????????
2007-12-23 07:52:23 · answer #1 · answered by L D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EBay's an auction site - they don't sell stuff directly.
I'm expecting an awful lot of stuff to be cheaper immediately after Christmas (with the obvious expections [1]), and eBay is one of the channels through which things will be sold...
... but this feels like an urban legend.
[1] The obvious exception is "popular toys." As reported by Tom Peters a couple of years ago, some major toy manufacturers have a deliberate policy of NOT having enough stock of the "must have" items before Christmas. They know that if they do that, a reasonable number of parents will buy something for Christmas AND buy the "what little Quentin really wanted but we couldn't get" in January.
2007-12-23 07:57:15 · answer #2 · answered by mark_harrison_uk2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebay doesn't sell stuff, it's a website for other people to buy/sell on.
I did read today that a lot of shops like Argos, Comet etc will be starting their online sales at one midnight past midnight on Xmas Day though.
2007-12-23 07:55:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mimkat hate the new Yahoo Answers so has retired. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a good deal really by the time you add on the postage.
Most of the shops will be selling at well below half price in the new year sales.
2007-12-23 07:55:10 · answer #4 · answered by sallysue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a lot of major stores, Halfords, Argos, Marks and Spencer, etc will have their online stores open for "sale" items at 00-01 Christmas day.
2007-12-23 08:01:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kaz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think this rumour was started from a news item i watched, it stated that " the best time to get a bargain on line was one min past twelve on christmas day" but it never mentioned ebay to be honest
2007-12-23 08:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kitchy K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebat doesnt BUY anything. They are just like a newspaper. The provide advertizing space for sellers, who provide products for buyers. But there is no "ebay inventory", no "ebay warehouse" or anything else.
If anyone tells you otherwise, it's a scam
Good luck
ED
2007-12-23 07:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by edco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope
2007-12-23 08:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by smiling_freds_biz_info 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I haven't sorry! But I am usually an eBay fanatic so I should know! Good luck though!
2007-12-23 07:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by Collin M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will have been something that someone with no life has made up to get peoples hopes up and put them out of their way.
2007-12-23 07:54:25 · answer #10 · answered by emilyyy. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but that sounds like some kind of urban legend.
2007-12-23 07:52:31 · answer #11 · answered by Resident Heretic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