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Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described

  
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Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
01-03-2006, 06:41 PM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
Quote:over 99% of the people selling on ebay don't calculate their time spent doing business there.


A large number of sellers also don't calculate their actual EXPENSES (or PROFIT/LOSS) until tax time rolls around. They only track their sales.  Every year you see people posting on the eBay boards from Feb-April,  "I thought I was doing good, but it turns out I just broke even (or had a small loss)".  I think the title of this post sums it up pretty well "Sometimes you get so busy you lose track of profit margin" and this line from that post "some items listed and sold are actually generating negative profits."
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"

"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site.
best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011
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01-03-2006, 09:52 PM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Describe
[quote author=dimucci link=topic=1973.msg6999#msg6999 date=1136253193]
I never worried when I bought in the old days.  Now I do.
[/quote]

Mass market appeal brings out everyone, saints and sinners. Teu26
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<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i>
-KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006

<i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i>
-Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008

Some people have it like that, others don’t. I do.
-Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008.

How does an auction site get buyers?
-question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008

How do I get sales?
-question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009.

I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers
are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information

-owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009
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01-03-2006, 09:57 PM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
I think there are mannnnnnny sellers losing their asses.  It is the thrill of the sale or the "get rich fast" line of thinking.
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01-04-2006, 11:05 PM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
get rich fast is another way of saying watch the listing fees run up your credit card debt fast  :twistedevil:
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i>
-KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006

<i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i>
-Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008

Some people have it like that, others don’t. I do.
-Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008.

How does an auction site get buyers?
-question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008

How do I get sales?
-question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009.

I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers
are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information

-owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009
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01-04-2006, 11:27 PM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Describe
My particular favorites are variations on the themes: "I'm tired of working for a living so I thought I'd get rich on line" and "Can any of you guys tell me where you get your stuff to resell so I can be your competition?"

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01-05-2006, 01:44 AM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
Quote:the "get rich fast" line of thinking.

I blame it on both infomercials, books, etc. promoting the idea of "get rich fast, no work required" and on eBay and the media promoting the idea that selling on eBay is an "easy way to earn a living".  EBay is also to blame because it promotes the idea that if you open an eBay store (or better yet upgrade to a featured store) you will make more money just by opening the store.
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"

"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site.
best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011
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01-05-2006, 01:46 AM,
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you will make more money just by opening the store.

Meg'll make more money. 

Does anything else really matter in eBay land??  Smileykoolaid
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01-05-2006, 02:18 AM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Describe
[quote author=iron_chick link=topic=1973.msg7091#msg7091 date=1136425609]
Meg'll make more money.
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That's for sure, especially if one opens a store on the ebay.ca site since who can find them there anyway?  I had a store but I had mine on the .com site.
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01-05-2006, 02:35 AM,
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Re: Buyer Beware: eBay Mystery Box Auctions Are Often Worthless, Not As Described
Quote:especially if one opens a store on the ebay.ca site since who can find them there anyway?

I think eBay is trying to push all of the .ca store owners to the .com site and will eventually stop offering separate .ca stores.
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"

"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site.
best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011
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