Ebay addiction?
 

Anyone else suffer from this?:o:(
I have bought 6 handbags in the past 2 weeks thanks to ebay(they are gorgeous though!),as well as 3 pairs of trousers,5 tops,a wedding ring,£150 worth of Thomas the tank engine stuff,a fake tongue ball,2 mobile phones,a dvd and prob some other stuff...........hmmmm...........i cant control it-i just love a bargain and the thrill of winning an item-especially pink and black handbags:eek:
Think i could control it if i felt guilty after but i dont.
Any comments?Anyone else the same?

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see a councellor (sp) :D ;)

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hmmm my sons seem to be getting bit addicted to buying clothes on ebay, luckily it can be controlled as they have to either do it through me or their dad!!!

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Nah id prob offer to buy the councillor something off ebay as a 'thankyou' for not curing me :)

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lol daft get

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Never been on it, wouldn't know what to do. Actually i might have a look now.

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I am an Ebay addict too.
Sometimes, if there is stiff competition for something I want, I SNIPE using
JustSnipe: eBay auction sniper software offers free snipe every week
It is free for 5 snipes a week.
I do tend to look there first, before looking at normal retail sites when comparing prices.
There are lots of Ebay shops selling new stuff at knockdown prices.

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DON'T DO ITTTTTTTTTT Saraaaaaaaaaaa, your life will be doomed as soon as you press the buy it now button:D

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Ooh Margaret your not meant to be encouraging me ;) but some karma on its way :) cheers for that little tip!


Go for it sara-saves ya LOADS of money-to spend on more stuff :D

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I am an Ebay addict too.Shoes are my downfall..

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Come on you have to elaborate.......confession time ;)

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I don't use e-bay often, my sister in law got hooked on that and bingo, she and my brother are now divorcing and selling the house to pay the debts, you are probably not as addicted as you thought, I would advise against spending more than your income in any one week though, or could be a very slippery slope. Take care!

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Im sorry to hear it got that out of hand.
I am very careful and always check i actually have enough money to pay the bill before it comes in and before i bid,its just i have never spent so much time on the site and i have been a member for a couple of years now.I can't imagine getting anywhere near the situation your brother is in,lets hope they both get sorted.

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We are an Ebay household..........CD`s , Dvds, Shoes,Trainers,Cosmetics ,Jeans the list is enless but we use it mostly to recycle our kids clothes, which with 2 girls in the house keeps us very busy as you can imagine!!

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You are NOT alone.............

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we only use ebay for dvd's and vid's, dont do clothing we like to try our cloths on before we buy them, otherwise you dont know what they look like on you or if they fit

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hee hee loved the vid/song busman, cheers :p

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If its stuff we really want and its gonna save us loads we try them on in the shops first.:D

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Karma sent :D

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thats a good idea, the cheaper the better too :D thats why i buy my dvd's on ebay save loads

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for example....... mens g-star jeans, brand new, not fake, shop price £89.99, Ebay price inc postage £13.96. BARGAIN:D:D:D:D

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I go on Ebay. Used to go on all the time ( cost Ginger a fortune ) :D

I need a few holiday things, so will probably shop on ebay for them, saves walking round miserable Accy

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[[email protected];522181There are lots of Ebay shops selling new stuff at knockdown prices.[/quote]

With no warranty.

Too much 'new' stuff on ebay is as cheap in Argos and you can take it back to Argos if you don't like it.

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quite true , if you use ebay a lot like we do its a case of knowing you`re prices and checking it out before you buy.

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i used to go a lot on ebay, comes handy for things for the kids now i only go every now and then when im bored

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Not as much fun as a successful manual snipe though. ;)

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I've never done the ebay thing. I wouldn't even know where to start. From some of the above, this is a good thing eh?:p

Brian

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i am an ebay addict i am always buying the kids and grandaughters things just got daughter a mobile phone for £91 and just bought grandaughter dora the explorer things. i go on ebay everyday.

