28-07-2003 00:52									#1
	E-bay Browse Apolyton AD-FREE

Does anyone use this?

Any suggestions/recommendations?

I'm thinking of buying stuff from car boots/charity shops and seeing if I can flog them on to get a bit of profit. Possible or not?

	28-07-2003 00:55									#2
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I bought a sword off E-bay before. One of my buddies is a hardcore E-bay fan. It's a good site/service. Many people make a living just buying/selling on E-Bay.

It's definitely possible

	28-07-2003 00:57									#3
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

It's possible, although I was talking about this with a load of mates earlier and one of them claimed that EBay frowns upon this sort of activity.

Not that he explained how they'd find out, or why they'd care. Just thought I'd mention it anyway.

	28-07-2003 00:58									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

E-bay gets a share from each transaction... I think they encourage such usage.

	28-07-2003 00:59									#5
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

Frowns upon? Don't think so...for people who use it most, they pay for meals and drinks!

	28-07-2003 01:02									#6
	Put an end to popups!

Like I said, I didn't really believe it myself, but you can never be too sure with these things. Don't use EBay myself, so I wasn't aware of the meals thing.

	28-07-2003 01:05									#7
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

Oh, it's certainly possible -- just remember, you do pay a small fee whether the item gets sold or not (I don't know if it's tacked on, or included in, their "cut" of your sale).

	28-07-2003 01:08									#8
	Remove this text

Mad Monk, that's the sort of stuff I ain't too clued up on. I've done their tutorial thing and it is still a bit unclear.

	28-07-2003 01:11									#9
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

You pay a sum for opening an auction + you pay a few % when your item is sold.

	28-07-2003 01:11									#10
	Got spare money?

Give us your lessons learned after you try it.

	28-07-2003 01:12									#11
	Remove this text

You interested as well GP?

	28-07-2003 01:16									#12
	Tired of ads?

I've considered selling imaginary money from a MMORPG on eBay before. (Thinking what sort of a fool would buy imaginary money in a game for real money?) Then after a bit of math, I realized, at the rate I could make the money in the game, at the going rate, I could make about $2 an hour vs. at least $10 per hour which I get paid to be a TA. Then I also realized, responding to newsgroup posts whining about Java is far more entertaining than mashing one button over and over in an attempt to acquire money in game.

	28-07-2003 01:19									#13
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

I've been a buyer on ebay all of eight times, now.

Reputation is everything, never forget that, especially when you're just starting out and don't have a rep. Every transaction gives the other party a chance to rate you -- positive, neutral, or negative -- and everyone who does business with you in the future is able to see your "score", and deal with you accordingly.

Karma is not an abstract concept on ebay.

	28-07-2003 01:21									#14
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization: The Boardgame

Victor, have you ever run an ebay search on Diablo 2?

Also...where are we in the game?

	28-07-2003 01:26									#15
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

i've made a profit off ebay a few times sellign garage sale items. it usualyl wasn't much, but i sold this old robot toy for $330, and i got it for $2

thats my pride and joy.

	28-07-2003 01:27									#16
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Been ebaying for about a year now.

Never sold anything on it.

Good tip for starting out is to buy a few bits and pices (CDs are a good idea) to get your rating over 2 deals. People with a rating 0-2 are treated very suspiciously.

Yep, there's money to be made Bodds - but auctions aren't a sure thing, and most buyers are pretty clued up.

Oh yeah, some sort of digital camera is a good idea if you're selling - people do like pix of what they're bidding on.

Good luck with it!

	28-07-2003 01:27									#17
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I personally play Dark Age of Camelot, which unfortunately is not good for making money off the game. While, I am extremely rich in game terms, I could at most hope to turn that into $250 over the course of a few months. It wouldn't be worth the time spent putting the money up on eBay. (i.e. I'd make more money doing real work than just doing the auctions, nevermind the time it originally took to acquire the money in game).

	28-07-2003 01:28									#18
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Cheers Crud.

	28-07-2003 01:37									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

quote: Originally posted by Boddington's You interested as well GP?

I'm not really driven to play it. but I'm intellectually interested in if it works for you or doesn't.

	28-07-2003 01:46									#20
	Put an end to popups!

The golden rule is don't go on it when you re drunk! You have a peek after the pub and then a couple of days later you get emails from people wanting to know when the money for their Victorian coffee cup collection is going to arrive.....

	28-07-2003 02:31									#21
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

quote: Originally posted by Victor Galis I personally play Dark Age of Camelot, which unfortunately is not good for making money off the game. While, I am extremely rich in game terms, I could at most hope to turn that into $250 over the course of a few months. It wouldn't be worth the time spent putting the money up on eBay. (i.e. I'd make more money doing real work than just doing the auctions, nevermind the time it originally took to acquire the money in game).

Not that game.

	28-07-2003 21:19									#22
	Increase the size of your Attachments

quote: Originally posted by reds4ever The golden rule is don't go on it when you re drunk! You have a peek after the pub and then a couple of days later you get emails from people wanting to know when the money for their Victorian coffee cup collection is going to arrive.....

My flatmate spent his last £50 of the Spring term student loan buying an exercise bike online after a good day out.