Secret Ebay Sales

[mohi007]

I've seen so many of those things where people tell you you can get a Clie NZ90 for like $19.99 or a plasma TV for $99.99. What are they talking about? What is the secret, if there is one? Are these people for real? Anyone tried it? They usually sell the info for like around $20.

[T1000X]

They are usually pyramid schemes or some idea where you have to contact the manufacturer and request a "demo" unit. Don't buy into those ideas, in fact avoid them at all costs. eBay is trying to stop the auctions of "services" like that and are frowned upon. Only a complete idiot and imbecile would bid on one of those "information" auctions.

[dannn]

i heard of a site where if you or others buy a large quantity it can lower the cost A LOT.
i bought something off it once but i forgot the address it was about a year ago. it was a $200 minidisc recorder and i got it for around $45.

-dan

[iebnn]

They probably also just list places to buy stuff OEM. This is the best route to take (just look on google)

No way you can get a plasma tv for $100 though, unless you are extremely lucky or through some fluke it happens.

btw -- hey mohio007, government secret agent ;P

[rhart00]

There are a lot of scams on ebay (unfortunetly, I have first hand experience with these) so I would be careful. I see those auctions for information on how to get products for cheap for many of the things I look for on ebay. I have never talked to anyonne who bought one of those but I doubt they amount to what the claim in the auction.

There are sites that offer group buy type things where you can sometimes get a considerable discount on the products. Of course, sometimes there are also drawbacks. I have bought a couple products from the ecost bargain countdown (http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/countdown/default.asp) and gotten a pretty good deal. the GroupBuyCenter (http://www.groupbuycenter.com/) is a good site for getting deals on aftermarket automotive accessories. I wish I could find a site like that for electronics.

[mrdeucie]

I remember there was a site I think it was mercata.com that used to sell items in bulk and they would lower the price as more people bought, but I guess they went out of business because their URL no longer works. Either that or I have the wrong URL. They didn't have great prices anyway.

The Groupbuycenter is a good place for aftermarket auto accessories but you have to know what the going price for some of these things are as some of the prices aren't that low and most vendors on their don't have actual "groupbuys".

[madkins007]

T1000X is right- most of these unbelieveable price bits are actually selling you a booklet on how to convince companies to provide you with demos.

I think the techniques work- sometimes- but I also know that companies are wise to the scam and it is far less effective than it might have been a couple years ago.

I have read that many of these 'offers' include other scams as well, such as offers for information on making money with your computer ("take out ads like the one you fell for"), etc., all for a pretty price.

ALWAYS remember- if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!

[Mastervtec]

A lot of the schemes are based from one major website, www.Globalsources.com <----- go there and you can find the actual manufacturers contact info for millions of products!!, though it should be against the law to request a demo by decieving these people into thinking you are a legitimate company it is not, however, you can contact these companies and request items for wholesale cost, which I see no problem with since they are willing to do that for you in most cases.

[Leb]

This is a good thread but why do they always get positive feedback if they suck?

[Mastervtec]

People think that this is going to be useful info and that it will work for them, so they post positive feedback, then they soon find out that the companies are onto this scam and don't send the requested "samples," how do I know this you ask>>> I tried it with my friend, ended up to be about $6 a piece for the "information", we read throught the info, and decided to check it out more, after searching many search engines we found that this really doesn't work and gave up on the whole idea.We also found that you actually could be prosecuted if caught, though it isn't often that the companies prosecute since they rarely send items to a company without thouroughly checking them out. Besides, it was a bit too dishonest for me.