Grabbed a Right BARGIN!!!!
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Congrats, that is a bargain !!
Was it listed in the correct category ? Or was it just no body else was lookin ?
Was it listed in the correct category ? Or was it just no body else was lookin ?
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I've got a bad feeling that this is going to be a "story" thread.
Don't seem to be any bargins on eBay at the moment. Even the hong kong scammers are having to raise there prices!
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Don't seem to be any bargins on eBay at the moment. Even the hong kong scammers are having to raise there prices!
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Was it like the 70-200mm in this story :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/08/ebay_scam_wizardy/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/08/ebay_scam_wizardy/
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Very little of that story made any sense to me.
Thats only because I'm a bit "grey" in these areas.....
Can someone explain it in thicko's terms ?
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Oh dear, I hope that is not the reason why it is not in the completed listings,:shake:
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How do you search in that bit?
Basically, ebay is allowing people to embed stuff in their ebay adverts which is subverting the web browsers and showing things from other sites rather than the auction that they think they are viewing.
The story says that mozilla are going to alter the firefox browser to prevent this (although it is really a web site issue).
As you can see from the pic the example they've chosen is a canon lens.
this would be consistent with the situation whereby someone thinks that they've seen an auction but it isnt there or completed in the ebay searches.
If you notice CANON in my listing is spelt CANNON!!!
if u type in CANNON like that<< than it will bring up all the spelling mistakes... and just think how other people whould spell the make wrong like: Cannon, Conon, Kanon ECT ECT.....
hope this helps
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if u type in CANNON like that<< than it will bring up all the spelling mistakes... and just think how other people whould spell the make wrong like: Cannon, Conon, Kanon ECT ECT.....
hope this helps
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Nope its just Spelling mistakes...
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Still can't find it:shrug: there are no misspelt listings showing up in my search:shrug:
So to quell my curiosity can you post a link to "my listing" to see this bargain.
Discovering poorly described or misspelled listings is the best way of picking up a bargain on eBay as there are way too many auctions to trawl through every single one so nearly everyone searches for an exact phrase.
I came across a brand new, boxed 24-105mm and picked it up for £450 including delivery because the title of the auction was "CANON IMAGE STABILIZER". Seeing they'd already received +ve feedback for selling one of these in the past, I took a gamble and won big time.
The misspelling of Cannon was a favourite but it seems eBay now automatically corrects your search unless you search for "Cannon" with the speech marks.
I came across a brand new, boxed 24-105mm and picked it up for £450 including delivery because the title of the auction was "CANON IMAGE STABILIZER". Seeing they'd already received +ve feedback for selling one of these in the past, I took a gamble and won big time.
The misspelling of Cannon was a favourite but it seems eBay now automatically corrects your search unless you search for "Cannon" with the speech marks.
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You never used Fat Fingers to search for misspelt items? Its grand and saves you doing it.
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Thanks - Fat Fingers added to bookmarks!