What happens to people who bid up their own items on EBAY?
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Some make some extra money, but some get caught. It's not really worth it in the end though.
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I want to purchase a home through an auction on bargain.com. How does the process really work and is it agood?
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I've done it, but it doesn't make you feel any better.  Truth is they won, so screw em, but they still won!  LOL  You can try to email the seller to let him know if for some reason the winning bidder doesn't pay, I'll take a second chance offer.\nAnyway so I've done it once or twice, and haven't been reported but I'm sure if it is cruel enough they can cancel your account.
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If a winning bidder does not pay for his or her product, he can have a non-paying bidder strike attached to his account.  If a bidder accumulates three strikes, his or her privileges are suspended.  The bidder also will probably receive a negative comment from the seller.
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Try using the internet or local papers, it is displayed in local papers by law.  You will have to pay a fee to go to the auction and bid.
639755
You might check into the auctions to see if there is a way to block unrated bidders from bidding on your items. Or maybe you could set a reserve.
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check the e-bay auction
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An auction runner is pretty much what it sounds like ... they do all the running around.\n\nMore specifically, they "run" the item up to the auctioneer as it goes up for bidding and then are responsible for logging the winning price and bid number of the winning bidder. They often are then required to "run" out and get a signature from the winning bidder confirming the purchase.\n\nPost auction, the runners are responsible for bringing items to winning bidders after they have paid for the item(s).
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You have to pay what ever the end bid amount is, upto your maximum bid amount. So if someone bids the item up to say $79.99 and the auction ends., then you won  the auction right?, so you would pay the $79.99 plus the shipping amount.
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You have to be careful in your minimum pricing or reserve price.  People on eBay are looking for bargains, and many people's items go unsold because they are overpriced for THAT market (as opposed to the regular retail value of an item).  Try searching similar items, and on the left under the search box, you'ss also find a box to check for COMPLETED LISTINGS.  You can research what did and did not sell, and the listing or selling prices of similar items, so that you can price your items competitively.  Good luck!
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E-bay does allow you do list things locally.  That can save shipping and payment complications.\n\nAlso have a look at some of the free papers distributed in your area.  We have the Penny Saver and Buy-and-Sell.\n\nNote, if you list it at E-bay you can set a reserved bid so you don't get low-balled.\n\nNote 2, once listed on E-bay you can't sell it by another mechanism unless your auction completes without any bid over your reserve.
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If you bid on it, and changed your mind, it isn't fair to the seller.  It isn't fair to other buyer's who saw your bid.  You've wasted other people's time and energy.\n\nA deal is a deal as they say.\n\nIf there is some type of extenuating circumstance that you couldn't reasonably anticipate, you might try to work things out with the seller.\n\nYou should just suck it up and pay for the item. \n\nYou might ask the seller not to ship it, and be able to save on shipping charges.\n\nNext time, wait until you're sure you want it before bidding.
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People bid last minute because bidding the entire way through the auction just keeps jacking the bid up higher and higher.  Also, it is allowed by ebay...and sellers love it.  It isn't the last bid that wins, it is the highest bid.  If you don't want to be outbid, place a high proxy...but never more than you are willing to spend.  Then, if you get outbid at the end, at least you know that you wouldn't have wanted to pay that much for it.
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Lots and lots of people, and Ebay does have investigators actively pursuing people for all sorts of misconduct on there.  I tried to sell a fairly expensive item and nobody bid high enough to make my reserve price.   One of the bidders on my item was contacted by someone saying they were my husband and made her a "second chance" offer to purchase the item.  She goes ahead and sends this unknown guy over $800 cash via Western Union.  After she doesn't hear anything from this guy for a couple days she finally, for the first time, contacts me.  What a mess.  I felt so bad for her and tried to help all I could.  She made too many mistakes and didn't verify who she was dealing with and she didn't follow rules set down by Ebay, so you can't really blame this one on Ebay.
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you can cancel and auction, go to the help section of ebay.  it is simple
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Sell products that people actually want. \n\nSelling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. In fact, go to eBay and check out the number of auctions that end without a single bid. Competition is getting tough, as more sellers go to eBay; even the big boys are joining in the eBay marketplace. Add to that the increasing listing and final value fees.\n\neBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html  \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current Merchandising Calendar.
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I do. It works but it seems like ebay gets their money too. You have to pay for the listing and then you have to pay for design. Then when your stuff sells you pay ebay for the sell. It wouldn't be worth it if you wanted to sell like one thing, but so many people are doing it so it must be good. I have things on list right now, but I haven't sold anything. I like it a lot. Its easy and convient!