Re: Strategies for Buying Test Equipment on E*bay Part 2

On Dec 5, 12:50 pm, D from BC <myrealaddr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:01:03 GMT, Richard the Dreaded Libertarian





<r...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:21:31 -0800, D from BC wrote:
On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:23:44 GMT, "Rich Grise, Plainclothes Hippie"
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I think you need to stay off ebay while you're stoned. ;-)

lol :) Maybe a few smd transistors accidently feel into my morning
cereal...

Yeah...I'm showing a bit of E*bay paranoia but if E*bay wanted to make
more money, they could sell information such as most "watched items",
popular search keywords and page hit lists to resellers. This results in
more sales to make E*bay even more money..

I believe that one of the reasons ebay (why the asterisk?) is making
such huge money now is that they _don't_ do that crap.

If they did, it would (I believe) drastically reduce their customer
base, for just the reasons you cite. :-)

Cheers!
Rich

I write E*bay in hopes that software automation doesn't spam SED.
E*bay without the * could be a good scanning keyword.

Yes.. Its a good thing E*bay doesn't (AFAIK) provide resellers with
detailed hot item lists.
If E*bay did, I think it would cause a bubble up effect so that some
items will be priced to the least improbability of a purchase.
Out of reach for poor Joe Schmuck but certainly affordable for Mr. Big
Bucks.

However the e*bay pulse page gives resellers a teaser of a hot list.

http://pulse.ebay.com/Test-Equipment_W0QQsacatZ4676

Popular Searches
HP
Fluke
tektronix
ifr
sencore
simpson
anritsu
leader
marconi
heathkit

Currently most watched items

Tektronix TDS220
Item number: 260187806127 approx 10 bidders
Tektronix TDS 754C
Tektronix 495P Spectrum Analyzer
...

The above items have too much exposure!!
Think you'll save...NOT!
This attracts sharky resellers that can outbid you.

Ok... take item 260187806127 (The TDS220) for example:
Time left is 1hr
Current winning bid is $701.00

I'll guess the winning bid will be ~$1600.00.
Why? Because I think a reseller can flip it for $2000.00..

Who will win... I'll guess the bidder who bid $105.00 on Nov.19 will
snipe with a max bid of $1800.00.

D from BC- Hide quoted text -

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It ended at $701. Why? Because that's a reasonable price for a used
TDS220, although they sometimes go for a bit less. Tick tick. What is
your time worth? I'll sell you my mint TDS3032B for $3000, including
probes and carry case, if you'll just end the agony. Over and out.
Paul Mathews
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    ... popular search keywords and page hit lists to resellers. ... Tektronix TDS220 ... I'll guess the winning bid will be ~$1600.00. ...
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  • Re: Strategies for Buying Test Equipment on E*bay Part 2
    ... popular search keywords and page hit lists to resellers. ... more sales to make E*bay even more money.. ... I'll guess the winning bid will be ~$1600.00. ...
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    ... I have my suspicions about the "watching items" feature in E*bay. ... popular search keywords and page hit lists to resellers. ... This results in more sales to make E*bay even more money.. ... name and sell under another name. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Strategies for Buying Test Equipment on E*bay Part 2
    ... I have my suspicions about the "watching items" feature in E*bay. ... popular search keywords and page hit lists to resellers. ... This results in more sales to make E*bay even more money.. ... even fools will pay extra for it. ...
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