I am doomed. Utterly doomed.

[gerisullivan]

I just became a registered eBay user. It's my first time. Yes, of course I did so to bid on something. It's a very low-cost item. Yeah, right.

I am doomed.

I am not, however, going to increase my bid. Either I'll get it or I won't.

It's not even what I went looking for.

Of course it isn't.

Doomed. Doomed. Doomed.

I am suspiciously cheerful and confident for someone who has successfully avoided this fate for the last decade and more.

Film at 11. In the meantime, advice for an eBay neo would be very welcome. What mistakes should I endeavor to avoid? Well, beside the mistake of registering in the first place?

Comments

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

I understand that eBay has actually started cracking down on the inflated-shipping-cost people -- I know somebody who vends who was requested by eBay to prove the weight of the item she was selling!

[n6tqs.livejournal.com]

I've also heard this from a frequent EBay seller. EBay gets their cut from the selling price, not including the shipping, so a high shipping cost is a way of evading EBay fees.

You may be sensible and avoid increasing your bid at the last moment, but others aren't quite so. "Sniping" (only bidding at the last moment) avoids this possibility and so is worth doing.