RE: Has anyone tried E-bay for making money?

birol · Jan 26, 2003, 08:17 AM

kathybrjI have a deal for you !!!!!!! look :

(With the permission of the board, I won t make a habit of this ! But I can t help getting money from a good buyer

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http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16036&item=2702458736&rd=1

Surfcal · Jan 27, 2003, 01:32 AM

kathybrjNC Sunshine:

If you go to eBay and click on Community, you can log onto the boards and you ll find a number of threads dealing with different topics. There is currently a new phenomenon where eBay users get together locally in their town to share ideas at networking meeting or host eBay Parties.

Also, eBay has a travelling group that holds eBay University sessions all around the country. Check out the schedule for one near you.

Above all, you can always find a fellow eBay member on the boards that will assist you and there is always a staffer that will answer your question on the boards.

I hope that helps.

Surfcal

Campers-YTTF · Feb 16, 2003, 01:03 AM

NCSunshineLast year, when DH was unemployed, he put an old coleman lantern on E-Bay. At that time the Japanese were NUTS over old Coleman products and were bidding outragous amounts. DH would scout flea markets and garage sales and auctions and buy the stuff cheap. He was averaging 250 to 400 a week profit. He seriouly considered going full time as an E-Bay seller, but even though the money was good at the time, the " fun" went out of it, and he wanted a real job. (Which he found). We still sell on E-bay, but just for fun. One of our best sells was an old 78 record we purchased at an auction. We paid one dollar for a stack of about 50 (actually, I bid on a redwood bench, the records were on top of it) I don t remember who the record was by, but it was blue in color and had a picture on it. Dh listed it for one dollar on E-bay and the winning bidder paid 163.00 for it!! Wish I had had a dozen!!

birol · Feb 16, 2003, 01:02 PM

kathybrjThe think is, people watch what sells like a hawk and then dump it all at the same time, and the price falls so badly. Right now I have 10 barbie dolls which used to sell for around 90 usd, and because of all people who want to profit, and sell theis, each one brough the starting price down dollar by dollar, and now it harly sells for 50 bucks[>:] So I am holding onto them till people run out !!!

birol · Feb 16, 2003, 03:33 PM

kathybrjWoooow, I had a Video camera which I didn t want to post the url here, and it brought me afortune. new it is around ~299, and it went for half the price but I had bought it so cheap. I hope somebody from the PUT users got it. It was a steal at that price !

Can you see I am happy

birol · Mar 16, 2003, 04:52 PM

kathybrjKathy,

What happened with the buyer from hell ? Inquiring minds want to know you know [

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kathybrj · Mar 16, 2003, 06:39 PM

birol

QuoteORIGINAL: birol

Kathy,

What happened with the buyer from hell ? Inquiring minds want to know you know []

Well, I think he went to the post office and got his money and that shut him up. No feedback, good or bad from him, so I figure he untwisted his undies.

I did sell my daughters first communion dress and got almost $30 more than I bought it for!! [

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birol · Mar 16, 2003, 06:56 PM

kathybrjInuiring minds want to see the pics of that dress [

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kathybrj · Mar 16, 2003, 07:40 PM

birolThe dress is VERY nice, but I got a heck of a deal on it when I bought it originally(it was new), so what I got for it on Ebay was what it would have gone for retail new, at the original price.

If you really want to see it, I ll email you a pic.

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