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The newsletter
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Issue 1001
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The newsletter for eBay and QXL users in the
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This latest
issue is now also available online at
http://www.workwinners.com/newsletter/1001.htm
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In this
issue:-
1. Questions asked by bidders
2. How to spot an internet auction seller
3. A BIG Thank You!
4. Abbreviations used on auctions and in
auction emails
5. Someone's auctioning WHAT?? Unusual items
currently
available.
6. Finally ......
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Inspirational
quote of the day
"I
have not failed, I've found 10,000 ways that won't work.
"
Thomas
Edison
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Brian
McGregor speaking - you receive the UK Internet Auction
Users
Newsletter because you have bought from me or enquired
about my
auction items on eBay or QXL.
I have no
wish to encourage S-P*A-M, so if you do not want
to
receive this newsletter, the only one dedicated to
bidders
and sellers, you can unsubscribe by sending a blank
email to
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1. Questions asked by eBay bidders
I receive
emails from subscribers to this newsletter seeking
clarification or explanation about various aspects of
auctions.
I thought it might be helpful if I shared some of
these
with other readers.
Q. I watch
the auction right to the end in My eBay, and
place the
highest bid with seconds to go, yet still I lose
out. Why
does that happen?
A. If you
really want to time a final bid on eBay, don't
watch the
auction through the My eBay page. When this page
shows the
clock as having run down to zero, there are still
60 seconds
to go. If you want to track an auction in "real
eBay
time", you need to observe it through the actual
auction
page.
Q. I was
the highest bidder on an item I wanted, then the
seller
closed the auction early. What can I do about this?
A.
Unfortunately, some sellers will pull their auction early
if they
think the bidding isn't going to make the kind of
amount
they want. The first you will know about this is that
the
auction number is now invalid. Closing an auction early
deliberately, for the reason stated, is not in the spirit of
auctions
and you may be within your rights to report the
seller
for fee avoidance.
Q. What is
proxy bidding?
A. Proxy
bidding is a method which allows a bidder to tell
eBay the
highest amount they are prepared to pay for an
item, and
let eBay place automated bids keeping that person
as the
highest bidder. If someone else bids above the proxy
amount,
then the person with the proxy can increase it.
Also, if
there is Reserve on the auction, the proxy needs to
exceed
the Reserve to be in with a chance of winning. With
proxy
maximums it is also sometimes useful to quote a number
of pence
at the end of the pounds. This is so that if two
people
have input proxies on the same auction of the same
maximum
amount, say £70, and the auction is won by a proxy
bid, then
the bidder who placed their proxy first will win.
If you
input your proxy maximum of, say, £70.25, no matter
when you
place your proxy bid, you will beat anyone who has
their
proxy maximum set at £70.
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2. How to spot an internet auction seller.
I've often
wondered if internet auctioners (my new word) are
a special
animal, a breed apart?
In the
and have
come up with some humorous - although depressingly
accurate
- ways to recognise ourselves.
"You
can tell an internet auction seller.....
....in the
Post Office, they're the one with 4 well packed
and
labelled jiffy bags who know how much it is going to
cost
before the bags hit the scales."
....in the
Post Office, they're the ones on first name terms
with the
staff."
....at the
car boot sale, they're the ones rummaging through
your
stuff while you're still unloading the car."
....at the
car boot sale, the one with lots of carrier bags
but not
buying anything longer than one foot, or weighing
more than
2Kg."
....at the
£1 shop, buying up any item that's well boxed!"
....at the
bank, explaining why their name has a different
spelling
on each cheque. (Brian speaking - always pay your
cheques
in deposit points with the bank's deposit envelopes
- it saves
time and hassle."
....in the
supermarket, with the front of their trolley full
of bubble
wrap from the apple boxes."
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3. A BIG Thank You!
Regular
readers will know I launched "The eBay Formula" - my
new eBook
- last month.
If you're
in the market to make extra money or perhaps would
like to
go full-time selling on eBay.co.uk, then I guarantee
"The
eBay Formula" will help you.
The take up
of the eBook by readers of this newsletter has
far
exceeded my expectations.
THANK YOU
for your purchases, and for having such confidence
in me.
You can
read about the eBook, and see the free items
included
in "The eBay Formula" package, at my information
page
here:
http://www.workwinners.com/ebf/nloffer.htm
In view of it's popularity with readers, I have decided to
extend
the Special Price offer for newsletter subscribers.
