Ebay Nonsense

syntheticrhyme · 10-15-2005, 08:44 PM

I just hate to see stuff like this, but there's an xbox auction on ebay where i'm sure everyone is being misled. The letter O is actually a zero. The auction is at $500. If you are going to pull a stunt like this, please state it in the auction what the characters are.

**Mark** · 10-15-2005, 08:55 PM

It is aggravating - But as always .... BUYER BEWARE is the rule of thumb .....

Do your homework and research before bidding .....

syntheticrhyme · 10-15-2005, 09:23 PM

I've let the top bidder now, i just hate to see people blow their money

Iravan · 10-15-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

BUYER BEWARE is the rule of thumb .....

Yep Caveat Emptor...

Good thing Synthetic, the bidders should know... perhaps even ask it as a queston so it will be displayed on the auction page

mholt · 10-15-2005, 09:47 PM

What really bugs me is the auctions that have UBER UBER UBER fine print.

Next thing you know they'll be putting disclaimers in the HTML comments.

Barefoottech · 10-15-2005, 10:07 PM

What I hate is $10/$15 Shipping/Handling charges for a Domain name
and I know some NPer's do it , but it is a little irksome.

spy69 · 10-15-2005, 10:14 PM

But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO

Spy

**Mark** · 10-15-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spy69

But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO
Spy

Sorry - But It is never understandable ........ There are no Handling or Shipping fees on them PERIOD ..... It's just a way to get Cheap listing fees on Generally Sub-Standard Names -OR- to trick people into bidding on a Name without reading the fine print.

I hate that mess as well - But as I've said already "Buyer Beware" - If you rush in without looking or asking Questions .... Shame on you as the buyer !

Nerz · 10-16-2005, 12:15 AM

I just wish there was another auction site with the same pull as ebay. Im sick of the snipers and non paying bidders.

Barefoottech · 10-16-2005, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spy69

But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO
Spy

Then place a starting Bid and/or reserve .
Selling too low has always been one of the risks of an auction

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Originally Posted by Mattius

I just wish there was another auction site with the same pull as ebay. Im sick of the snipers and non paying bidders.

That has nothing to do with eBay . You will always get it in any auction.

Isis · 10-16-2005, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spy69

But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO

Spy

I hate sellers that use inflated shipping/handling prices on items also.

in fact, i never ever ever have shipping/handling on any of my ebay auctions (non domain related auctions, ofcourse)

I just calculate the possible shipping in the starting price of my item. In fact i get more bids when they see that there is no shipping/handling fees. Good selling point

legend2 · 10-16-2005, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isis

Quote:

Originally Posted by spy69

But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO

Spy

I hate sellers that use inflated shipping/handling prices on items also.

in fact, i never ever ever have shipping/handling on any of my ebay auctions (non domain related auctions, ofcourse)

I just calculate the possible shipping in the starting price of my item. In fact i get more bids when they see that there is no shipping/handling fees. Good selling point

and if you don't sell it ebay will charge you a bigger listing fee, and of course if you sell it you will have a higher final price fee

floatingworld · 10-16-2005, 04:49 AM

I never see what is the objection to sniping. If an item is at $50 and you will pay up to $200, then why put up that price for someone to chip away at? The objections just come from sellers who want more.

Nerz · 10-16-2005, 03:14 PM

I gotta go to work...but later ill post back and tell ya sniping is bad

Travis · 10-16-2005, 04:28 PM

As much as he is an ass, it is pretty clear they are not o, but are really 0. I do feel he should disclose it though,

0xide · 10-16-2005, 04:38 PM

besides the fact that its got a number in it how does that increase its value besides the fact that its rare...?

Sam · 10-16-2005, 04:57 PM

Sniping is used so that there is no "bid war" and the other guy will bid too slow to counter. Thus you get an item for cheap.

floatingworld · 10-17-2005, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by damitssam

Sniping is used so that there is no "bid war" and the other guy will bid too slow to counter. Thus you get an item for cheap.

not cheap but cheaper (above the starting price) ...no problem with that....unless you are the one who got sniped and hoped to get it cheaper than me. If you want to defeat the sniper then set a higher maximum figure.

Barefoottech · 10-17-2005, 03:23 PM

Software for "Sniping" .
http://www.OnBidder.com

brianmn · 10-17-2005, 03:39 PM

I don't think there is any excuse for people putting a big charge on shipping and handling. I have had it before where i have been charged $20 for shipping and handling, and the product came in an old box from an electronic item. The postage was only $3.00. Thee is no way everything else costed that much.

Nerz · 10-17-2005, 04:04 PM

I guess when you look at it...sniping is good for buyers, bad for sellers and ebay. Id imagine since the widespread adoption of sniping, ebay has suffered lower final commission fee's...what makes up for it is the ever increasing stream of new ebayers, as the internet enters more and more homes, and the professionalism of many ebay sellers these days who treat it as a job, and make a living from it.

