I often / regularly? visit the local on line auction site, www.bidorbuy.co.za, and see whats available. Have also bought some stuff in the past. My brother is a regular surfer there (maybe that's why his blogg has stagnated) and has bought a mountain of stuff there.
However, my reason for mentioning this is the fact that I am surprised at how high some / most of the bids go. Surely people are not so stupid as to bid almost the cost of a new thing for a second hand one? Or is it just the point of winning the bid, at all costs?
Cellphones are especially hard bidded, to the point where I know I can buy a brand new, in the box, with warranty unit for the price it gets auctions for, or maybe 10-15% more, which I think is worth paying as it would be brand new.
Then, the junk that gets listed is another gob smacker. Some people will try and sell anything, and some people will bid on anything. It's worth a visit, even if only for a laugh.
One of the bigger attractions recently was cabin space on board a local liner for 3 or 4 day excursions around our shores. Now I know that it's expensive to start off with, but to bid it to within 5-10% of face value, and then to have to go on their choice of dates makes no sense. And yet, the online bidders will push the price.
Coins and bank notes and the like do ok. I've a good mind to sell some of my collection there, as I have a whole mountain of old stuff. My only problem is I don't really know their value, and am too tight to buy a book that will give me an indication, so they remain in the safe.
I've also looked at eBay, but find it's not as user friendly (well, to me anyway) and cause it's in USD, looks kind of expensive, with the added problem that if you buy something, it costs a pretty penny to ship here, and if it's broken, what recourse do you really have from so far away.
Anyway, to any reader of this blogg who also looks at BidorBuy, keep the bids low, that way we all win. (or do we?)
Salagatle!
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