I was sorely tempted to buy some new 15" wheel trims suitable for our motorhome which were advertised on E-bay. I watched the items from start to finish and thought I could have bid for them. I was so glad I didn't. We went shopping today at Tesco and as usual went browsing around the store. I found an identical set of wheel trims priced £9.97 and couldn't believe my luck when I compared that price to the £25+ postage the 'winner' of the E-bay auction paid.
For some unknown reason some people think that every item on ebay is a bargain. I know from visiting markets and warehouses that many of the items offered for sale o ebay are, as you have found out, certainly not a bargain!!!
Before anyone makes a bid they should do a little bit of homework first and check local prices and online sites for average prices.
Know what you mean Don M ...... I have been watching Stix & Balls they sell for £8.99 - £14.99 online and going for £28 + £3.50 p&p on ebay
Sad I know ... but I collect Tupperware fridge magnets and keychains .... and was after this rare ish item ........ well bidding went to £36.91 ....... a bit out of my price range lol ..... a couple of month later someone in Belgium had one on buy now button for 2.99 euros + 1 euro p&p and now it's mine ....... for less than £3 in real money
I still use the salt & pepper pots I won at a Tupperware party just after we got our first caravan, 12 years ago. They were just what I needed!
Talk about overpriced, in this months Practical Motorhome the advert for Lazy Days has my old Frisky in - priced at over £10K - must be appreciating as that's more than twice what I paid for it. & a good deal more than the trade in. Must be a misprint I think.
------------- Caz
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, just keep going till you go round the bend.
Don..I was going to buy the nice chrome hub caps on E bay ,but was just browsing in my local market at newton abbot and found the same hub caps for £20.00 ( Ebay £45.00) they look great .
The thing about EBay is that you have to know what you are buying, do your research. Set yourself a maximum amount you are willing to pay and go no further. I have just bought a brand new pair of Jazz shoes (top of the range) for my daughter they would normally be about £30.00 and I got them for under £10 and that includes the P & P. Also purchased quite recently some software that retails at about £70 for £20. So I am quite pleased. But I did my homework first.
Quote: Originally posted by jo and john on 29/11/2004
Also purchased quite recently some software that retails at about £70 for £20. So I am quite pleased. But I did my homework first.
There are bargains to be had, but be careful with software that is much cheaper than the normal retial price, it might not be legit.
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Topic: E-bay OTT prices
