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    Why i hate ebay !!!!

    So i am having a final attempt at selling my trex 600efl pro supercombo.

    i paid over £700 (inc a px) for this kit and i get messages like this

    Hi,


    I can offer £350 plus postage, bank transfer or PayPal with fees covered (payment as a gift). £650 though eBay and PayPal is almost £100 on fees...


    I live in Southampton


    Regards

    I thought perhaps it was a typo at first but no santomotion was serious.

    unfickinbelievable
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    Why i hate ebay !!!!

    You got me LOL
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    • #3
      Why i hate ebay !!!!

      This is the problem mate as soon as a heli product leaves the retailer it loses a higher percentage than a new car. Absolutely freakin ridiculous. And there will always be a chancer you know the old saying ' don't ask don't get ' :-(
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      • #4
        [QUOTE=milly0812;935608] don't ask don't get ' :-([/QUOTE]

        Trouble Is, that it is very much a buyers market atm, and the longer you hold on to something the more value it loses anyway, and there Is a point where the seller has to decide if he wants to take the hit.
        When you put something up for sale, you open yourself to this kind of offer, and would generally do well to respond politely.

        Maybe Its better not to buy something unless you KNOW you will get use out of before selling.
        ​SWRCH , Oh.. And a Helix 700 Gasser, Hv with SK540.....with SAB HPS head.

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        • #5
          [QUOTE=trexamanic;935598]So i am having a final attempt at selling my trex 600efl pro supercombo.

          i paid over £700 (inc a px) for this kit and i get messages like this

          Hi,


          I can offer £350 plus postage, bank transfer or PayPal with fees covered (payment as a gift). £650 though eBay and PayPal is almost £100 on fees...


          I live in Southampton


          Regards

          I thought perhaps it was a typo at first but no santomotion was serious.

          unfickinbelievable[/QUOTE]

          Yep ebay is a bloody joke at times! I sold my Mitsubishi Evo on there last year and got all sorts of bloody offers eventually It sold for a decent price above reserve but one guy offered me £500 for a £15k car! ( i think he was taking the ****)
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          • #6
            Well its a buyers market im afraid, especially with second hand unbuilt kits.

            Clearly he is pushing his luck past reasonable with the figure he suggested, however it is not worth what you paid for it, [B]its worth what someone is willing to pay for it now.[/B]

            Its not new, even though it hasnt been built, as its been owned by you, and as such is second hand. Warranties are shakey at best, and even more so when things are passed on to a second owner.

            Its not surprising that you are going to get offers like that, ive made a few in my time that people may have felt 'insulted' by, and you have to bear in mind that you are up against ebay sellers who will be selling the item new with warranty, asking only a little bit more than your opening bid. (in this case about £30 more I think). So you have to ask yourself, why someone would choose to bid on your item when they can bid new and secure for only £30 extra. If it was my money Id pay the extra £30 and I think so would most.

            Sorry, but thats just how the second hand market is, especially on ebay.
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            • #7
              p.s. it wasnt me who made the offer this time ;) even though I live in Southampton PMSL
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              • #8
                HOWEVER,, It cracks me up when people buy /bid on stuff that would have been cheaper from a heli shop !!!

                Eg a set of 600 fins went (Including post) for £2.80 MORE than they are at AlignTrex inc Delivery ...... Crazy world !!!
                ​SWRCH , Oh.. And a Helix 700 Gasser, Hv with SK540.....with SAB HPS head.

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                • #9
                  [QUOTE=jimmyhorns;935620]Well its a buyers market im afraid, especially with second hand unbuilt kits.

                  Clearly he is pushing his luck past reasonable with the figure he suggested, however it is not worth what you paid for it, [B]its worth what someone is willing to pay for it now.[/B]

                  Its not new, even though it hasnt been built, as its been owned by you, and as such is second hand. Warranties are shakey at best, and even more so when things are passed on to a second owner.

                  Its not surprising that you are going to get offers like that, ive made a few in my time that people may have felt 'insulted' by, and you have to bear in mind that you are up against ebay sellers who will be selling the item new with warranty, asking only a little bit more than your opening bid. (in this case about £30 more I think). So you have to ask yourself, why someone would choose to bid on your item when they can bid new and secure for only £30 extra. If it was my money Id pay the extra £30 and I think so would most.

                  Sorry, but thats just how the second hand market is, especially on ebay.[/QUOTE]

                  I fully agree with this post, some very valid points! Ebay still sux tho LOL
                  Some say my left nipple is the shape of a Raptor canopy.......... And that for fun I chase sheep in wellies 3 sizes too big. All I know is I am ​3D Clod
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                  • #10
                    Thats not a bad offer compared to some of the ones I have had from forums !!!
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                    • #11
                      Can't believe how cheap some of the 600 pros are going for.
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                      • #12
                        I had sell my dads ford galaxy quickly on eBay, was asking £1,600 which was a low price for it because we needed it sold... Some jokers (car dealers and taxi firms) were offering £600 to £800 for it which I genuinely laughed at them. Ended up selling it for what we were asking for on the basis it was well worth the price.

                        But as said, it's a buyers market and as a buyer you want the best deal possible... If your a seller and your asking a fair price then sticktoyour guns
                        Matt
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                        • #13
                          [QUOTE=KevDavies;935639]I fully agree with this post, some very valid points! Ebay still sux tho LOL[/QUOTE]

                          yeh but come on. totally unrealistic quite insulting
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                          • #14
                            Just imagine you're a retailer looking at ebay for bargain goods to sell...
                            Retail heli kit at £700... call it a 25% markup = £560 wholesale (i'm guessing there) then remove the recalimable vat @20% = net cost to retailer £465'ish. If you were to take a punt from an unknown source..or be into street market sale buying then a safety net of another £100 isn't unreasonable.

                            Anyway 'business is business' and feeing insulted has no place in that world of negotiation..
                            PGK
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                            • #15
                              know what bugs me, people that don't read things right and people that don't leave feedback!

                              like when i recently sold some mcpx servos, hmmm wonder if he'll read this, he doesn't know who i am but i know who he is on here ROFL ;)

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