You will
see this on the information page.
As with all
the information products I write, you have my
normal
moneyback guarantee.
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4. Abbreviations used on auctions and in
auction emails
Here are
some abbreviations which you may come across in
auctions
and in auction communications with buyers and
sellers:
ADDY:
E-mail address
AKA: Also
known as
ATM: At the
moment
BTW: By the
way
DOA: Dead
on arrival (the item you bought doesn't work when
taken out
of the package)
EBOOK:
Although represented as a physical book image, an
eBook is
in digital form and is downloaded onto the users PC
for
viewing and/printing FAQ: A list of Frequently Asked
Questions
and answers
FB:
Feedback
FTP: Method
for transferring files over the Internet
FVF: Final
value fee - the sales commission charged by eBay
Gently
Used: Item that has been used but shows little wear
HTML: The
language used to create Web pages; Hypertext
Mark-up
Language
HTTP: The
method used to transport
HTML on the
Web; Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IE:
Internet Explorer
ISP:
Internet Service Provider. A company that gives you
access to
the Internet
jpg:
Pronounced J-Peg. Preferred file format for pictures on
eBay and
QXL
Link: A
photo or text on a Web page that, if clicked upon,
takes you
to another place on the Internet; AKA hyperlink
LOL:
Laughing out loud
LTD:
Limited edition
Mint: In
perfect condition (a subjective term)
MIB: Mint
in box
MIMB: Mint
in mint box
MIMP: Mint
in mint package
MIP: Mint
in package
MNB: Mint
no box
MOC: Mint
on card
MOMC: Mint
on mint card
MONMC: Mint
on near mint card
MWBT: Mint
with both tags
MWMT: Mint
with mint tags
NARU: Not a
registered user (suspended user)
NBW: Never
been worn
NC: No
cover
NM: Near
mint
NR: No
Reserve price on auction - highest bid wins
NO RESERVE:
See NR
NRFB: Never
removed from box
OEM:
Original equipment manufacturer
OOP: Out of
print
S/O: Sold
out
Sig:
Signature
Spam:
Unwanted or unrequested e-mail
TIA: Thanks
in advance
URL:
Uniform Resource Locator. The address that identifies a
Web site
VHTF: Very
hard to find
WYSIWYG:
What you see is what you get
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5.
Someone's auctioning WHAT????
Nothing
surprises me when it comes to internet auctions. Amuse
yourself
with some of these beauties ...
Just type
the auction number into the Search Box on eBay.
If you
fancy investing in a Scottish hotel, you can do this
today on
eBay. There is an auction for any number of £1
shares
from 1 to 490,000 for exactly this. As they say in
legal
circles "Caveat Emptor" (let the buyer beware). You
can find
it on eBay at 2956433894
Anyone of
my era will remember Silver Cross prams. I mean
proper
prams, not these high-tech buggies. This is the Rolls
Royce of prams. There's a 1956 vintage Silver Cross pram on
sale on
eBay here 2352562735. If you lose out in the
bidding,
don't throw your toys out or suck your thumb!
Can you
play guitar, double bass, drums, keyboard or sax? Do
you live
in south east
thing? If
so, you could join a new group being formed in the
2956946044
Now, this
is my kind of item! What more could you want than
a pair of
genuine UK Army Laser Goggles? As the auction says
"suitable for general laser protection, and as fashion
gear".
Well you can't argue with that. You MUST see these -
they're
here 2956603991
Regular
readers will notice there are no submissions from
QXL. This
is because QXL has so few auctions currently. At
present
they only have around 6,000 items listed. This
compares
with 1,000,000 on ebay.co.uk! What is going on?
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6. Finally .....
I have been
using eBay and QXL for around two years,
initially
for buying, but very quickly I started selling
items. My
current feedback ratings are 898 on eBay and 129
on QXL.
I have four
User IDs, three on eBay and one on QXL.
eBay User
IDs: gbm0, workwinners, jmcollie
QXL User
ID: bptrad
If you want
to look at the items I currently have on
auction,
use Advanced Search on eBay or QXL, and key in my
seller
ID.
I also
write Special Reports, and you can see all of these
at my web
site:
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That way
you can get your own copy next time!
Regards
Brian
McGregor
Editor -
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