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Why do people lose their minds on ebay

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simon kuether said:
The only things I buy off Ebay are things I can't get anywhere else,so I decide what it's worth to ME.Every part that goes on my 'S is NEW where possible,pretty much regardless of price.I work on the principle that buying second hand is buying trouble.C'mon,my bike is my only real vice.Cheers,Simon.:-D:-D\\:D/
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Simon where do you buy your new parts from in OZ.
 
TheCafeKid said:
I got that same cover you're talking about for 99 cents on ebay. The trick is to wait till the market is a bit flooded with whatever it is you're looking for (by flooded i mean more than two or three) then usually you will get one super cheap.
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Same here CAFE. I was after a set of 650 CV carbs and there were 3 or 4 sets went for around a 100 bucks and I got mine for $52. Just got to work out what you are prepared to pay and wait till something comes up that others don't see or aren't interested in.
 
Watching the prices of 'toot' sold on eb*y now I'm going to stick my damaged gearbox cogs, hardened carb rubbers and shot bearings and see what price I get.

I can't belive that people are paying over ?20 for points covers that are the wrong part numbers for GS1000's that you can get from the dealers for ?12.

Mad.

Suzuki mad.
 
Suzuki Don,I get most now from The States.Even with $40/60 for freight,they're half the price charged here.Before I found this site,I was getting bits from Suziparts in Adelaide mostly.Very exy.I've found Alphasports and Z1 in America are good,you'll get your bits within 2 weeks and you'll save a sh*t load load.They've got lots of stuff that I couldn't get here and all new!!I gave up on Suzuki dealers after being shunned by 2 of them.My bike was to old!You need to find one with some interest because I think you can still get a fair bit of gear if the dealer can be bothered to chase it.Other than filters,chains etc I don't go there.Cheers,Simon.\\:D/
 
I buy and sell on ebay all the time. I buy low, and sell high. Guaranteed profit. Somethings, however, I can only get on ebay. Somethings when I check at bikebandit are discontinued items, and are HOT commodities on ebay. For instance, case savers for my gs550e. I can not find them, so I went on ebay. Found some. Got to wait and see if I can get them or not. Common items, that are more easily found, may be a price flux, due to other people not knowing of bikebandit, or they don't have access to the parts any other way.

I dunno, I guess people get caught up in the frenzy of things. As BassCliff said, Shop Victoriously! If people want to spend twice what it costs for new parts...let em. You can set up ebay to when someone lists what you are looking for, they will send you an email notification that it is listed. That way you can tell how many items are being listed. You may be able to score a deal that way.

Buy it now options are nice, but not always the best price. I have seen them outrageously priced, so went back to auctions. Or, you find them cheap, but the shipping and handling is 4 times what it would cost.

If all else fails, post a note here, and hopefully someone here has what it is that you need.

Good luck.
 
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