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Juju2bigdog

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 09:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I am starting this thread for Sia. If anybody can tell Sia how to go about purchasing something on Ebay, please jump in. You might also want to give her a couple general warnings about not getting too carried away with bidding on something she really wants. Thanks.

Here are the antecedent postings:


Sia
Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 02:46 pm
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... There should be a thread where people could put things they'd like other ppl to research things for them--if anyone has time to do that! I have two young children and a hubby who is very unhappy if I spend a minute on-line. I am looking for "Barbie" pierced earrings (post earrings with enamel painted Barbie-faces, is what she's describing to me; I've never seen them before)for my daughter's birthday. Any ideas where I could buy some? Thanks!


Juju2bigdog
Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 04:15 pm
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Sia, you've got 2 days and 14 hours to get over to Ebay and get these Barbie earrings.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1376804152

If the link does not work, just go to ebay.com and enter barbie pierced earrings into the search box.

Sia
Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 09:36 pm
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Juju, THANK YOU so much for the e-bay link! The Barbie earrings would be perfect, but I have no idea what to do to buy them. I would call the seller on the phone and send a money order--or even drive to the woman's house, but have no way to contact her.

I don't have pay-pal, have never bought or sold anything on e-bay and don't even have an e-bay i.d. What do I do? I'm in a panic, because I'd just love to have these earrings!!!

Have you ever bought from e-bay? Would you want to be a middle-man here for a fee?

Weinermr

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia,

I checked out that particular auction at eBay. The seller will accept a personal check, so you don't have to worry about Paypal or any other special payment method.

It's easy to bid though. All you have to do is register, and then bid on the item you want. If there is a minimum bid, it will tell you that your bid is insufficient, or if someone has bid higher it will tell you that also.

If you don't want to go through all the trouble and hassle, I will be glad to bid on the item for you. All you have to do is let me know the absolute maximum amount you want to pay for the earrings, and I will be sure not to bid any higher than that.

Let me know if I can help.

Halfunit

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 09:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I also have an account and would be more than happy to bid on them for you and we can work out shipment and payment later. Like Weinermr said, you HAVE to know the MAXIMUM you are willing to pay for them.

NOTE: I noticed Sia was looking for studded earrings - these look like the French hook dangle kind.

Bob2112

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia,

Here's a different pair that's also available on eBay:

Barbie Earrings

These will come from Australia and will take longer to arrive and cost extra shipping (which was not specified). But it does give you another picture of what your daughter may be describing.

The auction that Juju found looks more interesting since the earings are handmade and would be unique to your daughter. We need to coordinate if one of us will bid for you. No need to be driving the price up by bidding against each other.
I will be online Wednesday at the close of the bid, and may be able to snipe it for you at the last minute. Like the others have said, we just need to know the maxmimum you want to spend. Shipping is listed at $3.85.

I did email the seller to see if they would be able to ship directly to you to save some time and cost. I'll email you when I hear from them.

Reader234

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh pick me!! LOL! I did my FIRST ebay auction last Saturday. Due to my volunteering with scouts I found myself part of a Buffalo patrol, and wanted a Buffalo Beanie Baby, and I did NOT want to spend lots of bucks on it!! So I went to ebay, in thier search I put Buffalo, and I bid on a 99cent Beanie Baby. I was the only bidder, OH and first let me tell you, check the shipping and HANDLING charges!! I had a choice of 4 99cent Beanie Babies, I picked the one that had stated 3.95 shipping w/in continental USA. (some wanted $8, but then again beanie babies sold for $5 originally...)

So when I "won" I was given the sellers email. I paid with a money order (because w/ a personal check the seller will want to make sure it "clears" and could take an extra week.) I emailed her, she gave me her addy, I ran to the post office spent 90 cents on the money order, and mailed it off, again repeating my address. and 3 days later, Roam the buffalo has joined our family!! (and in better condition than my own kids Beanies btw!!)

Good luck, I'm now bidding on buffalo earrings!!

