View Full Version : I'm pissed
Quintox
07-18-2008, 03:40 PM
How the hell did my MGS4 LE BRAND NEW sell for under retail? I only got $65 total. A used one sold for $81. I wasn't looking to gain a huge profit, but I didn't even break even.
I don't understand eBay at all.
DarkSageRK
07-18-2008, 03:56 PM
You could have just returned it to the place you bought it from, right?
addicted2games
07-18-2008, 07:15 PM
You could have just returned it to the place you bought it from, right?
He sold it on ebay for a loss, and should follow through with the sale. Unless he doesn't care about his account having a strike against it. He either has to take a monetary loss or a strike as a seller and a negative which will hurt his reputation as a seller in the future. OP, I have sold items at a loss before and it just happens sometimes. You either have to start the item at a minimum price you want or use buy it now to gaurantee you dont lose money. I've sold thousands of items and have had maybe 20 sold at a loss. (one time one of my items I paid $20 for, sold for 99 cents. I was pissed)
addicted2games
07-18-2008, 07:33 PM
I looked at your auction and the only thing I can think of is you ended it around noonish on a Friday when everyone is at work. You should always end auctions at night between 8-10 EDT. More people will likely be on the net looking at stuff at those times. Sunday nights and Monday-Wednesday nights work well for me usually. Avoid daytime endings and Friday/Saturday night endings for work and people "going out" reasons. Also making auctions end on Sun-Wed allows me to ship out right away. Ending on Fri/Sat I cant ship out till Monday. Works better in every aspect.
Quintox
07-18-2008, 11:24 PM
Oh I'm shipping it out, I'm just angry. I bought it online w/ a giftcard so I was going to sell it for Paypal.
It just sucks.
Maromi
07-19-2008, 12:35 AM
Yeah, I love buying items that end early like yours did, because you can always score a great deal. : D
Always have your auctions end around 9-10 PM EST on Sunday-Wednesday. I prefer Mondays, myself.
coleipoo
07-19-2008, 01:06 AM
Man, I'm so stoked. I scored a copy of MGS4:LE for the cheaps on ebay! I got it for like 40 bucks cheaper than the used ones are going for!
Man i bet the guy who is selling it is pissed right now.