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Old 16-01-2009 | 07:55 PM
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Default ebay- is it worth selling cars on there anymore?

just wondering is it worth it? as listing prices and fees are soo high on there now that it seems to cost a fortune, has lots of messers and is expensive when people mess you around when its money you dont have , whats your thought?
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just have a classified listing, it lasts a month
you have your set price and if it sells before your time is out end the listing and you get part of the fees back
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although the last 3 cars ive sold through pistonheads for free 2 of which were sold in a week
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i put it on there but you cant put pics up in the free adds can you?
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I'm not sure how worth it is selling anything on there at the moment. I don't think people have got much money. And it used to be a novelty but now virtually everyone bids right at the end anyway.
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ive put it on there as a classified add now, seems a cheaper way of doing it, really hope is sells as its a cheap car compared to others of alot highter milage
Old 16-01-2009 | 10:22 PM
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I wouldnt bother with fleebay

Ever bloody car on there has been listed about 8 fooking times and yet the sellers still havent got the message they arnt gonna get what they want for it .

once a car has been listed twice and not sold you may as well forget it as people think its either fooked and people have been to collect and told seller to get stuffed or its just dodgy

I honestly think ebay is going down hill fast , everyone on there is a fuckin con artist selling shit for top money
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i also think they're are getting too greedy with selling costs etc which is putting alot of people off now i believe.
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Originally Posted by rst in breaking
just wondering is it worth it? as listing prices and fees are soo high on there now that it seems to cost a fortune
You get what its worth imo, without over inflated prices
Assuming it hasnt been bid up
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Originally Posted by Rs500 Registrar
I wouldnt bother with fleebay

But then you would say that ?
You have a vested interest. You are a dealer are you not ?
Why would you want anyone buying from anyone other then you?
Old 17-01-2009 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 900ss
But then you would say that ?
You have a vested interest. You are a dealer are you not ?
Why would you want anyone buying from anyone other then you?
What a stupid comment

for 1 he is selling NOT BUYING

2, Im am only saying what is fact , Fleebay is full ov overpriced shit , Yes there are one or 2 bargains now and then , But i see more and more posts on here with people moaning about shit they recieved or that stuff didnt turn up at all.

The good old days of cars and parts fetching top money on there are long gone , even mk2 "s etc arnt doing that well anymore
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Originally Posted by Rs500 Registrar
What a stupid comment

for 1 he is selling NOT BUYING
For 1 the reply was to you, so its not so stupid

Originally Posted by Rs500 Registrar
2, Im am only saying what is fact , Fleebay is full ov overpriced shit , Yes there are one or 2 bargains now and then
As am I only saying for fact
You have a vested interest AS YOU ARE A DEALER
Why would you want them to spend money elsewhere
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Originally Posted by rst in breaking
i put it on there but you cant put pics up in the free adds can you?
i have before unlesss they have changed it
but all you do is paste your pic into your description
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good thinking batman lol
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Originally Posted by 900ss
For 1 the reply was to you, so its not so stupid



As am I only saying for fact
You have a vested interest AS YOU ARE A DEALER
Why would you want them to spend money elsewhere
HE ISNT BUYING THO IS HE ,HE IS SELLING . so where is my vested intrest
Old 17-01-2009 | 03:55 PM
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ebay as stated has alot of shite but there is the odd decent cars that sell fast but at decent prices!
pistonheads is the same although its getting to be like ebay id say overpriced for the limited time your cars on front page.
if its priced to sell it will imo whatever you choose.
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