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Ebay, feeling guilty!

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tunise · 14/03/2005 11:21

A book i'm selling on e bay today seems to have two people bidding each other on it.Great, but the price it's up to now plus p&p is more than i paid for it new!!
I'm feeling guilty that they won't be getting a bargin at all. Could i/should i do anything?
Thanks.

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nutcracker · 14/03/2005 11:22

Good god know, if they really want it then it's up to them how much they want to pay for it.

You have nothing to feel guilty about.

mummytosteven · 14/03/2005 11:23

don't feel guilty. they can always look up and see how much it is on Amazon easily enough. if they enjoy the excitement of the bidding war, fine!

tunise · 14/03/2005 11:26

Thank you
I just think they will be gutted when they open it to find they paid too much. Although of course they could have checked price first.

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flamesparrow · 14/03/2005 11:32

Nah, let em get on with it! Did you hear the story about the guy selling an x box box???? He wrote that it was just a box, and about how you could make people jealous walking up and down the street with it in a clear bag... people didn't bother to read the title properly, or the description... got over £100 for it!!

I now read everything!!!

Gwenick · 14/03/2005 11:34

Last year I sold an old girl guide annual, not in perfect condition - for £31!!!!

I actually emailed the guy to 'check' that was how much he meant to bid and he confirmed it was as apparently it was slightlt more 'rare' than most of the others

NomDePlume · 14/03/2005 11:35

flamesparrow !

I agree, it's their lookout if they end up paying more than they need to.

katierocket · 14/03/2005 11:36

tunise - I just paid £10 for a topsy and tim book on ebay - not worth anywhere near that but I really wanted it, for various reasons.

flamesparrow · 14/03/2005 11:38

My DP spent £55 on a video for me because it was one I loved growing up and it is out of print

Gobbledigook · 14/03/2005 11:41

Are you MAD?? My dh does this all the time! Buys books he knows are worth money and sells them for more than he bought them for - that's the name of the game! It's up to the bidder to do their research and like others have said, sometimes it is worth more to them for whatever reason.

dropinthe · 14/03/2005 11:55

When I first started buying off ebay I got overly excited about some Clinque makeup and bid quite high for it only to find it was those minitures you get free with 2 or more purchases-most of the make up is like this. Dont worry-they obviously cant find the book in the shops or are too lazy/rich to go out and look for it!!

tunise · 14/03/2005 11:59

Mad? Maybe.

Anyway i'm off to check my profits

Can't believe it about the x box box, i've got an empty one sitting in the garage.....might be worth a bit?

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