make me laugh when ......

toshkininny

the current bid for one of them is £67, don't think I would be prepared to gamble that amount of money! Tenner tops!

freddysmith

The more money bid the seller just upgrades the contents to try and reflect the bid value..........its a mugs game and easy to scam the punters.
Great way to get rid of all your junk. But I will not be taking part.

consultant31

freddysmith wrote: »

The more money bid the seller just upgrades the contents to try and reflect the bid value..........its a mugs game and easy to scam the punters.
Great way to get rid of all your junk. But I will not be taking part.

Me either

Happy New Year to all the sensible MSE'ers around

geordie_joe

Luna69 wrote: »

People really bid on and pay for this stuff?? Don't get it, really don't.

Yes, because people want to get something for nothing. Just the same as buying a lottery ticket, the one you buy may turn out to be worth millions, or it may just turn out to be scrap paper.

People also buy items described as "untested" because they think there is a chance it will work. They don't realise that when a seller says "untested" they mean "I know for a fact that if I switch this on it's not going to work, so I won't do it and sell it as 'untested'"

If it was working the could describe it as working and get a lot more for it.

dotchas

I don't think this seller liked anything that santa brought!

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZlynne4138

And another mystery pressie

330200671205

geordie_joe

dotchas wrote: »

I don't think this seller liked anything that santa brought!

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZlynne4138

he must be an odd looking individual, half his relatives have bought him ladies slippers and the other half have bought him boys dressing gowns!!!!

The poor lad's going to grow up queer

darich

freddysmith wrote: »

The more money bid the seller just upgrades the contents to try and reflect the bid value..........its a mugs game and easy to scam the punters.
Great way to get rid of all your junk. But I will not be taking part.

I disagree - it'll be wrapped and worth a few pounds. Why upgrade it if the bidding increases? That would simply reduce profit for no reason.
The auction is genuine - by that i mean they're being up front by saying it's a wrapped gift. The fact that some mugs are prepared to pay almost £70 so far for what could be a pair of slippers and an alarm clock (for example) shows how easy it is to make money.
Why increase the value of the box and reduce the profit when the bidding will increase regardless of the contents???

freddysmith

Well if you really believe they are pre-wrapped, how would you know?
He says there could be more than one item in the box. Just but a little more junk in the box to keep the punter happy
Its a well known scam
He has several auctions doing the same thing, not my thing at all

Trixxie

consultant31 wrote: »

I've been watching this one just to see what happens with the feedback - can't believe so many people can be so deluded

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160193534753&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006

I've asked the seller to list some of this character's previous gifts to her unfortunate friend! Should be a laff to see what she comes up with!! All will be in the best possible taste I am sure!!!!!!!!

Trixxie

darich wrote: »

I disagree - it'll be wrapped and worth a few pounds. Why upgrade it if the bidding increases? That would simply reduce profit for no reason.
The auction is genuine - by that i mean they're being up front by saying it's a wrapped gift. The fact that some mugs are prepared to pay almost £70 so far for what could be a pair of slippers and an alarm clock (for example) shows how easy it is to make money.
Why increase the value of the box and reduce the profit when the bidding will increase regardless of the contents???

Could be one very large mug!! I think that's what I'd wrap and send if I was this sort of seller!