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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Research is always a good thing, even on Ebay, I'm amazed at how many people bidding on an item are willing to pay more than the "buy now" price and most of the time bidding doesn't include shipping so you need to factor that in. Okay, I'll admit I got taken in a couple of times!  |
Well, that's the thing. People don't do research for a few reasons. 1. They are lazy. 2. They always think eBay will have the lowest price. 3. If a person has a BIN price up and a Joe Shmo comes in with a low ball of $5, the BIN goes away. I always hated that. I almost got taken a few times with buying off eBay first. But, after doing my research (I guess having my Master's degree taught me too much about that!) I noticed that sometimes you can get items cheaper than eBay. For example, last week I wanted this wall cabinet to go over my toilet. Of course, I went to eBay first. Then I found it on Target with free shipping and a coupon code. I wound up saving like $20 than I would have from eBay. We ladies need to shop around.