Yakfish Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I've been hunting on ebay for a deal on a base roof rack to carry my kayak on my new car and over the past week have seen three sell for more than they would cost retail. One was used and with shipping sold for ten bucks more than it would have cost brand new! What are people thinking? Has anyone else seen this happen? :-? Quote
Guest muddy Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 You should ask Cart 7 he is one of the more savvy E bayers here. Quote
Cujo Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 All the time! :-? Not a big fan of ebay for that reason. Nice to look, but most of the deals are not that great. Check out Craigslist, much more for negotiation. Plus you can find stuff locally more easily. Good Luck! Quote
BUCKEYEone Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Ebay used to be great for getting a deal on lightly used or overstock stuff, but far too many people have figured out how to make a lot of cash selling on there. Too many people hop online and buy what they want from ebay thinking they are getting a deal, without researching the price/product ahead of time. One in twenty sales on there is a good deal after shipping. craigslist is much better Quote
Super User burleytog Posted March 20, 2008 Super User Posted March 20, 2008 All the time. Many do not put any thought into it. Quote
slomoe Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 I think BUCKEYEone is right, people don't do the research. Also I think people just don't mind paying for convenience. Rather sit on their butt than have to actually get up an go to the store. Quote
jrhennecke Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 Ebay used to be great for getting a deal on lightly used or overstock stuff, but far too many people have figured out how to make a lot of cash selling on there. Too many people hop online and buy what they want from ebay thinking they are getting a deal, without researching the price/product ahead of time. One in twenty sales on there is a good deal after shipping. craigslist is much better I agree 100% unless I'm selling something. Quote
Super User skunked_again Posted March 20, 2008 Super User Posted March 20, 2008 ive never had a problem with ebay. you do however need to spend some time on ebay to make sure you are buying what you think youre buying. i like ebay. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted March 20, 2008 Super User Posted March 20, 2008 There are a lot of dummies in this world , I've seen that happen a lot on e-bay. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted March 20, 2008 Super User Posted March 20, 2008 I've seen people at regular auctions get caught up in the bidding and go overboard on price, that's not just an Ebay thing. Sellers love those kind of people, other bidders despise them. Quote
GitRDoneIke23 Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Craigslist is AWESOME!!! Although Ebay isn't that bad. 8-) Quote
Yakfish Posted March 21, 2008 Author Posted March 21, 2008 I've had a lot of luck finding deals on ebay over the years and I've also done well with a couple sales but this recent experience was frustrating. Update: I found the exact rack I was looking for on Craig's List. I'm meeting the seller today so here's hoping he's not a nut job who'll knock me out and run me through the wood chipper. Quote
Cujo Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Yakfish, Let us know you didn't get whacked. If he is crazy give him a good fight. ;D Quote
Yakfish Posted March 21, 2008 Author Posted March 21, 2008 Yakfish, Let us know you didn't get whacked. If he is crazy give him a good fight. ;D ;D Just got back. Good guy and the rack is in great shape. I got an awesome deal even for just the base parts but he let me have the fairing which along with rest of it is worth more than twice what he was asking. I'm a Craig's List true believer now. Now i can get the boat to the water. Too bad it's all still frozen. :-/ Quote
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