The article "Use The Global Reach Of eBay To Save Money" is about auctions, it was released by Mark Kenny.
Maybe like you, when I need to purchase items I always do a search onilne first. Normally using two of my favourite websites, eBay and Google to search for a suitable item and get idea of the appropriate cost.However, I have been making a mistake.
An absolutely huge mistake. It will have cost me money over the years.
Today, in a phone call with a friend I have only just realised it. It's like somebody slapped me across the face.I thought I was saving myself time & effort, but it seems like I have been actually throwing money away, wasting time and putting in more effort than was necessary.It's not like I'm new to the internet, or even eBay or Google. I have written hundreds of articles on eBay, published three eBooks & comlpied an eBay mini course. Friends and family call me regularly and ask for asssitance online, especially when dealing with eBay - even those who work within the computer trade & already market online.I was only searching for relevant products. Trying to remove all the crap that is presented to you that is not relevant to me.Anyway today, I have had a few isseus with my auto.
It's actually in a few pieces at the moment as she's (yes, it's a she) having a new clutch fitted.
However, while she's been taken apart it's also been discovered the turbo is leaking oil.This morning I had a phone call from a friend. I have just been to see Graham, said Tom on the other end. Grahams the mechanic that normally works on my auto.
Your cars in quite a few pieces at the moment, hopefully he'll get the part delivered on Monday (for the clutch) but your turbos leaking oil as well.I'm not a mechanically minded person. Maybe the turbo unit can be repaired or rebuilt, maybe it needs to be replaced completely.However, to get an idea of the cost if it needs to be replaecd I searched on eBay.
After all, you can buy anythnig on eBay can't you? I found a few used ones on eBay priced at £300. However, as I read down the description, most of them had exactly the same trouble as mine - "This unit has been removed as it leaekd oil and the seals are split."And if they did not specifically state faults within the description, as they had all been used they're was no guarantee the same faults wouldn't occur within that unit.
I could end up replacing it again, a few motnhs down the line.I've looked on eBay, I told Tom. I could only see a few used units.Then Tom said something I wuold have never have thought of doing.
Not in a million years, even though it's such an obvious thing to do. It's probably one of the biggest advantages arisnig from the birth of the internet."Have a look at those from America", said Tom.Well.
I wolud have never of thought of searching on eBay.Com instead of eBay.Co.Uk. After all, even it was chepaer the shipping costs would not push the price up and wipe out any savings I made. Or so I thought."I've bought lodas of stuff from the states for my VW" he boosted, stuff that's not available in the UK went on Tom. So, I searched on eBay.Com. I found a brnad new shining turbo unit on eBay, with no bids starting at $395. The shipping was a massive $125 to the UK, however that converted to a total of just £290.All these years, I'd been clicking on the option to restrict searches to UK only. Trying to avoid the irrelevnat ads.But, by looking at the international options that were always in front of my eyes I had not only found a brand new unit but also for less than the price of a used one in the UK.And hopefully, you'll do the same if you haven't already been doing the same. Use the advantages of the internet today, to start saivng money, time and effort.Mark Kenny is an eBay expert who specialises in launching eBay related online businesses.
You can visit his forum at http://www.AuctionCUT.Com (where you get a free dropshipping report) or read his blog via http://www.Trading-Web-Solutions.Com/blog
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