EBay - Too Addicting? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

AL9045 · 08-26-2003, 02:43 PM

EBay is too addicting for me and many others I'm sure, is anyone else here addicted to it?

Kaos · 08-26-2003, 02:48 PM

Never got addicted to it...but I can see how it can become a problem for shop-a-holics.

I usually go by one simple rule....If I can't afford it, I don't buy it.

Bamrak · 08-26-2003, 03:14 PM

It used to be better a few years ago before everyone used a bot to bid in the last 30 seconds of the auctions.

coke babies · 08-26-2003, 03:25 PM

eBay + 4 AM + being bored = bad, bad news for me.

Adog · 08-26-2003, 03:31 PM

Yeah bad place to surf when bored....... !!

Rodney · 08-26-2003, 03:36 PM

Yeah, too much automated last-minute bidding, too many shills. I never buy there. I hate auctions anyway; it's just another way to pay too much for something for the sake of convenience.

But if you are looking for a good retailer dealer in some particular fieldof used or collectible merchandise, surfing ebay is a great place to find them. Then you go to their regular website or private email address, and do your own deals on the side without the middleman.

lt1s10 · 08-26-2003, 04:25 PM

I go in phases. If I'm not in a hurry for something I'll try for it on eBay. Once I get it though I'm stuck in rut. I'm so used to checking eBay I'll start looking for something else I want. End up getting 3 or 4 things at a time before I stop again for a while.

AL9045 · 08-26-2003, 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by lt1s10
I go in phases. If I'm not in a hurry for something I'll try for it on eBay. Once I get it though I'm stuck in rut. I'm so used to checking eBay I'll start looking for something else I want. End up getting 3 or 4 things at a time before I stop again for a while.

When I started on EBay, I had lots of money at the time, and bought like 10 items...

It's crazy...

Quietus · 08-26-2003, 04:34 PM

It's still a really good place to find things that are difficult to locate in normal stores or have been discontinued and that kind of thing. Like all other things, it should be used in moderation

absorbentishe · 08-26-2003, 06:45 PM

I have to keep my wife away from there, she will spend literally a whole day there, looking for? I tend to think, the next page will have something I need, and rationale that for an hour or so.

Cobalt_60 · 08-26-2003, 10:20 PM

Not addicting to me. I found a few items that where discontinued or out of print.

End User · 08-26-2003, 10:23 PM

I have to say that it is a great time waster....although, I have scored some mega bargains on it!!!

sambocom · 08-26-2003, 11:46 PM

it seems the addicting part is the last-minute bidding wars that take place on the crappiest goods. if you get several people interested in your item, somehow it no longer becomes about how much this crap costs in a store, it is about who is the fastest button clicker.

bermuDa · 08-27-2003, 12:54 AM

I'd battle with bouts of ebay addiction, and conversely, extreme poverty. These days I'm much more reserved when it comes to bidding, but I do like to check out the deals every so often.

Kaydron · 08-27-2003, 05:00 AM

I'm normaly trigger happy on the buy/bid button on Ebay..........

Hello my name is Henrik.... I'm a addict......... Hi Henrik.......

rogue49 · 08-27-2003, 05:07 AM

Never been on there on purpose.

If I do go there, it because unmarked link has sent me there.

I just have no real reason to go there.
I don't buy things over the internet anyway.

Don't know why, I just don't

sbscout · 08-27-2003, 05:31 AM

addicted at times...

bored at others...

and no, I'm not in denial... I AM NOT! j/k

SecretMethod70 · 08-27-2003, 06:35 AM

Well, I'm only interested in ever getting a couple things off eBay, but it sure is far more fun to look for those items and find good prices, etc than it should be. I think it's a bit like the rush that one gets from gambling.

As far as those bidding wars you all speak of? I don't understand how that's a problem anymore. I'm fairly new to eBay, but I use proxy bidding all the time. I simply enter the highest price I'm willing to pay and IMMEDIATELY after someone bids, if my high price is higher than their bid, it bids for me.

theinfamous · 08-27-2003, 08:43 AM

the addiction phases usually comes and goes....i'll get addicted for like a month, take a few months off, then find something new to search for

MSD · 08-27-2003, 04:56 PM

I just sold some stuff that was useless to me, and got 75 bucks for my auctions the other day. I'm getting ready to start listing a dozen golf balls per auction, for around a thousand balls.

It can't be a bad thing if I can make money there by selling stuff I pulled out of a river.

