What on earth is wrong with some people? (eBay Bidders!)

sellers friends or ither fanely menbers bid on the item to jack up the price then his friend wins the auction item gets relisted

Mike-DT6 wrote in post #4359265
I've just watched a used Canon 10-22mm lens sell for £72 ($149) more than the price of a new one!

You say it sold for $149.00, more than the price of a new one. I don't see a new Canon 10-22 for less than $315.00 with a day left in bidding?

You've added a comma there, which changes the meaning of the sentence completely

I said it sold for $149 more than the price of a new one, meaning that it was $149 in addition to the price that you can get them for new.

Mike

Mike-DT6 wrote in post #4361489
You've added a comma there, which changes the meaning of the sentence completely

I said it sold for $149 more than the price of a new one, meaning that it was $149 in addition to the price that you can get them for new.

Mike

My apologies, I read it to fast.

Thanks

Lol. Spelling and grammar errors can be fun...

The panda eats shoots and leaves...
The panda eats, shoots and leaves...

Read the book of the same name.

I've just watched a used 17-40mm L go for only £8.00 ($16.50) more than you can get them for new! Wow, what a bargain!

Mike

This is great news for me. I've got a whole stockpile of unwanted guff to get shot of come the New Year. Ebay suckers rock!

I sold a used 28-135, that I bought used, for $400.00............

It's a beautiful thing!!

I sold a used lens that I paid $110 for, for $120!

I sold a compact digital that I paid $225 for and used for 6 months for $230!

I've been told by PayPal that I have to pay for the shipping back to China of the crap that some Chinaman sent me, myself. I informed Paypal that it wasn't good enough and passed the matter to my bank.

Another used Canon 10-22mm just sold for £60 ($123) more than you can get them for new.

Mike

I sold my used 580EX for $40 more then what I paid for it new at B&H.

This was after it was replaced by the 580EX II by the way.

well as their new slogan says "shop victoriously". They WON! at least the bid..

Its likely that a number of the winners will never pay... happens a lot on Ebay.

Some may be winners in countries where that is a bargain price, even if higher than retail because Ebay is thier only access to the US market? Or other markets for that matter.

Yes, there are a lot of time-wasters on there! I'm only watching UK auctions and referencing them against new prices available in the UK though.

Mike