Why do I bother with ebay???

[MrGallardo]

So after one year of not using ebay I thought I would try to buy some games to add to the collection.

I looked at End War, Soul Calibur and Fable II amongst others.

End War and Soul Calibur are £17.99 brand new so I would expect to pick up a new copy on ebay for £15 max (including delivery). Can I achieve this? Can I !!!!!!!

The mugs on ebay are still bidding over £20 for these games.


All my other games also went over the new prices available online or in store.

It seems people bid on ebay using the RRP of £49.99 as their reference point. Dont these idiots know they shouldnt pay more than £15 for games in most cases.

monkeys.

 

[Sniper Ash6]

if they are willing to pay those prices keep feedin em

its their own fault

 

[Trent.]

Agreed
More often than not things go for way over price. Once you add in postage it just gets worse!

Fools and their money

 

[Hillskill]

Spare a thought for the seller. They are gonna need the extra cash to cover the fees

 

[michaelb007]

Sometimes handier for people with paypal and such. But i would never pay more for an item from ebay, unless i was desperate.

 

[Codehead]

I've sold a few games on eBay, got reasonable prices. I normally use CeX as a guide to preowned prices.

As for buying, you can find hard to get stuff there like Ridge Racer 6, Gun, etc. You won't always find rare stuff in the classifieds here or in the second hand bin at Game.

 

[SteveU30]

I find Playtrade on Play.com a much better source for used games nowadays!!

 

[mudstuff]

I find Playtrade on Play.com a much better source for used games nowadays!!

I would also recommend play trade though I've only used them for new sealed games. I got GTA IV off there for £23 and gears for £17 (NTSC-J) when they were both still full price. I've also got a few games direct from play for cheap such as NHL 2K8 for £5

 

[JethroUK]

..End War and Soul Calibur are £17.99 brand new ...mugs on ebay are still bidding over £20 for these games....

nothing new about that

as long as i can remember 2nd hand games have always been sold on Ebay for more than new price

you'll never stop the 'feeding frenzy' mentality of bargain hunters once they're on the hook - hence why Zavvy administrators quadrupled all their prices before advertising 25% discount

but we dont need to be mugs - just buy new one cheaper

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[internetuser]

I've sold a few games on eBay, got reasonable prices. I normally use CeX as a guide to preowned prices.

As for buying, you can find hard to get stuff there like Ridge Racer 6, Gun, etc. You won't always find rare stuff in the classifieds here or in the second hand bin at Game.

are they rare now ?

 

[CRZombie]

People will pay more to have the convience of delivery

 

[beasty54]

As someone else has stated, paypal is often a large factor in all this. I use dabs for all sorts of things simply because they take paypal and some of the stuff i buy i can probably find cheaper elsewhere.

 

[w124_Coupe]

as a seller with 2,000+ and 99.8% i can tell you if a game is more than 1 month old if i get £15-£18 for it im lucky (new only), even games that have just come out go for bugger all

excpet COD 4 & 5 as they are £25 & £30 each all day long

3 months ago a game that was one month old would still get £20 ish and new ones £30 ish

 

[JimboJambo86]

best examples for me where the beijing and uefa euro games from last year.
i had them for about a month before the actual event started, played them to death in that time so were ready to sell when the event was underway. i sold them for more than id paid on ebay!

 

[silvercue]

you can get tons of bargains on ebay if you spend a bit of time.

Why buy new stuff on there?

2nd hand stuff you can often get for peanuts. I buy and sell loads of games on there and most of the time get far better prices that shopto, play etc.

 

[y2k]

I got a couple of games from ebay last week, both games less than half the price you would pay in the shops, one mint condition and the other brand new.

 

[Codehead]

are they rare now ?

I struggled to find them here or on the classified. In fact, when I'd finished with RR6 and I took it into CeX to trade, the guy behind the counter mentioned that he didn't see it very often and 'put it to one side'.

 

[DongaTon]

you can get tons of bargains on ebay if you spend a bit of time.

Why buy new stuff on there?

2nd hand stuff you can often get for peanuts. I buy and sell loads of games on there and most of the time get far better prices that shopto, play etc.

Exactly. I got Fable 2, Lost, KF Panda, Indy Lego for 30 quid total, all brand new. Thought that was ok.

I think the original poster should calm down. People can pay whatever they want for games, and not everyone can get out to shops.

 

[thelegendofyrag]

I must admit i don't usually sell much on there these days as if they don't sell you still have the fees to pay for and even when i do sell i dont make alot in the end.