Best items/lowest price to buy to gain feedback?

[GreenBean]

I agree with you BubbleTea. I dont 'like' the idea of aything that might flag a new account.
BigBrother ebay will be watching soon enough whe we sell.Where's teh point of starting that sooner

With new accounts I allow a budget of £50/$80.

That allows a good variety of items. I select stuff I can use. ( Including on selling with another new account LOL ).
I dont know if you've seen this older thread? I really dont think it is outdated.

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-fe...-feedback.html

[audiosoft]

Buy low priced items from Hongkong sellers, they usually have a subsidy on their shipments and sell items priced at $0.01 - $0.99, go for them and build feedbacks, I don't think many people will just leave a feedback without shipment. That's a lot of work.

[makaveliagain]

Originally Posted by audiosoft

Buy low priced items from Hongkong sellers, they usually have a subsidy on their shipments and sell items priced at $0.01 - $0.99, go for them and build feedbacks, I don't think many people will just leave a feedback without shipment. That's a lot of work.

Yea, you can even have it sent to a ⊗⊗⊗⊗ address. Since it wont be returned the just treat as abandoned. After you leave them feedback they usually leave it right back for them. I use do this to get 10 to 15 feedback over the course of a month or two before I register to sell on a new stealth account.

[Brainbuster]

Am I correct in assuming that most of you are not using or receiving the items you buy? They just are shipped to your address on Ebay's file?
Except Greenbean, who said he buys stuff he can use. I assume he uses a P.O. Box or something similar.

The apartment next door to me is and has been vacant for the year I've lived here. Could this come in useful in the future?

[MM78]

Originally Posted by Brainbuster

Am I correct in assuming that most of you are not using or receiving the items you buy?

That's only the opinion of a few, most that buy on the forum do, or probably want the items.

They just are shipped to your address on Ebay's file?

Best practice is to have access to the address on file with ebay, unless you don't care about the items your buying.

Except Greenbean, who said he buys stuff he can use.

Just a little side note, Greenbean is a Woman....

The apartment next door to me is and has been vacant for the year I've lived here. Could this come in useful in the future?

It could work as long as no one is there to intercept the package(s).
If you really are looking to have a buying account then best to have access to the address.
The idea of buying items and having them shipped to some random address just isn't ideal and frankly dumb.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by Brainbuster

The apartment next door to me is and has been vacant for the year I've lived here. Could this come in useful in the future?

Definitely could have a use - even if you dont want returns sent there, you can arrange for returns in different way as well with your winning buyer...if he/she wants to return

[Brainbuster]

Or another idea is to get hired as a postal carrier.
Then you can always intercept the packages you ordered yourself but sent to various real addresses.

Reason I'm thinking of this now is that I just accidentally won an auction, over $100.
There was 2 days left and over 50 bids...I was sure somebody would bid some more over me.

Looking closer, there were only 9 other bidders.

Just contacted the seller and asked whether I could pick it up locally.