Its bad for sellers on a couple fronts:

- "possibly" lower overall sale price because you dont get competition between buyers
- less people browsing your auction because the fewer bids on it, the less attraction it will garner from those surfing ebay's listings. Look at it this way, if you see a full page of forum posts, and out of the page there are 10 threads with no replies, and 1 thread with 5 replies, which do you think your going to look at first?. The one with the action off course....thats just instinct. Again this may lower the selling price.

Couple of ways a seller can overcome this i guess:
- start at a higher price, which will dissuade buyers off course, but thats an option
- cancel the listing if there are no showing bids. Ive seen a lot of sellers do this, and actually tell buyers in the listing they reserve the right to pull the listing at any time. You loose your insertion fee, but thats the price you pay.

Ebay is really a clearance house i guess. I think if your going to list really good domains on there, you either start low and cancel if no interest, or start at the lowest figure your prepared to accept.

floatingworld · 10-18-2005, 07:02 AM

a seller who regularly pulls his/her products before the auction end is going to get a bad reputation amongst ebayers. If you sell you MUST be prepared to sell at the opening price if that is all that is reached...and the lower the starting price the lower the listing fee. Sellers are less likely to pull once there is a legit bid on the table so the sniper might park an opening low bid just to get the ball rolling. You can get 3 free snipes a week at www.auctionstealer.com good website interface and friendly usability. Worth also buying their services on occasion.

SimpleDomaining · 10-18-2005, 09:40 AM

hope nobody bid on it. i hat when pepole lie or telling half tru, or some version of true.
and hate advertisings on tv, where is some big disclaimer text written with very small letters, so you would not be able to read it. yakhq

-Ray- · 10-18-2005, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barefoottech

What I hate is $10/$15 Shipping/Handling charges for a Domain name
and I know some NPer's do it , but it is a little irksome.

when they do that.. they transfer the domain for you, or even register it for another year. I no alot of people who do such sort

DOMiNIC · 10-18-2005, 11:30 AM

I have often wondered if there is possibly some traffic from misspelt domains with a '0' instead of an 'o'. The reason is that the '0' is ontop of the 'o' on keyboards and if you have big fat fingers like me its easy to hit the '0' instead and not notice the mistake on screen. I have done this many times.

Am I the only one with fat fingers?

10-15-2005, 08:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
syntheticrhyme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 223 56.00 NP$ (Donate)	Ebay Nonsense I just hate to see stuff like this, but there's an xbox auction on ebay where i'm sure everyone is being misled. The letter O is actually a zero. The auction is at $500. If you are going to pull a stunt like this, please state it in the auction what the characters are.

10-15-2005, 09:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
syntheticrhyme NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 223 56.00 NP$ (Donate)	Re; I've let the top bidder now, i just hate to see people blow their money

10-15-2005, 09:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
mholt DNOA Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 5,041 18.01 NP$ (Donate)	What really bugs me is the auctions that have UBER UBER UBER fine print. Next thing you know they'll be putting disclaimers in the HTML comments. __________________ codeboards A high-quality community of programmers -- Join today and post! We want new members!

10-15-2005, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Barefoottech The MINISITE King Join Date: May 2005 Location: With my WIFE Posts: 3,879 87.24 NP$ (Donate)	What I hate is $10/$15 Shipping/Handling charges for a Domain name and I know some NPer's do it , but it is a little irksome. __________________ Domains \| HomeSite \| Aussie Outback BareFootTech has several High-Quality names for sale. Including the Legendary MiniSite.info (offers over 3.5KUSD) PM for details (

10-15-2005, 10:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
spy69 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ~USA~ Posts: 1,593 43.00 NP$ (Donate)	But sometimes the shipping charge is the only way they make profit. Alot of names go for under $reg fee so you have to make a profit somehow. Its annoying but its understandabe. IMO Spy __________________ Retired.

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10-15-2005, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mark No Country for Old Domainers ... Member Services Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 9,873 4,750.95 NP$ (Donate)	It is aggravating - But as always .... BUYER BEWARE is the rule of thumb ..... Do your homework and research before bidding .....

10-16-2005, 12:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nerz NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: .com.au Posts: 370 470.20 NP$ (Donate)	I just wish there was another auction site with the same pull as ebay. Im sick of the snipers and non paying bidders.

10-16-2005, 04:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
floatingworld dawnofthefloatingworld Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: nightlesscity Posts: 3,409 380.00 NP$ (Donate)	I never see what is the objection to sniping. If an item is at $50 and you will pay up to $200, then why put up that price for someone to chip away at? The objections just come from sellers who want more.

