eBay

sin-n-dex · ‎09-29-2019

So I found out people sell recipes on here for 99 cents. I have a handful that I made myself (which might not be much more than a bunch of instructions on how to put something together... like a lasagne).

I thought for 99 cents it might be worth a try to see if anyone buys them.

So I do my research, and I find out there are sellers who sold their recipe for 11 cents (at auction with more than one bidder).

The part that doesn't make sense... won't paypal eat that 11 cents leaving the seller with zero? If you end up with zero what's the point in selling it?

Also what do you want to bet that the Chinese sellers are reselling copyrighted recipes found on the internet.

C.

wesk_36 · ‎09-30-2019

@rockusone wrote:
They are trading feedback. You give one, you get one back!

So this is the poster child for violating the ebay feedback manipulation policy! It would seem that it is utilized mostly by those with dishonest or nefarious intents.

My opinion is that they should do away with buyer feedback anyway.

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7606dennis · ‎09-30-2019

@ten_o_nine wrote:
Can't you email the recipe?

Back in the days of strictly mail order you couldn't.

"It is an intelligent man that is aware of his own ignorance."

sin-n-dex · ‎09-30-2019

@wesk_36 wrote:
@rockusone wrote:
They are trading feedback. You give one, you get one back!
So this is the poster child for violating the ebay feedback manipulation policy! It would seem that it is utilized mostly by those with dishonest or nefarious intents.
My opinion is that they should do away with buyer feedback anyway.

When I set up my second account (for selling Canadian items in Canada), I didn't like the idea of being a zero and a seller. I realize that buyer feedback doesn't say you are a good seller, but since most people don't read, they just see the score. So my strategy was to work on my coin, stamp and banknote collection and buy a lot of items that were under $5. I did some 60-70 transactions buying a few items each week. (I still need to put some of those items away, this was in 2015). At least it looked like I had some history when I started listing my 99 cent tokens for auction.

However, I don't think this is wrong, because I legitimately collect things, and legitimately wanted to buy what I bought, I just bought one item at a time instead of a whole bunch at once.

C.

mr_lincoln · ‎10-02-2019

@this*old*attic wrote:
What are they selling? I’m confused.

I never click on gobblety-**bleep** links ...

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mr_lincoln · ‎10-02-2019

@pink.fish.rule wrote:
I beg to disagree.

That would rule out a whole bunch of legitimate (profitable) listings for less than $5 but which most often sell as multiples.

While their profit may not be up to your standards, if there wasn't any to be made they wouldn't be selling and small sales can add up.

No problem, its just an opinion and everyone is welcome to theirs too ... but I will point out that I made no mention of "my standards" ... never have so not sure about that comment ....

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Mr. Lincoln - Community Mentor