Perhaps a lot of these people are not credit worthy and, therefore, un-able to obtain a credit card which would preclude them from buying from most online retailers.
Hence, eBay/PayPal is the only viable option for them.
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Got some music software for sale at half the usual price, shrinkwrapped with a download option as well.
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That just means somebody paid £10 to avoid having to go round Ikea themselves. Bargain.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostI've just sold something for £50 which cost me £40 from Ikea. Even said Ikea on the advert with a link to the image on their website!!!
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Sold a set of 6 Maccy D's coke glasses for £30 +p&p. They were free with a meal - or 99p if you wanted to buy one without food. Crazy!
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Sold many things for £1 buyer must collect and saved lots of trips to the dump. eBay and what people will buy never ceases to amaze me.
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Sold a shag pile rug for 55 quid, which I had bought for a tenner from B&Q and used for a year. There was a bid war and the winner told me she was looking for such a rug for a year because it matched her living room wall.
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I've just sold something for £50 which cost me £40 from Ikea. Even said Ikea on the advert with a link to the image on their website!!!
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ftfy.Originally posted by Clippy View PostI don't get it.
I've just sold a boxset of Mad Men (series 1 & 2) which cost me £18 for £22.50.
(I picked my re-sale price based on previous completed listings and not to make a profit so I should recover what I paid after costs have been deducted).
I quick look on Amazon and the buyer could have bought it for £17.
There are some seriously daft people about!
Plan B: fleece people who can't be arsed to search the internet?
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I don't get it.
I've just sold a boxset of Mad Men (series 1 & 2) which cost me £18 for £22.50.
(I picked my re-sale price based on previous completed listings and not to make a profit so I should recover what I paid after costs have been deducted).
I quick look on Amazon and the buyer could have bought it for £17.
There are some seriously daft people about!
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