On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 03:45:09 GMT, Ignoramus12137
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:24:15 -0800, SteveB wrote:
I agreed last week to sell some things on ebay that my neighbor considered
worthless.

Now that they are sold, he is complaining about the price. The selling
prices are right in there with the completed items prices.

A recent thread asked why people don't trade fair on ebay. My question is
why do people ask you to sell things that they have rotting in their garage,
then bitch about the selling price? Or the % you want for your time?

I have sold my last item for a friend on ebay. I won't even buy an item to
sell, because they might find out that THEY wanted (and I gave them) $10 for
the item, and I sold it for $20. Fergeddabout the items I bought for $10,
and couldn't/didn't sell. That's different!

I now give lessons on how to ebay. Price - $200 per day.

If it is so Goddamned easy and a person can make so much money, YOU DO IT!

If you do ebay, don't tell anyone.

You are 100% right, selling stuff for friends is a big no-no. Never do
it. You should have asked alt.marketing.online.ebay first, they would
tell you that as well.

Some people think that it is great that they "let me get a 10%
commission" on some $20 POS item.

i
Wait till you have a customer or friend who is hot for an item..and
you get it for them on Ebay..after they have been looking at the same
photos you have..and after you pay for it via pay pal....decide they
dont want it..or tell you that they couldnt wait and bought one
somewhere else.

Cash up front now BEFORE I make the first bid.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner