Why is it people often over bid on Ebay

[brioss]

Its not the first time this has happened to me on Ebay, I have my eye on something and I see the price go up and up, finally the item can go for more than you can get it Elsewhere.

Today I was about to bid on a Oil filler cap for a Rover V8 , it finally went for £15, there £10.50 from Rimmer Bros, Also a have seen the TVR bible sell second hand for more than a new one off Amazon.

Dont people do any reasearch on item they want ? Anyone else seen items going for more then they should ?

Im off to buy a bucket load of V8 oil caps

[eccles]

this happens a lot with mini bits, second hand they often go for more than they are to buy new, including postage.
having said that, occasionally you can get some real bargains off ebay.

[wd*]

Because people are silly and they get addicted to e-bay?

I see it frequently on kids toys. People will pay 50p short of the new retail price for a second hand toy and then have the postage to pay on top of that...

[FortJefferson]

Don't knock it, use it.

[wd*]

FortJefferson said:

Don't knock it, use it.

I frequently did, when working for Ann Summers. People would pay almost full price for second hand or ex-display items (clothing only )

[eccles]

wd* said:

FortJefferson said: Don't knock it, use it. I frequently did, when working for Ann Summers. People would pay almost full price for second hand or ex-display items (clothing only )

ooo, kinky!.....selling your seconhand underwear! (washed or unwashed?)

[FortJefferson]

wd* said:

FortJefferson said: Don't knock it, use it. I frequently did, when working for Ann Summers. People would pay almost full price for second hand or ex-display items (clothing only )

Thats 'cause dirty old men would pay more for soiled knickers than new ones.

[bluespanner]

brioss said:

Today I was about to bid on a Oil filler cap for a Rover V8 , it finally went for £15,

Bloody hell! *goes to rob bits off Landrover*

[blueyes]

Friend of mine put a bottle of shampoo on there and sold it for £4 plus £3 for postage.

Bonkers!

>> Edited by blueyes on Tuesday 14th February 18:46

[john75]

Auction fever

[m1spw]

I watched a pair of motorbike wingmirrors sell on ebay for £36 + £5p+p, knowing that they could be bought from a shop (first results on a google search!) for £10 with £4.50 p+p!

[paulie-mafia]

john75 said:

Auction fever

That would explain the 5 copies of 'Dark Side of the Moon' on vinyl in my living room. I don't even have a turntable to play them on...

[danielgray]

They are numptys, sensible people bother to research the cost of an item before bidding, so dont pay over the odds.
Its annoying though if you are trying to buy something and idiots keep outbidding you to the point where they are paying more than things cost, because it wastes your own time for no good reason.

[Adetuono]

Last month I sold a pair of ally panniers from my 1150GS. £280 new, £425 second hand! Not that I'm complaining, mind.

[texasjohn]

These people paying more on ebay than retail:

Could it be they are from countries with high import taxes - their local price may be much more than yours..?

Lets hope it's that, anyway, and they are not just numpties. :?

[jessica]

FortJefferson said:

Don't knock it, use it.

I DO

[AJLintern]

Had to buy some cuff links for a wedding, so looked on ebay... found some in an ebay shop, so all new stock items with a 'buy it now' price and a £5 cheaper starting price. So I start the bidding, expecting it to go upto the buy it now price, or maybe if no one else wanted them I'd get them a little cheaper. I couldn't believe it when people bid them up to £10 more than the buy it now price!? I just went to the next available and bought it for the normal price - how can people be so thick??!

[Popzak]

I was bidding on a part for my TVR and was high bidder for all but the last 30 minutes of a 10 day auction,and suddenly,I'm Oubid by someone else It was like,"IT's Mine",How dare you,and me and the other bidder went into a frenzy and he got last bid in before it ended.I look back and laugh.Not at him,at us.Like 2 kids that both wanted the same toy.He wound up paying over $150 for an ash tray.I ordered one the next day for $25.I think what happens is we get caught up in the bidding,and forget about the item.And I'll bet He's Happy because He "Won"?I know I would have been

[catso]

I sold a 15 yr old Compressor, on ebay for £265 and the buyer made a 150 mile round trip in a hired van to fetch it ......... the same (but improved) model could be bought new with warranty & delivery for £199

[Popzak]

paulie-mafia said:

john75 said: Auction fever That would explain the 5 copies of 'Dark Side of the Moon' on vinyl in my living room. I don't even have a turntable to play them on...

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