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I have just won a pair of top brand named jeans....BNWT £3.95 lol

( well for hols )

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Its so good when you win a proper bargain innit :D

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Thats what its all about!!!!:D:D:D:D:D

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hee hee just won some Next silver/diamante sandals for £1.20!! and with postage it only comes to £4

bargain!!!!:D

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(Sounds like you two are doing the good angel, bad angel routine. lol)

Had a look on it and can't see what all the fuss is about. Maybe it would be better to have a look when i want something.

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My most recent bargain was a large Italian leather handbag for less than a tenner (incl postage)

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Probably Chinese fakes :eek:

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I think that is the thing with ebay, people see it as a game, as in wining the item instead of just buying it.

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Ooo you pedant...course I know I have bought it, it's just terminology! :rolleyes:

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Oh they will fit...don't worry :D

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yeah cause you bought the matching braces too:D

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all i can say miss kitty, you must be rolling in it, i cant spend im always skint:rolleyes:

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Rolling in it....erm no,just comfortable :)
Corker does the earning,i do the spending......suits me just fine :D

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Haha that reminds me of my xmas pressie off my mum.

It's a pare of socks and a cup that say " He earns, I shop " too right to :D

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Haha-I would say its just as hard to shop as it is work anyway,all the choices we have to make,all the walking round the shopping centres or trawling the net,i dont know how we manage :eek:

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we have only ever sold one thing on ebay, do you need a business account if you sell more than a few things each week?

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I assumed if you were doing it as a business then thats when you upgrade to business account, but if not then the normal account is fine :D

*i may be wrong.......it happens sometimes* ;)

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is there a limit to how much you can sell on the normal account in a certain time

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Im sorry i have no idea :(
I just do the shopping side of things mainly :P

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on ebay ...no, but paypal yes
Personal accounts on paypal can receive a limited number of credit or debit card payments per year (2 I think it is) and are assessed a transaction fee.

Only Premier and Business accountholders can receive unlimited credit or debit card payments.
so if you sell a lot on ebay, you have to open a premier account on paypal;)

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ah rite, that explains it, i knew something was limited but i didnt know what, :)

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2????????:confused:

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I sold 7 things in Nov/Dec 2006 - then was told that I needed to get a business account before I sold more. I can't remember the wording of the mail I got but recall something about '3 items in any 12 month period' ( were all Paypal sales)

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I've only got a standard account and we had over 150 transactions both buying & selling last year on Paypal! Not just on Ebay either.

LOL - just logged to find I'm a Premier account! What a div!

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I now further recall that the last buyer used a credit card and that seemed to be what triggered the mail I got - the others must have used a Paypal account linked to a current account

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I've just lost 2 items i was bidding for on ebay in the last second!! Well gutted I am. I was after a samsung digimax 3000 camera.........mine got stolen last year and the replacement I got is crap!! Won't take more than a couple of photos without draining the batteries so I wanted another like I had stolen as that was brilliant.

Oh well, keep looking eh

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How long before the auction ended did you put your bid in forceten?

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about 2 mins, but i put a max bid in, and I was winning till the last couple of seconds when it beat me by 50p!! I was winning by at least £5 up to then as well and it was only upping each time by 50p

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A free snipe bids for you in the last 5 seconds - a 'paid for' snipe waits till the last 2 seconds.

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thats what it says here:rolleyes:
https://www.paypal.com/uk/us/cgi-bin...TrhH1vmCUeL-Js

to accept credit or debit card payments, unless they use paypal balance, which is not often

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yeah you live and learn eh?

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A snipe has only ever failed me once, when there had been no bids whatsoever, my snipe never happened - suppose the snipe system needs something to bid against

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Im on ebay all the time - totally addicted - I tend to buy a lot from Japan and America though and you can get some good bargains if you look hard

Its great for selling too- I sell tons of there and have just got my mum buying and selling too ;)

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I finally won the camera that I was after last night as well :D

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Hurrah! well done FT!

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Thank you. I've chuffed to bits lol