AL9045 · 08-27-2003, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrSelfDestruct
I just sold some stuff that was useless to me, and got 75 bucks for my auctions the other day. I'm getting ready to start listing a dozen golf balls per auction, for around a thousand balls.

It can't be a bad thing if I can make money there by selling stuff I pulled out of a river.

I like the way you think.

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08-26-2003, 02:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
AL9045 Addict Location: Virginia	EBay - Too Addicting? EBay is too addicting for me and many others I'm sure, is anyone else here addicted to it?

08-26-2003, 10:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
End User Insane Location: Sydney, Australia	I have to say that it is a great time waster....although, I have scored some mega bargains on it!!! __________________ People who have no faults are terrible!

08-27-2003, 12:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	I'd battle with bouts of ebay addiction, and conversely, extreme poverty. These days I'm much more reserved when it comes to bidding, but I do like to check out the deals every so often. __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

08-27-2003, 05:00 AM	#15 (permalink)
Kaydron Upright Location: Denmark	I'm normaly trigger happy on the buy/bid button on Ebay.......... Hello my name is Henrik.... I'm a addict......... Hi Henrik....... __________________ Death is immortal.

08-27-2003, 05:31 AM	#17 (permalink)
sbscout Disorganized Location: back home again...	addicted at times... bored at others... and no, I'm not in denial... I AM NOT! j/k __________________ Always question authority... it'll keep the bastards on their toes!

08-26-2003, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Never got addicted to it...but I can see how it can become a problem for shop-a-holics. I usually go by one simple rule....If I can't afford it, I don't buy it.

08-26-2003, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bamrak Enter Title Here Location: Tennessee	It used to be better a few years ago before everyone used a bot to bid in the last 30 seconds of the auctions.

08-26-2003, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
coke babies Crazy	eBay + 4 AM + being bored = bad, bad news for me.

08-26-2003, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Adog Tilted	Yeah bad place to surf when bored....... !!

08-26-2003, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Yeah, too much automated last-minute bidding, too many shills. I never buy there. I hate auctions anyway; it's just another way to pay too much for something for the sake of convenience. But if you are looking for a good retailer dealer in some particular fieldof used or collectible merchandise, surfing ebay is a great place to find them. Then you go to their regular website or private email address, and do your own deals on the side without the middleman.

08-26-2003, 04:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
lt1s10 Crazy	I go in phases. If I'm not in a hurry for something I'll try for it on eBay. Once I get it though I'm stuck in rut. I'm so used to checking eBay I'll start looking for something else I want. End up getting 3 or 4 things at a time before I stop again for a while.

08-26-2003, 04:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Quietus Tilted Location: Tempe, AZ	It's still a really good place to find things that are difficult to locate in normal stores or have been discontinued and that kind of thing. Like all other things, it should be used in moderation

08-26-2003, 06:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	I have to keep my wife away from there, she will spend literally a whole day there, looking for? I tend to think, the next page will have something I need, and rationale that for an hour or so.

08-26-2003, 10:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Cobalt_60 Addict	Not addicting to me. I found a few items that where discontinued or out of print.

08-26-2003, 11:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
sambocom Tilted Location: Sunny California	it seems the addicting part is the last-minute bidding wars that take place on the crappiest goods. if you get several people interested in your item, somehow it no longer becomes about how much this crap costs in a store, it is about who is the fastest button clicker.

08-27-2003, 05:07 AM	#16 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Never been on there on purpose. If I do go there, it because unmarked link has sent me there. I just have no real reason to go there. I don't buy things over the internet anyway. Don't know why, I just don't

08-27-2003, 06:35 AM	#18 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Well, I'm only interested in ever getting a couple things off eBay, but it sure is far more fun to look for those items and find good prices, etc than it should be. I think it's a bit like the rush that one gets from gambling. As far as those bidding wars you all speak of? I don't understand how that's a problem anymore. I'm fairly new to eBay, but I use proxy bidding all the time. I simply enter the highest price I'm willing to pay and IMMEDIATELY after someone bids, if my high price is higher than their bid, it bids for me. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

08-27-2003, 08:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
theinfamous Crazy Location: Cali	the addiction phases usually comes and goes....i'll get addicted for like a month, take a few months off, then find something new to search for

08-27-2003, 04:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	I just sold some stuff that was useless to me, and got 75 bucks for my auctions the other day. I'm getting ready to start listing a dozen golf balls per auction, for around a thousand balls. It can't be a bad thing if I can make money there by selling stuff I pulled out of a river.