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shpock so good for discounts

seatbeltnoob
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Bought a roof back OEM to my car for £25 (going on ebay for £80).

I got a halfords roof box for £40 the 420L model. They retail for £189. I would have paid up to half that as it was in pretty good condition. But seller sold it to me for peanuts.

I find that shpock tends to have a more of a "I don't want the hassle, just flog it cheap" crowd.

Gumtree tends to ask for a bit more. Shpock is a far less savvy market for sellers. They just want to list and sell things quickly
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  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    I might give it a crack today.
  • mickeymouse303
    mickeymouse303 Posts: 211 Forumite
    That reminds me that I downloaded the app ages ago and never used it haha. I'll see what I can find...
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,322 Ambassador
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    Whilst I don't tend to buy or sell car stuff I do find SHpock a great site for finding all sorts of odd things going really cheaply. my son got some really decent branded car mats from there from someone who just couldn't be bothered to list on eBay- got them for just £1 , brand new and un unused
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  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    So far I've not found anything particularly cheap, perhaps it's all about timing. The radio I recently bought on ebay for £50 delivered is £60 collection only on shpock.

    I'll keep trying.
  • seatbeltnoob
    seatbeltnoob Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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    Stoke wrote: »
    So far I've not found anything particularly cheap, perhaps it's all about timing. The radio I recently bought on ebay for £50 delivered is £60 collection only on shpock.

    I'll keep trying.

    oh dont get me wrong, there will always be people overvalueing their items. On my search the roofbox I bought was listed at £120 by someone else.
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    seatbeltnoob wrote: »
    oh dont get me wrong, there will always be people overvalueing their items. On my search the roofbox I bought was listed at £120 by someone else.
    Yeah but it's all about luck isn't it? I still think there's bargains to be had on eBay. Just look in the right place and find items that haven't been listed correctly and you can make a fortune!!
  • stator
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    Stuff sold too cheap is usually stolen goods
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • Herzlos
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    stator wrote: »
    Stuff sold too cheap is usually stolen goods

    A bit of common sense is required; someone selling a laptop for 10% of market price in a hurry without knowing much about it is probably stolen goods. Someone selling a roofbox that's been in the back of the garage for years and can tell you about it probably isn't.
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    stator wrote: »
    Stuff sold too cheap is usually stolen goods

    Is the part below your post supposed to explain your post...?
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    Stoke wrote: »
    Is the part below your post supposed to explain your post...?
    No, nothing I say is ever tongue in cheek
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
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