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Is there BYOAC etiquette for posting ebay listings?
mmmPeanutButter:
I know that when I find something on ebay that looks like a good deal and I want to buy it, I keep my mouth shut.
But, if I find something on ebay that's a good deal and don't want to buy it, should I post it?
Part of me says yes (and I see plenty of people doing it). I mean, this is a community and if I know of a good deal, I should pass it on, right??
The other part of me says "no way dude!" What if I were watching an auction and was all excited to get a good deal and then it all of a sudden gets posted on BYOAC and the price doubles??
[mini rant] Maybe if you're looking for good ebay deals, you should do just that: Look for good ebay deals on ebay! [/mini rant]
So the question is: what's your feeling on posting ebay listings?
Lilwolf:
Sure.. but do it in the buy / sell forum instead of the main.
RacerX:
I'm more of the mind that you shouldn't post it because if you do, it won't be a good deal anymore, and you may screw one of we, your brethren, out of a sweet deal. ;)
On the other hand, if you find things for sale at, say, TigerDirect.com or RadioShack that are good deals, you should post because doing so will not affect the price.
NY_in_TX:
I somewhat agree about not posting them. however,I still think that we have to help each other out. I've put up an auction or two and I've seen some guys walk away with some good deals, but also some bad ones.
On one hand it's letting your friends know of something they might have missed, on the other it's maybe outting a fellow byoacer of something they have been watching and seriously driving up the price. It's a tough call.
All that being said...we all get sniped anyway regardless of who knows. I say leave it up to Karma. If you see a byoac handle at the top of the bidder list, it's your choice if you want the thing bad enough to get into a bid war with him and get it.
I think we all scour ebay for the deals...it's pretty rare that someone finds something totally hidden from one of us.
I know some of the people in the DFW area and we are pretty good about letting each other know what we are going for.....somehow we gotta get AlanS17 involved in that ;)
NY
Hoagie_one:
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