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AIBU to sell this scooter on again? (dds Xmas pressie)

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 10:59

hi all dd wants a particular brand of scooter for Xmas, she either wanted a pink one or a 'cool' colour not boring White/black.
Anyway pink scooter was £160 so we said no way. I looked on eBay and found a limited edition scooter in a fab colour, buyer wouldn't accept buy it now price so it went to auction, however buyer told me she had another one exacty same and I could have that for £100 buy it now. Said deal was done.

However I kept an eye on te scooter she had up for auction and it sold yesterday for £1200!!!
AIBU to sell the scooter on eBay as soon as I receive it? Then I can get dd pink scooter that we originally discounted and still have a nice wedge leftover.
Or is it mean to sell dds pressie on again?

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colken · 23/10/2011 11:00

If you haven't given it to her yet, it's still yours so you can do what you like with it. What does your OH think?

squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:01

Sell it! But put a reserve price on it so you dont lose out.

troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:03

However I kept an eye on te scooter she had up for auction and it sold yesterday for £1200!!!
AIBU to sell the scooter on eBay as soon as I receive it? Then I can get dd pink scooter that we originally discounted and still have a nice wedge leftover.

Except I check sellers histories, I would see you were making a nice profit and not buy it. I would look at your originall seller and buy one from there. Others arent as canny

Use two ebay Ids Grin one buying one selling

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:05

Thanks guys. OH thinks sell it but some friends think not to.
Ah good idea thank you I'll use hubby's account to sell it!

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GypsyMoth · 23/10/2011 11:06

Sounds too good to be true

Do you actually have the £100 scooter yet? Cos the seller might want to auction that one as well..... I would!

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:08

ILOVE she posted my scooter 2 days ago. I then got message from her saying how gobsmacked she was at price that the auctioned one had reached!

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squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:10

I woud be very suspicious of that auction, that two identical items sell at such differing prices.

One sells for £100, and one sells for £1200... .hmmmmmm.... it is half term, and it wouldnt surprise me if there are people bidding who shouldnt be.

GypsyMoth · 23/10/2011 11:12

Ah so you physically have it. Almost anyway

Well, nothing wrong with selling it in. Maybe you won't like it?

D0G · 23/10/2011 11:19

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troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:21

I wonder if it really went for 1200 - and there wasnt a typo (remembers bidding 5000 for something i meant to bid 50 on!)

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:25

Thanks guys think I will.
Troi I looked at bidding history and different people were bidding £1000, £1100. I know they are very sought after but only thought they be worth couple hundred

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troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:27

Hmmmm same two bidders though

squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:27

That would take the other bidder to also be a bit clumsy too.... sounds more like a couple of kids bidding against each other to me, and I would be suprised if the seller ever receives the money, unless the bidder has access to their parents paypal account too... in which case I see a Daily Mail story coming up soon... Grin

troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:28

keep an eye on the sellers account - becasue I bet she re-sells that scooter -there are several identical ones on for 55 odd quid - so see what she does before you sell yours on

squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:29

Seller will have also got a nice hefty ebay fee too.

dazeykat · 23/10/2011 11:31

I would be suspicious of the £1200 sale. I once sold a mobile phone on ebay and a ridiculously high bid was put on it, 10 x true value. It wasn't a real bid and I had to auction again. Has the buyer got an ebay history? I don't know if was an attempted scam, or just sabotage.

troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:31

Hmmm that seller hasnt sold since July either - and only seems to acquire new stuff in bulk. Is she registered as a business seller?

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:33

Thanks for all your advice.i intended to keep an eye out to see if she resells it so will watch fo the next week first. Both Bidders had good ratings as I checked that as well.

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squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:34

it is more difficult to check out bidders on other auctions now due to the ID's being hidden, but if it looks too good to be true, it usually is..

squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:37

looking at those bid increments, definately something odd going on.

Why on earth would it jump from £100, to £500 to £1000... definately fish.

troisgarcons · 23/10/2011 11:37

The bidding was in round amounts too. No one bids like that, well not serious ebayers

squeakyfreakytoy · 23/10/2011 11:37

or fishy even! :)

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:38

Not sure troi if she is registered a business seller can I tell?? She mentioned in a message that she has a shop

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Chundle · 23/10/2011 11:45

I did think she prob budded at 1000 to get the bids up then the other 2 bids came along. Well I shall wait and see if she resells it

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