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Cost £3 sells for £8 + postage

lynnemcf
lynnemcf Posts: 1,233 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
IKEA
Pot lid rack
RATIONELL

Both auctions have just ended, one sold for 7.69, the other for 7.91. Ebay madness.
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  • Chalky87
    Chalky87 Posts: 851 Forumite
    Sounds like business to me...

    A profit to be made and they've taken the oppurtunity, it is up to the eBayer's if they want to buy and pay this amount!
    Stuff Happens As Wave of Ambiguity Spreads
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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    There are basil brush keyrings selling for £10 + - these are £3 in Toys r Us.

    People are just silly for assuming it's a bargan. i've got so much stuff cheaper by using Froogle etc!

    S_C
  • Firefly
    Firefly Posts: 3,024 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I've just watched a book sell for £17 + £3 postage that is available from Amazon for £11.98!!
    Do not allow the risk of failure to stop you trying!
  • Tojo_Ralph
    Tojo_Ralph Posts: 8,373 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    lynnemcf wrote:
    IKEA
    Pot lid rack
    RATIONELL

    Both auctions have just ended, one sold for 7.69, the other for 7.91. Ebay madness.

    Not EBay madness at all ..... If I needed an IKEA Pot Lid Rack, then £7-69 plus actual postage would sound like a Billy bargain to me. :D
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    The alternative would be a tank of fuel, a day wasted and a 4 hour round trip with her indoors and no doubt the mother-in-law!!! :p
    The MSE Dictionary
    Loophole - A word used to entice people to read clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Rip Off - Clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Terms and Conditions - Otherwise known as a loophole or a rip off.
  • Firefly
    Firefly Posts: 3,024 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    ... and you can never walk through Ikea without collecting a whole trolleyload of moneywasting essentials!
    Do not allow the risk of failure to stop you trying!
  • Tojo_Ralph
    Tojo_Ralph Posts: 8,373 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Firefly wrote:
    ... and you can never walk through Ikea without collecting a whole trolleyload of moneywasting essentials!

    I can :D ............................................................. But sadly, she can't. :p
    The MSE Dictionary
    Loophole - A word used to entice people to read clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Rip Off - Clearly written Terms and Conditions.
    Terms and Conditions - Otherwise known as a loophole or a rip off.
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    I have bought items from a £1 shop b4 and sold for icon11.gif£5!!!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • criminal_smile
    criminal_smile Posts: 738 Forumite
    Tojo_Ralph wrote:
    Not EBay madness at all ..... If I needed an IKEA Pot Lid Rack, then £7-69 plus actual postage would sound like a Billy bargain to me. :D

    The alternative would be a tank of fuel, a day wasted and a 4 hour round trip with her indoors and no doubt the mother-in-law!!! :p
    Spare us a thought! I've gotta get up at the crack of dawn, get a ferry, then follow the missus round the store 4 times so she makes sure she hasn't missed anything!
    And then do it all on the way home again.
    I haven't been asked to tell you that I'm the [highlight]Board Drunk[/highlight] for this board. As the night wears on, my posts will become worse, with simple spelling mistakes, inane ramblings, and a blatant disregard for the truth. I have no authority to do anything, so there's no point asking or telling me. If you see me past midnight, please tell me to get my coat and order me a taxi.

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  • biblejohn
    biblejohn Posts: 553 Forumite
    Problem is, i frequently see this. No matter what 2nd hand items i look at on ebay, they usually go for more than they cost new. Rediculous.

    Effectly people are paying for the convenience of buying something from their armchair and having it delivered and they just cant be bothered to shop around to check if they can get it cheaper elsewhere.
  • Firefly
    Firefly Posts: 3,024 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    biblejohn wrote:
    Problem is, i frequently see this. No matter what 2nd hand items i look at on ebay, they usually go for more than they cost new. Rediculous.

    Effectly people are paying for the convenience of buying something from their armchair and having it delivered and they just cant be bothered to shop around to check if they can get it cheaper elsewhere.

    But not all ebayers are moneysaving experts like us - that's just why Martin is here to educate us!
    Do not allow the risk of failure to stop you trying!
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