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    Ebay

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Granddaddy1, Oct 6, 2005.

  1. Granddaddy1

    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    I saw alot of good notebooks there.But,nowdays sellers there.Want you to have PayPal.
    I have no credit card or debit.Anyone know where I can purchase a good laptop?Using a U.S. Postal money order/or money wire transfer!!
    Anybody ever used a pre-paid credit card before?
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 6, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Your Paypal account can take funds from you bank account.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 6, 2005
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    BigSkin Newbie

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  4. Granddaddy1

    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    No bank account.But,I just called westernunion prepaid cards
    They're prepaided Mastrcard is good everywhere!!
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 6, 2005
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    That will work.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 10, 2005
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    mstreece Notebook Enthusiast

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    you can register your prepaid card with ebay to pay for purchase...be advised that I believe your spending limit may only be $1000.00. I have a prepaid card on my paypal account and I have never had any problems.
     
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    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    That's great!!Ebay has some really good BUY NOW DEALS at times.I know nothing about;how to bid on laptops.Or how to bid period!!LOL.............
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 10, 2005
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Well if its a buy now, there is no bidding, you buy it as the price. Bidding, you bid and when the auction closes, the highest winner wins. If it says reserve not met, than the seller has picked a amount the item has to be in order for it be sold. Like if its a 2 dollar laptop, chances are the reserve is not met.
     
    nickspohn, Oct 10, 2005
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The jumps are amazing though, I sold a mx1000 mouse recently, started at 0.01, ended at 59.99, not bad for 23 bids ;)
     
    coriolis, Oct 10, 2005
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    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    I knew about buynow.It's the bidding part.I'am not hip too!
    How do you see;if a seller is relible or not?
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 10, 2005
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Pretty much the feedback.

    The higher feedback and feedback ratio(Positive feedback/total feedback)
     
    coriolis, Oct 10, 2005
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  12. Granddaddy1

    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    Oh okay
    I'll be checking out their feedback.Very well and do some homework on them too.LOL........
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 11, 2005
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    pt9386 Notebook Consultant

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    Be sure to look at everything, when you are buying something that expensive, such as, shipping policies, return policies, and everything else. And when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING. I am a very catious bidder, I look at what the seller sells, how long they have sold items of very high value and about 2-3 months of feedback and auctions that they have bought just to make sure that they are reliable.

    Just be sure, VERY sure before you hand $1000+ for something because you do not want it to fall apart in your hands once you get it and no way to get your monay back.

    Oh, yea by the way I bought my notebook online, it costed me $1700+, but I am totally satisfied with the purchase, so if your careful you can end up with a great deal.

    It is like a tag sale, but you can find just about everything you have ever wanted.
     
    pt9386, Oct 12, 2005
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  14. Granddaddy1

    Granddaddy1 Notebook Consultant

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    Great,I'll be sure to follow your advise.

    Thanks,Clint
     
    Granddaddy1, Oct 13, 2005
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    mstreece Notebook Enthusiast

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    I agree totally...you have to be very cautious from whom you buy. In their feedback, you can actually click on the iem theu sold, that will give you an idea how fast they ship and how they sale...the feedback and return policy is the key
     
    mstreece, Oct 13, 2005
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