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The ebay auction survival guide.
So you are at the ebay homepage and you are looking for a certain item the page loads up and an add comes up advertising clothes and the title is an eye catcher.
“MEN shop online at ebay!”
Do not let this sway you from your goal men and women are venerable to this deadly trap you cannot have anyone close to you for this task for they will compromise your goal. So you click on the search bar ready to type the item you want the add still catching your eye the first letter of the item is being typed in this case S for Shenmue the add will now be drawing you attention further into its promising pleasure you must now type quicker with agility making sure you do not look at the add directly as you will be sucked into its fantasy world.
The item has been typed and Shenmue is showing in the bar quickly turn away to refresh your self or the trance from the add will take you over completely. So the next page is loading do not think you have got away with this task yet there are many more gruelling challenges to face. The page is blank another trap to try and make you press the back button but you must look in the bottom left corner of the screen the words
“Opening page”
Will be showing and that is your sign to carry on with your quest the page has now opened and there are many options to choose from now you must ask yourself
“What is my price range?”
“How long can I be patient?”
After contemplating these queries you can proceed on your quest to find enlightenment you click on the first item and survey the page. Be careful there are now many traps here and many fall victim. Look at the place bid section to see if there is blue writing saying
“Reserve price not met”
Do not bid unless you have a lot to spend also look at the p+p anything over £5 is not acceptable. So most traps have been avoided and you have bidded now all that threatens your bid has a mind of its own the prowlers are your new threat. When you go to sleep at night all is well with your bid but when you wake up the auction has ended and you have lost this is the scaring mark of the prowlers. There is no way to insure %100 survival from a prowler they use cunning wit and sly tactics to get what they want you must do the same first you will need some certain items.
Coffee
Pepsi
Pork Pies
These will insure that you will stay awake the whole night you must then find a time consuming website and go on it being careful not to close your items window every 5minutes you need to open up this window and use your f5 button to check if your still winning if you do this you have a chance against the prowlers.
So the nights over and you have survived the ebay auction winning your item you have past your test and proved yourself to be cunning and brave.
Congrats.
So you are at the ebay homepage and you are looking for a certain item the page loads up and an add comes up advertising clothes and the title is an eye catcher.
“MEN shop online at ebay!”
Do not let this sway you from your goal men and women are venerable to this deadly trap you cannot have anyone close to you for this task for they will compromise your goal. So you click on the search bar ready to type the item you want the add still catching your eye the first letter of the item is being typed in this case S for Shenmue the add will now be drawing you attention further into its promising pleasure you must now type quicker with agility making sure you do not look at the add directly as you will be sucked into its fantasy world.
The item has been typed and Shenmue is showing in the bar quickly turn away to refresh your self or the trance from the add will take you over completely. So the next page is loading do not think you have got away with this task yet there are many more gruelling challenges to face. The page is blank another trap to try and make you press the back button but you must look in the bottom left corner of the screen the words
“Opening page”
Will be showing and that is your sign to carry on with your quest the page has now opened and there are many options to choose from now you must ask yourself
“What is my price range?”
“How long can I be patient?”
After contemplating these queries you can proceed on your quest to find enlightenment you click on the first item and survey the page. Be careful there are now many traps here and many fall victim. Look at the place bid section to see if there is blue writing saying
“Reserve price not met”
Do not bid unless you have a lot to spend also look at the p+p anything over £5 is not acceptable. So most traps have been avoided and you have bidded now all that threatens your bid has a mind of its own the prowlers are your new threat. When you go to sleep at night all is well with your bid but when you wake up the auction has ended and you have lost this is the scaring mark of the prowlers. There is no way to insure %100 survival from a prowler they use cunning wit and sly tactics to get what they want you must do the same first you will need some certain items.
Coffee
Pepsi
Pork Pies
These will insure that you will stay awake the whole night you must then find a time consuming website and go on it being careful not to close your items window every 5minutes you need to open up this window and use your f5 button to check if your still winning if you do this you have a chance against the prowlers.
So the nights over and you have survived the ebay auction winning your item you have past your test and proved yourself to be cunning and brave.
Congrats.
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Ebay Gem number 1:
N.B. Please do NOT bid unless you intend to pay! Due to a spate of NPBs, I reserve the right to cancel bids from newbies and people who watch reality TV shows.
N.B. Please do NOT bid unless you intend to pay! Due to a spate of NPBs, I reserve the right to cancel bids from newbies and people who watch reality TV shows.
