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eBay.ie or eBay.com and effective searching?

  • 25-04-2010 9:30am
    #1
    runswithascript
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭


    I want to buy a Nexus One phone from eBay but I get seem to get entirely different results when searching eBay.ie and eBay.com with the default locations and apparently even custom locations set.

    I appreciate that .ie is based in Ireland but it also gives worldwide sellers items that differ entirely from that of eBay.com. On top of that eBay.com gives the location options of eBay.com or worldwide and I'm curious as to the difference?

    How do I effectively search everywhere preferably displaying the price in Euro without having to use both sites separately?


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  • #2
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    Check out fatfingers.com for mis-spellings


  • #3
    runswithascript
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    iMax wrote: »
    Check out fatfingers.com for mis-spellings

    Thanks, and on general everywhere affective searching which site and how?


  • #4
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭iMax


    I would search .ie by default as they list everyone prepared to ship to Ireland. Other than that, mail the seller & ask them will they ship here with you paying an additional premium.


  • #5
    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    I don't think anyone actually knows, but if they do I'd love to hear.

    I always add "item located in" for searches as that removes thousands of items from HK, china etc.
    How do I effectively search everywhere preferably displaying the price in Euro without having to use both sites separately?

    Really don't think you can?


  • #6
    runswithascript
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,811 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    ttm wrote: »
    I don't think anyone actually knows, but if they do I'd love to hear.

    Is it really a bad idea to buy from those places?

    I wonder if I can make ebay.com display the price in Euro. I searched their help databases and it mentions the billing currency but I think that may just be how the transaction goes through rather than how it's displayed on the site for each item.


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  • #7
    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    LA3G wrote: »
    Is it really a bad idea to buy from those places?

    I wonder if I can make ebay.com display the price in Euro. I searched their help databases and it mentions the billing currency but I think that may just be how the transaction goes through rather than how it's displayed on the site for each item.

    Don't buy anything with a Brand name from China HK etc as it WILL be a fake, thats what they do. Cheap stuff from there is great and I buy lots of unbranded computer parts and cables.

    The Euro price isn't what you actually pay anyway its always converted so its less, so once you know the rough price in dollars why would you need to see it in euros?


  • #8
    antocann
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    i'd avoid buying a phone on ebay , you'l end up with a chinese knock off


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