[pokey27]

Welldone shellshock I can live without them for now!!was a pleasure to step aside this time but next pair are mine

[Shellshock]

When an auction ends, if you send the seller a message using the "ask the seller a question" thingymajig because you want to discuss payment terms, does the seller actually receive your message, or is that facility only functional when the auction is still live?

I'm asking because I won something last week (don't get excited, no shoes) and then wanted to ask the seller where he'd prefer his payment be sent to but he never responded to any of the 5 messages I sent via that "ask the seller" ting.

Then he tried to bust an "Unpaid Item" case on me. I noticed he had other items for sale so sent him another message through one of his live auctions and I did get a response from him, so now I'm wondering if ebay stops sending your questions once the auction has ended?

[mr.pure]

It can be fuckin' useless.
Sometimes people register with Ebay and leave one email address then change email addresses and only update the important one in Ebay which can leave contact emails floating in outer space or in his messages box within Ebay which some people rarely check.
Just disagree with the dispute and state that he has failed to reply to emails and that you still want the item.
Click on his user name and send him an email through that link instead.
Sometimes they're more likely to get and or read those ones.

I think that when an auction is live, it sends the question to him as well as sticking it in his messages box but afterwards it only goes in his message box.

[Shellshock]

Cheers P, I'll keep that in mind for the future. He's retracted the unpaid item strike as I disputed it and explained that I had attempted to get in touch, plus I've got copies of all the messages I sent him.

[reid]

An ebay noob question from me - is it a valid idea that I can buy something (in this example an xbox360), keep it for a few months to play a game and then sell it on for similar cash once I'm bored with it/need to buy a car? Do prices vary a lot or are there pretty much standards for equipment?

Basically - is this idea gonna get me burnt cash-wise?

[flyingcod]

I would say its down to a few things:

* the rarity of the item

* does it have strong residuals? Always in demand?

* How good your ebay listing is - photos, etc

I remember buying an N64 for my newphews about 6 years ago and got one with the embroidered case and when I came to sell it for them around three years later everyone went nuts because it came with the rare carry case.

Made around 30 quid profit, so you can get lucky!

fc

[Cluskey]

I bought an xbox360 elite for £155 with halo3 and an extra controller.

Sold it roughly 2/3 months later for £165 with call of duty5 and another game i bought (lost the name)

So in my experience you will lose a little if you buy more games etc, but not too much

[reid]

Thanks for the advice guys - 360 bought and games ordered!