10-16-2005, 03:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Nerz NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: .com.au Posts: 370 470.20 NP$ (Donate)	I gotta go to work...but later ill post back and tell ya sniping is bad

10-16-2005, 04:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
Travis - Siyk.com - Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: College Station/Bandera Texas Posts: 1,724 223.75 NP$ (Donate)	As much as he is an ass, it is pretty clear they are not o, but are really 0. I do feel he should disclose it though, __________________ Aupz.com - Dolx.com - EIHH.com - FFVF.com - FFZF.com - IEEY.com - LNOU.com - MLFU.com - Siyk.com - SPGU.com - Sriy.com - UULY.com - Uyst.com - xGld.com - FGGF.net - LCCL.net - PPBB.net - QQQN.net - YDDD.net MySpace Layouts

10-16-2005, 04:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
0xide NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 445 85.10 NP$ (Donate)	besides the fact that its got a number in it how does that increase its value besides the fact that its rare...?

10-16-2005, 04:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
Sam Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,252 320.00 NP$ (Donate)	Sniping is used so that there is no "bid war" and the other guy will bid too slow to counter. Thus you get an item for cheap. __________________ 48 HOUR Special: 1 Letter Name for $750! SPECIAL: One Letter name for $990 The World's RAREST One Letter Domain Sale! Bulk Price: Only $1500 / pn!

10-17-2005, 03:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
Barefoottech The MINISITE King Join Date: May 2005 Location: With my WIFE Posts: 3,879 87.24 NP$ (Donate)	Software for "Sniping" . http://www.OnBidder.com __________________ Domains \| HomeSite \| Aussie Outback BareFootTech has several High-Quality names for sale. Including the Legendary MiniSite.info (offers over 3.5KUSD) PM for details (

10-17-2005, 03:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
brianmn NamePros Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 174 52.70 NP$ (Donate)	I don't think there is any excuse for people putting a big charge on shipping and handling. I have had it before where i have been charged $20 for shipping and handling, and the product came in an old box from an electronic item. The postage was only $3.00. Thee is no way everything else costed that much.

10-17-2005, 04:04 PM	#21 (permalink)
Nerz NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: .com.au Posts: 370 470.20 NP$ (Donate)	I guess when you look at it...sniping is good for buyers, bad for sellers and ebay. Id imagine since the widespread adoption of sniping, ebay has suffered lower final commission fee's...what makes up for it is the ever increasing stream of new ebayers, as the internet enters more and more homes, and the professionalism of many ebay sellers these days who treat it as a job, and make a living from it. Its bad for sellers on a couple fronts: - "possibly" lower overall sale price because you dont get competition between buyers - less people browsing your auction because the fewer bids on it, the less attraction it will garner from those surfing ebay's listings. Look at it this way, if you see a full page of forum posts, and out of the page there are 10 threads with no replies, and 1 thread with 5 replies, which do you think your going to look at first?. The one with the action off course....thats just instinct. Again this may lower the selling price. Couple of ways a seller can overcome this i guess: - start at a higher price, which will dissuade buyers off course, but thats an option - cancel the listing if there are no showing bids. Ive seen a lot of sellers do this, and actually tell buyers in the listing they reserve the right to pull the listing at any time. You loose your insertion fee, but thats the price you pay. Ebay is really a clearance house i guess. I think if your going to list really good domains on there, you either start low and cancel if no interest, or start at the lowest figure your prepared to accept.

10-18-2005, 07:02 AM	#22 (permalink)
floatingworld dawnofthefloatingworld Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: nightlesscity Posts: 3,409 380.00 NP$ (Donate)	a seller who regularly pulls his/her products before the auction end is going to get a bad reputation amongst ebayers. If you sell you MUST be prepared to sell at the opening price if that is all that is reached...and the lower the starting price the lower the listing fee. Sellers are less likely to pull once there is a legit bid on the table so the sniper might park an opening low bid just to get the ball rolling. You can get 3 free snipes a week at www.auctionstealer.com good website interface and friendly usability. Worth also buying their services on occasion.

10-18-2005, 09:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
SimpleDomaining Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,568 81.62 NP$ (Donate)	hope nobody bid on it. i hat when pepole lie or telling half tru, or some version of true. and hate advertisings on tv, where is some big disclaimer text written with very small letters, so you would not be able to read it. yakhq __________________ Visit http://SimpleDomaining.com. All newbie domainer needs to know to start domaining. Submit link to Simple Links Directory http://links.simpledomaining.com My last developed sites Century Plaza, Allgon , Kids Books Warehouse, Anthem Classifieds. LOOKONG FOR AN OFFER for DryCleaningCompany(.)com

10-18-2005, 11:30 AM	#25 (permalink)
DOMiNIC Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,770 254.00 NP$ (Donate)	I have often wondered if there is possibly some traffic from misspelt domains with a '0' instead of an 'o'. The reason is that the '0' is ontop of the 'o' on keyboards and if you have big fat fingers like me its easy to hit the '0' instead and not notice the mistake on screen. I have done this many times. Am I the only one with fat fingers?

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