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andytandreou
Joined: 09 Oct 2005
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Location: Larnaka
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| Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject: Using eBay in Cyprus |
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How much do you guys think I paid for these brand new trainers?
CYP£25, including postage from the UK!!!!!!! Welcome to eBay!!!!!!! See my actual bid here.
Cypriots could never bid for anything because they couldn't register for a service called paypal, which is basically the only way to pay for something after you've won it. Now they can open paypal accounts!!! Paypal keeps your credit card details secure and pays the sellers for you. Paypal also gives £500 purchase protection but you will never need it because eBay members have ranks which show how satisfied buyers are with them, if you stick to people with high ranks (pretty much everyone) you will be safe!!!!!
Cyprus has such a rip-off culture and hitting the shops without checking eBay first is just stupid!!! Even bill Clinton's ex-house was for sale on eBay and Cypriots can bid for it :D :) Seriously though, I found some really cheap stuff and delivery is only £7-8 usually.
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Crash Test Dummy
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: London(ish)
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:05 am Post subject: |
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| I ordered sunglases holder for my brothers car from germany for £18 !! |
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Bullika
Joined: 29 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| I got Chiemsee swimming trunks (bright orange) for €9, Chiemsee t-shirt for €4, and Chiemsee beach towel for €7. Not bad ay! All from Germany. |
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city
Joined: 15 Aug 2005
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Location: Larnaca area
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:51 am Post subject: |
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| Aren't the shipping costs too high when you have it sent from Germany?? |
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Bullika
Joined: 29 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| well not really as i am quite risky, i always ask them to send it by the cheapest possible mail. |
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Crash Test Dummy
Joined: 25 Sep 2005
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Location: London(ish)
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| on a polo forum i go on there is a guy that brings a container from gemany every 3rd week. you pay him some money for storage and then he ships it to england. works out much cheaper |
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Chapfallen
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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okay is there anyone in here who is selling in ebay?
i know what paypal doesn’t support Cyprus accounts to receive money and i have a problem now with some sites I’m about to open that needs a payment gateway and I’m thinking to use a Greece bank account to use paypal.
Does anyone had the same problem and did manage to solve it and how? |
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thebrix
Joined: 19 Aug 2005
Posts: 526
Location: London, United Kingdom
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:19 am Post subject: Re: Using eBay in Cyprus |
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andytandreou wrote:
Cyprus has such a rip-off culture and hitting the shops without checking eBay first is just stupid!!! Even bill Clinton's ex-house was for sale on eBay and Cypriots can bid for it :D :) Seriously though, I found some really cheap stuff and delivery is only £7-8 usually.
Out of interest, what language are the inscriptions on the shoes in?
That might seem an odd question, but we bought two pairs of running shoes from eBay and the inscriptions turned out to be in Chinese :shock: :lol:
They were about 2/3 of the "shop price"; despite that and the Chinese text they were genuine, as they have lasted splendidly ... |
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KBL
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
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Location: Kilkenny/Pissouri
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:00 am Post subject: |
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| Lots of fakes on ebay. Watchdog had a program about it last week. |
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