Kindle offered on eBay! - Page 2

HarryT · 11-30-2007, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by markbot

this is so phony...one idiot bid several times in a row....on several occasions!!! when she was already the highest bidder!!!

No, if you see several bids in a row from the same person it's eBay's "auto-bidding" process at work. You say "I'm willing to pay a maximum of $x" and the system automatically places bids for you if someone else places a bid which is above your current bid but below your maximum.

The system won't let you place another bid if you're already the maximum bidder.

datrop · 12-02-2007, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, if you see several bids in a row from the same person it's eBay's "auto-bidding" process at work. You say "I'm willing to pay a maximum of $x" and the system automatically places bids for you if someone else places a bid which is above your current bid but below your maximum.

The system won't let you place another bid if you're already the maximum bidder.

I've never had a serious problem buying and selling on eBay over the past 9 years, but now I'm convinced that it has its fair share of careless people/scammers when it comes to hot items.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170174942903

Yes... I'll give you a $20 bill if you pay me $50.

Alexander Turcic · 12-02-2007, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by datrop

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170174942903

Yes... I'll give you a $20 bill if you pay me $50.

You got to be kidding me! Are people really falling for this?

JSWolf · 12-02-2007, 08:51 AM

The auction is misleading is the problem.

Tulkas · 12-02-2007, 09:06 AM

The world's full of crooks and morons

Alexander Turcic · 12-02-2007, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by datrop

Separate $999 Buy It Now auctions... that were successful. Perhaps these are fake bids, perhaps not. Could this be the beginning? Despite what the media proclaims, our economy might not be heading down a gutter, yet.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-SEALED...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-SEALED...QQcmdZViewItem

Another one, current bid $999 + $25 shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Amazon-Kindle-eR...QQcmdZViewItem

markbot · 12-02-2007, 12:06 PM

hmm...I'm tempted to sell my kindle via "buy now" at $850 with a $25 shipping and handling fee. I get my Kindle on Tuesday.

I could then use the $450 to pay for a year's worth of books. Now, I'm wishing I bought 2 of them.

jasonkchapman · 12-02-2007, 01:45 PM

If I were Amazon, I would invest the funds to drive every Kindle auction up over $1,000. What a creatively subtle astroturfing effort that would be.

Alexander Turcic · 12-03-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The auction is misleading is the problem.

Looks like he got himself (and/or others) in trouble, because he now updated his auction. Basically, he wants people to click on his Amazon Affiliate link, which will give him 10% for each Kindle purchase, or $40 (plus whatever people bid on his eBay auction). For that, he'll give $20 back to the buyer. It's clearly against Amazon Affiliate TOS, which does not allow any kind of purchase "incentives".

markbot · 12-04-2007, 09:59 PM

wow. take a look at all of the Kindles on sale...on ebay now.

sfernald · 12-05-2007, 12:09 PM

Wow, kindles are selling for upwards of $600-$700 all over on ebay.

If there was any doubt Kindle was a hit, there is none now.

I can see that happening with a console or an iphone, but who would have thunk it possible that a little ole ereader could cause such a supply/demand disparity.

Alisa · 12-05-2007, 12:50 PM

I know there are plenty of people who want them for Christmas so I suppose people are willing to pay a premium because it's a gift. I usually see that more with kids' gifts, though (like Wiis or whatever the Elmo du jour is). I'm thrilled to have my Kindle now, especially since I'm traveling for the holiday, but I'm a grown up. I wouldn't have been weepy on Christmas morning if Santa left me a raincheck for a Kindle. I'd just deal with the wait rather than pay a premium of hundreds of dollars.

12-02-2007, 09:06 AM	#20
Tulkas Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iLiad, CyBook Gen3, iPod Touch, PB 360	The world's full of crooks and morons Last edited by Tulkas; 12-02-2007 at 09:10 AM.

12-02-2007, 12:06 PM	#22
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	hmm...I'm tempted to sell my kindle via "buy now" at $850 with a $25 shipping and handling fee. I get my Kindle on Tuesday. I could then use the $450 to pay for a year's worth of books. Now, I'm wishing I bought 2 of them. Last edited by markbot; 12-02-2007 at 08:39 PM.

12-02-2007, 01:45 PM	#23
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	If I were Amazon, I would invest the funds to drive every Kindle auction up over $1,000. What a creatively subtle astroturfing effort that would be. Last edited by jasonkchapman; 12-02-2007 at 01:46 PM. Reason: To elide an extraneous comma.

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12-05-2007, 12:09 PM	#26
sfernald Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 101 Join Date: Oct 2006	Wow, kindles are selling for upwards of $600-$700 all over on ebay. If there was any doubt Kindle was a hit, there is none now. I can see that happening with a console or an iphone, but who would have thunk it possible that a little ole ereader could cause such a supply/demand disparity.

12-05-2007, 12:50 PM	#27
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	I know there are plenty of people who want them for Christmas so I suppose people are willing to pay a premium because it's a gift. I usually see that more with kids' gifts, though (like Wiis or whatever the Elmo du jour is). I'm thrilled to have my Kindle now, especially since I'm traveling for the holiday, but I'm a grown up. I wouldn't have been weepy on Christmas morning if Santa left me a raincheck for a Kindle. I'd just deal with the wait rather than pay a premium of hundreds of dollars.