
This is under his “ feedback” which is super important.Īny large seller with less than 99.6% positive – and I mean that literally – should cause you to read the negative comments. You can also look at what he buys, and you may learn he just buys and resells pipes he found. If this is a good seller, he may have some other great pipes. If you find an item you really want, or if the listing is questionable check out the seller. There are a lot of shysters on Ebay (but a lot of good sellers too). The best is an unconditional return policy (usually 7 days).Ĥ. Your real guarantee is the Sellers so read the Seller's guarantee carefully, because Ebay WILL enforce that. If you object, you're forced into a resolution process, and even if you win that you may have to pay the return shipping. Many listings are purposefully short or vague, so tough luck.

Not so on Ebay who only guarantees that you'll get the item, and that it is delivered “ as described”.

Amazon's guarantees are terrific – no questions asked. You bid, and all the other bidders are immediately told and the bidding war is on.ģ. Ebay is slightly better in that its an auction and doesn't lead to the kind of indirect price fixing of Amazon, but instead encourages “auction fever”. You must first understand Ebay, which like Amazon is designed to maximize the prices paid by you, and the profits paid to them. Once you find auction(s) of interest, you just transfer them to Jbid.Ģ. Jbid will show all your possible items on one page, with up-to-the-second current bids. It allows you to watch any number of items/pipes, and set maximum bids for those on which you choose to bid. I've used a number of these, but the very popular and reliable Jbidwatcher is terrific. study this and your chances of finding a great pipe and winning it at the best possible price will improve dramtically. That's the prospectus and the intro to "how to" as I know it.
JBIDWATCHER OUT OF BOUNDS HOW TO
How to "watch" and bid to win - without using Ebay, and in the closing seconds to "snipe" the auction. What are the guarantees, and what are they worth.Ĥ. Who is the seller, and who are your competitors. But unlike some other "name" pipes, their 2nds are close to other "names" first quality, and cost much less.ģ. For example a first line Savinelli can be expensive, but they are very well made, very consistent and very smokable - and -hold their value. How to research its value both in terms of smokability, quality and the market. How to find the pipe that turns you on, how to search and how to let Ebay search for you.Ģ. There are deals to be had, but heres a summary of what you need to do.ġ. This means that you have to be both unemotional and smart. Both Ebay and Amazon have set up systems designed to cause great competition and to drive prices up. For example, I learned that it's possible to price on the dear side - not outrageous - but still quite dear, and sooner or later someone who clearly just had to have that item would pay the piper: my friend. In doing so I learned a lot about buying and selling. Long ago at a dark time in the Universe, I used to run an automated Ebay selling system for a good friend. It does not store any personal data.An introduction to winning pipe auctions. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

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