Craziness of prices on EBAY

***Dave*** · 18-12-2005, 19:44

Missed the bargain of the week on EBAY just now, by spending too long on here

Had been tracking a Nikon 70-210mm D lens for days & had the page up ready to bid. Missed it by 1 minute & it went for £82 !!!! Normally they go for £270 plus.

Just shows if you keep an eye out you can get a bargain

. Actually over next week it might be a good time to bid, as so many people will be tied up with this Xmas thingy

CT · 18-12-2005, 20:32

Ooooh... that's annoyng to miss out at that price!

Probably the time of year as you say though, I find very few real bargains on ebay these days.

***Dave*** · 18-12-2005, 20:43

...only if people place in wrong sections or poorly described . Had a few bargains that way

Matty · 18-12-2005, 22:03

yeah i always check for mis-spellings, lowpro is a favourite

SammyC · 19-12-2005, 08:44

Just missed out on a lens that I wanted, got sniped by someone. Now sniping IS annoying!

Matty · 19-12-2005, 09:58

its interesting, you watch something for 5 days, it creeps up £2, then it jumps £50 in the last 2 mins...everything does that, except what I'M selling

***Dave*** · 19-12-2005, 10:25

I always crawl the completed listing for similar items that I want to sell & then basically copy best bits of highest sellers, including sale category. Also ensure auction ends on an evening or weekend when maximum audience available. Going the extra mile for providing info (tho not too much) seesm to pay off. I had a 20 year old tape deck by Nakamichi that I trawled the net for a decent review of. Found it, included it & sold for £350

Have similar experiences with other gear........you just need to put your salesman hat on

RobertP · 19-12-2005, 11:30

I used to believe in the evening/weekend finish too but have recently been selling stuff that finishes during work time and it seems to go just as well. Lots of people on the net during the day instead of working

SammyC · 19-12-2005, 11:52

Disgraceful!

Sparky · 20-12-2005, 20:36

Craziness of prices on EBAY .....

your not kidding

Ive been keeping a watchful eye on 350d's and 17-85MM IS USM lenses.

they reach daft money for second hand. In some cases, VERY close to best UK New prices, through pricerunner.com

And new Items are not even close to being competative, closer to extortionate!

I dont _really_ want to spend the money right now, other things looming, so DSLR will be on back burner once more.

***Dave*** · 20-12-2005, 21:52

then again just watched one guy sell a lens for £155 that he bought the week before for £40 BUY IT NOW......luck of the draw

Bachs · 20-12-2005, 22:34

I entered a maximum bid of £200 on an EF 28-135 IS.
Then the Mrs caught me out and banned me from Ebay.
It went for £205

RobertP · 20-12-2005, 22:45

As you may recall I am in the process of ending my business. We cleared a part of the stores racks (as in binned the stock). I looked at the racks and thought they were not too bad so I took a picture of them and listed them on ebay.

If someone had put their head through the door and said ' I'll give you £50 for that' we would have taken it. I listed the lot for £10 start buyer collects. After a day it had gone to £70.... we were amazed.
After a couple of days it had risen to £270. Rubbed hands and assumed it had been bid to its limit early. It ended today - two people had a little bidding war and with 1 minute to go it was up to £470

Then it was sniped by a new bidder with 10 seconds to go for.....

£600

Now thats what I call a bargain

***Dave*** · 21-12-2005, 09:13

Good on ya Robert.....which Glass are you buying now

18-12-2005, 19:44	#1 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,504	Craziness of prices on EBAY Missed the bargain of the week on EBAY just now, by spending too long on here Had been tracking a Nikon 70-210mm D lens for days & had the page up ready to bid. Missed it by 1 minute & it went for £82 !!!! Normally they go for £270 plus. Just shows if you keep an eye out you can get a bargain . Actually over next week it might be a good time to bid, as so many people will be tied up with this Xmas thingy Last edited by Dave : 18-12-2005 at 19:57.

20-12-2005, 20:36	#10 (permalink)
Sparky New here Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Posts: 47	Craziness of prices on EBAY ..... your not kidding Ive been keeping a watchful eye on 350d's and 17-85MM IS USM lenses. they reach daft money for second hand. In some cases, VERY close to best UK New prices, through pricerunner.com And new Items are not even close to being competative, closer to extortionate! I dont _really_ want to spend the money right now, other things looming, so DSLR will be on back burner once more. Last edited by Sparky : 20-12-2005 at 20:38.

20-12-2005, 22:34	#12 (permalink)
Bachs Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montrose NE Scotland Posts: 919	I entered a maximum bid of £200 on an EF 28-135 IS. Then the Mrs caught me out and banned me from Ebay. It went for £205 Last edited by Bachs : 20-12-2005 at 22:37.

20-12-2005, 22:45	#13 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	As you may recall I am in the process of ending my business. We cleared a part of the stores racks (as in binned the stock). I looked at the racks and thought they were not too bad so I took a picture of them and listed them on ebay. If someone had put their head through the door and said ' I'll give you £50 for that' we would have taken it. I listed the lot for £10 start buyer collects. After a day it had gone to £70.... we were amazed. After a couple of days it had risen to £270. Rubbed hands and assumed it had been bid to its limit early. It ended today - two people had a little bidding war and with 1 minute to go it was up to £470 Then it was sniped by a new bidder with 10 seconds to go for..... £600 Now thats what I call a bargain __________________ 20D. Kit lens. Canon 50mm 1.4. Sigma 150mm 2.8 macro. Tamron 28-75 XR Di. Canon 70-200 f4L . Canon 100-400L. 580EX.

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18-12-2005, 20:32	#2 (permalink)
CT Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Mids UK Posts: 3,500	Ooooh... that's annoyng to miss out at that price! Probably the time of year as you say though, I find very few real bargains on ebay these days.

18-12-2005, 20:43	#3 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,504	...only if people place in wrong sections or poorly described . Had a few bargains that way

18-12-2005, 22:03	#4 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	yeah i always check for mis-spellings, lowpro is a favourite

19-12-2005, 08:44	#5 (permalink)
SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	Just missed out on a lens that I wanted, got sniped by someone. Now sniping IS annoying!

19-12-2005, 09:58	#6 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	its interesting, you watch something for 5 days, it creeps up £2, then it jumps £50 in the last 2 mins...everything does that, except what I'M selling

19-12-2005, 10:25	#7 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,504	I always crawl the completed listing for similar items that I want to sell & then basically copy best bits of highest sellers, including sale category. Also ensure auction ends on an evening or weekend when maximum audience available. Going the extra mile for providing info (tho not too much) seesm to pay off. I had a 20 year old tape deck by Nakamichi that I trawled the net for a decent review of. Found it, included it & sold for £350 Have similar experiences with other gear........you just need to put your salesman hat on

19-12-2005, 11:30	#8 (permalink)
RobertP Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Woodford Essex Posts: 841	I used to believe in the evening/weekend finish too but have recently been selling stuff that finishes during work time and it seems to go just as well. Lots of people on the net during the day instead of working

19-12-2005, 11:52	#9 (permalink)
SammyC Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,466	Disgraceful!

20-12-2005, 21:52	#11 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,504	then again just watched one guy sell a lens for £155 that he bought the week before for £40 BUY IT NOW......luck of the draw

21-12-2005, 09:13	#14 (permalink)
*Dave* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 15,504	Good on ya Robert.....which Glass are you buying now

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