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I have been an e-bay member for years, and for the most part have been happy, I only bought books and tablets. WELL...I was looking for on in-expensive tablet to be able to cast to my chromecast, and I pull up my e-bay page and I thrilled at the prices, UP UNTIL I SELECTED WHAT COLOR, and then the price DOUBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I about dropped my lap top. To me, that constitutes FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!

And on top of that this system is NOT user friendly!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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@grumpymab

I would not go so far as to call it fraud, but it is deceptive.

 

On a variation listing, the seller sets various prices.

So on a lowest price search, boom they lead the pack.

And more than likely, the cheap one is so handy, out of stock.

The old bait and switch game.

 

Years ago coffie mate creamer came in a 32 oz. glass jar.

Then one day, there was a new plastic jar, it was taller, and bigger around.

The price had went up, but now it was only 24 oz.

Pay more, and get less.

 

And with photo shop, I am not a toad, in a 30 year old Civic.

I dropped 50 lbs of beer belly,

And there is no grey in my hair.

 

When I sleep,

I become young again.

But then,

I wake up.

and I am still a toad.

 

Oh snort... you bring back things from my youth.

There was a used car dealer, well known to rip off people.

I traded in a well worn 1963 Rambeler American.

For a Chevy Chevette.

 

He called a day later, 

And said, that 5 gal. oil bucket, behind the drivers seat, what is that?

Well, you gotta put in a gallon of oil every 5 miles, says I.

And, the bucket holds up the drivers seat back.

The old guy just laughed, and said " you got me good on that one son" 

 

We became good friends, 

He knew I was good with cars.

 

But I don't know if he knew,

me and his daughter

checked every back seat.

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In electronics and computer equipment smaller production runs always cost more.

 

Normally it's averaged out in margin when sold in normal retail. BUT when you are buying from a wholesaler or china direct you will pay more. There is less margin. And less people want the weird colour.

 

 

 

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Sometimes color makes a difference such as Pink, Black, or Silver. Sometimes the color alone can make a big difference in the selling price. Sometimes an item listing will have a drop down menu which bypasses the Lowest Price search. Instead of the actual item, it might be an accessory for that item, or something like that. So when an actual item is selected, the price becomes much higher. This has been going on for a long time now. I wish ebay would correct this.

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@grumpymab wrote:

I have been an e-bay member for years, and for the most part have been happy, I only bought books and tablets. WELL...I was looking for on in-expensive tablet to be able to cast to my chromecast, and I pull up my e-bay page and I thrilled at the prices, UP UNTIL I SELECTED WHAT COLOR, and then the price DOUBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I about dropped my lap top. To me, that constitutes FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!

And on top of that this system is NOT user friendly!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


THE OUTRAGE!

 

Seriously, find a different seller.

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