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Just thought that i will let any ebay users know, that i have found an all australia website called oztion, which is the same set up as ebay, but cheaper to use, so check it out.
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Interesting. Has anybody ever used this site yet?
Interesting to know how much trafic the site gets.
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I think they need to advertise it on Tv/radio to get the numbers going i typed in holden and only 80 odd auctions came up with not many bidders.
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Yeah it looks like its got potential with the format being used. But as you say Cloady, It just doesn't seem to have the numbers.
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I am just about to complete my first transaction on that site.
I only found it because I was looking for a rare item in google, and the auction popped up, so I registered & bid on i.
It is very similar to how ebay was 5-6 years ago - before all the |
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I too checked it out and found that they don't have too much as yet....first I've heard of it through fastlane forum....I know in NZ that their trademe site is huge....they don't seem to keen on ebay??? My brotherinlaw swears by it, and I've checked out s
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Trademe is a very impressive set up. I like there Auction set up, how bidding continues if any one bids with in the one minute (i think it is?) of the auction ending.
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The old sold.com.au site used to have a timer reset function that would give the listing anextra 5 minues if someone bid within the last minute.
These days ebay auctions sit silently - with a flurry of snipers going wild in the last 10 seconds.
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I have found that also after doing ebay for about 4 years its not worth doing 7 day auctions as no one bids for the 1st few days and its all happens in the last few minutes, i think my next autions will be on for no more than 3 days .
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I agree, I Just sold a Camera thinking I'd get a lot better deal then I got. Like its been said, I had a tone of people waiting the Auction out, till the last hours, then it was on for young and old.
Interestingly thou I HAVE actually seen a guy sellin |
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There is also the type who do the "reserve the right...blah" and then end the listing a day short because it hasn't reached the expected price.
I believe Ebay should be stamping out this practice, as I won a steering wheel fair & square, but the little |
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so you think sellers should be forced to accept whatever the days market happens to bring, regardless? doesn't sound too fair to me. A seller has the right to end an auction at any time if the price isnt satisfactory - including the last 3 seconds.
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ive put a few items on, but the site just needs some time to grow.
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Steve - I completely disagree with you. Just as the buyers have to commit to honour their bid (they can't just bid without paying), the sellers should have to commit to honour their offer to sell. They have the right to put a starting price on it, to ma
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well we can agree to disagree then, eBay rules state you can pull an auction if it is "no longer available for sale" ie this is at sellers discretion. The only rule where you are obligated to complete the sale is if the auction has run its course. There a
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Too low price is not a legit reason to cancel the auction.
Ebay have reserve and starting bid price functions, but people do this to cheat the system and avoid the additional fee for having a reserve on it, and the higher fee (percentage) for the highe |
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i stand corrected on the reserve price pull then. thge stuff you are referring to about the buyer not paying, i am specifically referring to ended early auctions, not finished auctions with a winner. if there is a winner i agree both partys are obligated
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OK, I agree with you that if no-one has bid on the item, then the seller has the right to withdraw it from sale, but if someone has bid then they are obliged to follow through & complete the sale.
The circumstances I was referring to in my post at th |
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These are the official eBay reasons you can give to end an item - so price is therefore a legit reason:
The item is no longer available for sale.
There was an error in the starting price or reserve amount.
There was an error in the listing.
The item
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