Ebay mistake number 1:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=34642332 12&category=15919
Most people don't have a room big enough to take steps back far enough to be able to read that.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=34642332 12&category=15919
Most people don't have a room big enough to take steps back far enough to be able to read that.
I just use a Creative digital camera, forget the model number, but it was only £50 on Amazon.
The last time i sniped someone there was 5 seconds left on the clock, at which point i burst into manic laughter.
Hmm, I think I'll have to use the remainder of my overdraft instead.
And the worst thing is, I can't get my hands on the digital camcorder until next week Monday at the earliest... and I need it to take piccies of more things that I'm selling to better the chances of a higher bid.
And the worst thing is, I can't get my hands on the digital camcorder until next week Monday at the earliest... and I need it to take piccies of more things that I'm selling to better the chances of a higher bid.
*has checked his credit card balance in the last 30 mins*
Oh S^&t....
I think it's time to grovel to my parents for a bail out. I *may* have got carried away... time to retire from buying for a while methinks.
Oh S^&t....
I think it's time to grovel to my parents for a bail out. I *may* have got carried away... time to retire from buying for a while methinks.
Ah me too. I remember just recently outbidding a user with 2 seconds to go. Can't remember what the item was though, which goes to show I've bought too much over the past few days.
I've just bought two things on Ebay in the past 5 minutes.
Now I have used that sniper thing that Bell mentioned before, but it takes some of the fun out of it. I actually enjoy the frantic refreshes and newbids with seconds to go. My record for a late bid is 3 seconds before the end of the auction.
Todays description quote: "Thanks to the fact that AMDs website was designed by badly informed gibbons I had to search all over the web for information pertaining to the part number on the processor."
I also slept in and forgot to bid on a couple of CD's I've wanted for over ten years. Damn. And I don't have any snipes left, I might start paying for them now.
Now I have used that sniper thing that Bell mentioned before, but it takes some of the fun out of it. I actually enjoy the frantic refreshes and newbids with seconds to go. My record for a late bid is 3 seconds before the end of the auction.
Todays description quote: "Thanks to the fact that AMDs website was designed by badly informed gibbons I had to search all over the web for information pertaining to the part number on the processor."
I also slept in and forgot to bid on a couple of CD's I've wanted for over ten years. Damn. And I don't have any snipes left, I might start paying for them now.
Icarus wrote:
> Heh, that kart toy is cute. THe same item is now being fought over,
> though the price is around the same level as it started from.
Yep, the last one went for over £30, I used BIN like a flash...
> There was an auction for the Tiny Bee controllers earlier on this
> week, I don't know if you mean that, but I considered bidding on it
> before thinkling, "Do I really need to spend £100+ on a
> pair of toy guns?"
>
> I know, it's a rare item, might b worth a lot in the future etc. but
> I've got a lot of other necessary things to buy at the mo.
I've become hopelessly smittem with all things Final Fantasy...seen the X-2 PS2 light stand? Connects via USB to the PS2 and the logo is lit up in a cool neon light :) I've ordered it from the Yesasia.com place I mentioned a while back - already had four successful orders with them so I know they are okay now - delivery is much faster than what they say and you do, legally I'd add, avoid all customs fees - which on an item of this value is important! I'm getting them for around £98 with free shipping, brand new, so I'm not bidding on the eBay used ones.
> Oh, and didn't you sell Skies of Arcadia to me a while back? Back for
> more torturous random battles, eh? :)
Yep, this is my third Gamecube now lol
> Heh, that kart toy is cute. THe same item is now being fought over,
> though the price is around the same level as it started from.
Yep, the last one went for over £30, I used BIN like a flash...
> There was an auction for the Tiny Bee controllers earlier on this
> week, I don't know if you mean that, but I considered bidding on it
> before thinkling, "Do I really need to spend £100+ on a
> pair of toy guns?"
>
> I know, it's a rare item, might b worth a lot in the future etc. but
> I've got a lot of other necessary things to buy at the mo.
I've become hopelessly smittem with all things Final Fantasy...seen the X-2 PS2 light stand? Connects via USB to the PS2 and the logo is lit up in a cool neon light :) I've ordered it from the Yesasia.com place I mentioned a while back - already had four successful orders with them so I know they are okay now - delivery is much faster than what they say and you do, legally I'd add, avoid all customs fees - which on an item of this value is important! I'm getting them for around £98 with free shipping, brand new, so I'm not bidding on the eBay used ones.
> Oh, and didn't you sell Skies of Arcadia to me a while back? Back for
> more torturous random battles, eh? :)
Yep, this is my third Gamecube now lol
Heh good point belldandy buy it was a spoof type thingy relax!
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