Do your research before you Ebay!

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Here is a clear example of people bidding on an item on Ebay and not doing any research first. I hope no one here is bidding on this item. It is already 3 times what you can buy the lights/harness from 1stfordparts or powerstrokeshop. :eek:

Clearance Lights on Ebay

Let's be careful out there.

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powerboatr said:
I think i seen this some wheres else today:eek: :D
have U been sneaking over to the other place......
:dunno

Me Too, seems like.....

But thats exactly why, I don't do Ebay. Got burnt once... JUST once, for:cussing: JUNK.
 

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Theres a sucker born every minute and for those that dont pay attention there is ebay. Serves some folks right to be parted with their money.
 

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Only time I eBay is for Herbie The Love Bug collectibles and once I bought my grill off of there because I couldn't find it anywhere else
 

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Dang that seller is gonna make a killing! :roflmao

We get the kit from PSS for what $60-70?:sweet
 

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Buyer beware everywhere. I use ebay all the time, and have had no problems. If you don't research what your buying anywhere, local or the web then you have too much money. Example: If you want a cps for your truck, there are many different ways to get one, many different prices, and quality of product. I bought my grill off ebay because it doesn't look like everything else on the road, and it is the only place you will find it. I bought my grill emblem off ebay, because it was new and $12 shipped, never even checked the price at the stealership because its $12. You have to know what you want and how much its worth.

The one thing you have to watch out for on ebay is false bidding. There are too many people that have their friends drive the price up for them to get you to keep outbidding, because its only a few more dollars. I personally use another site that I put my bid in on, which never gets posted at Ebay until there is only 2 seconds left on the bidding. I just list my max price days ahead off the ending, let it do the rest. If I don't win the item then it's because it went for more than I thought it was worth. Lets say item "x" is listed for $10 and it's worth $50. If there is a bid for $11 then I'm wasting my own money bidding at $12, the dude I'm bidding against knows it worth $50 also, or even worse, he's buddies with the seller, or even worse, he doesn't care how much, he just wants it. The best case scenario is that the dude that bid $11 is the only bidder and has his max set $20. I put my info on the site I use and set my max at $50. With two seconds left my site will out bid him at $21 with no time in the auction for me to get outbid, since the process takes about 5-30 seconds to complete, if you're even at the computer at the end time. I get the good deal, or I don't waste my money. I like ebay, but then again I know the tricks.
 
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I see this stuff ALL the time. There's a center console I buy for all my cabs from walmart. Cost is about $27 with tax. I see them going on ebay for $50-$100.
 
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Couple of years ago, my first time ever, I bid on a "used" Auto Tap. Figured it was worth (to me) half the price of a new one and bid accordingly. Stupid people - the winning bid was for like $20 more than a new one would have cost - and they still had to pay shipping.

My second attempt at Ebay ended with Ebay turning me over to Wells Fargo for fraud investigation - so I deemed Ebay a bunch of :censored: and figured they could :censored:


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