[FS] [US] [ebay auction link] Big old General Radio Variac (10A) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: JohnG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 07:35:37 pm
content: https://www.ebay.com/itm/153511409113Thanks for looking,John

author: Stray Electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 08:31:45 pm
content: An Ebay auction is not the same thing as For Sale.I hope the mods on here aren't going to allow everyone to list everything that they put on Ebay on this forum.

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 09:32:08 pm
content: The only rule listed is occasional sale of personal stuff, which has worked fine including auctions for years. Probably helps if you mention auction in the title to prevent people from feeling click baited.

author: DaJMasta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2019, 10:31:53 pm
content: I end up clicking on a lot of things just to see what they are, just a post with an ebay link doesn't really do it to satisfy my curiosity. Don't really have anything wrong with ebay links for personal sales, but just a link feels incomplete.

author: JohnG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2019, 04:11:29 pm
content: I modified the subject to say "ebay auction link". I hope that is clear enough.I apologize to those who were disappointed that I only posted a link. I just thought it was redundant and wasteful of server space to repost everything here.Also, these are occasional personal items for sale, and I am not a business. I have a regular job, and I am just trying to get rid of some stuff, and maybe make a little cash for hobby spending. I see ebay links posted here often enough, and anything I sell has a "buy it now", which is a sale, not an auction. If you think my "buy it now" price is too high, bid on it or don't buy it. I also look at stuff on ebay, and typically price my "buy it now" between 1/3 and 2/3 of typicalsellingprice if I can find one, because I am trying to get rid of it, and it seems wasteful to just toss it (although the time I save probably means I'd be better off just throwing it away).I went to doing this exclusively on ebay because I got tired of endless email dickering, buyers that flaked out on me, weird shipping requests, people asking me to lie on customs forms, etc.Ok, rant over. Thanks for listening...John

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2019, 04:37:47 pm
content: Quote from: JohnG on June 08, 2019, 04:11:29 pmServer space is not an issue. You should definitely paste in the description and the BIN price if there is one.Also, please consolidate your posts for multiple items, you are on the edge of spamming.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2019, 04:46:49 pm
content: Personally I don't like ebay auction links being posted to forums, for a while back in the day it became an epidemic with every forum I was on being clogged by mountains of spam for ebay auctions. IMHO if you are going to post a link to something you are selling on ebay, it should have a BIN option with the BIN price clearly stated in the post. Preferably just post the item for sale and leave ebay out of the loop.