Halfunit

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 12:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Reader, e-Bay can be addictive!! When I first started 3 years ago, I couldn't stop. I have since backed off, and now only use it when I want to find something cheap or hard to find. ( I was able to buy 18 vacuum cleaner bags for my Kirby for $7 - that's been my best steal!!)

Bob, I had awful images of all of us outbidding on those earrings... too funny!!

Weinermr

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 01:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia, you've got a whole team of potential buyers standing by waiting to hear what you'd like to do. I endorse Bob's method of swooping in at the last minute to avoid driving up the bidding. I do it myself all the time!

And remember, in carefully determining who will be your surrogate buyer, remember one important principle.

I asked first! (But seriously, I would love to help so say the word!)

Ddr1135

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 01:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Rules for EBAY:
1. Always check seller's feedback. If a few were negative, read what the complaint was, if seller replied.
2. Compare prices for same items. You can even search sold items. Try to get some kind of idea on what item is worth.
3. Check shipping/handling fees. I got caught once with an $18.00 shipping/handling fee for a bedspread because the seller used a service like Mail Box Etc.
4. Either be willing to be online at the end of the auction to bid or make your proxy vote. I've often have been outbid on an item in the last five minutes and I wasn't online. (Of course I have done that myself, LOL). Good Luck!!!!

Registering for Ebay is super easy and you can pay by money order.

Squaredsc

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 02:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
sia, i have used ebay numerous times, i started out by buying shannon sharpe football cards and other things with shannon sharpe. i have also gotten perfume bottles, and baseball cards for my son.

its very easy to register as mentioned above. i don't use paypal but i send a money order and also check on the seller's feedback and the shipping and handling is very important because some will ship cheaper than others, but then again it depends on how fragile the item is. oh, i have also bid on barbie dolls and boyds bears but lost.

good luck!!

Juju2bigdog

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Isn't TVCH wonderful??? Look at all these people ready and willing to help Sia! I knew it!

Sigh

Juju2bigdog

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
1 day, 7 hours left.

Sia

Monday, September 02, 2002 - 11:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey, I hadn't logged in until just now! What do you think is too much? $15 or $20? I would pay that, plus shipping. I don't want to go crazy or anything. Thanks, everybody for checking into this and volunteering to help me. I'll post again in a second when I've checked Bob's picture! Thanks, guys! Weiner, I might need you!

Bob, I love those earrings from Australia. What is the price in USD? LOL.

Bob2112

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia, maybe somebody from Canada can help with that conversion.

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been promising my daughter that she can have her ears pierced for her fourth birthday (in October), so because she's young the post-type earrings might be best for her. However, I don't see any problem in putting the earrings away for a little while; she has loved Barbie ever since she first saw one. The French-wire type would be fine for when she's a year or so older. I wear the French-wires myself, sometimes, but prefer posts. This IS sort of exciting. I have looked at e-bay many times in the past, but it simply overwhelms me. If someone here will buy earrings, I'll be happy to reimburse you the cost of the earrings plus the shipping and a fee for your trouble! You people are wonderful, you know that?

Would the buyer think Bob was willing to pay top-dollar for the ones in Australia because he asked about them? Would it be better for Bob to bid on them, or for Weiner to snap them up because it would seem Bob wasn't interested in them? (Oh, auctions have always made me nervous!)

Bob2112

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia,

I asked about the ones from Columbus, OH.
The handmade ones, which are a little bigger.

I did get a response and the seller said she can ship it directly to you, so you can cut out the double shipping. She also said the earrings were not very heavy, but may not be best for someone who is not used to wearing dangle earrings.

It does not matter what the seller thinks. If other people are bidding at the end, then the price would go up. If the current high bidder (there has only been one bid, so far) has bid with a proxy, then your bid will have to be higher than their highest bid. You won't know until you bid.

I don't like to bid on items outside the US. Payment and shipping are more painful and I usually bid on items that are available in many other domestic auctions. I only included that link because it showed the Barbie earrings that you would be able to find in a store.

You have 30 hours to make the decision that you want them, who is bidding and how much to spend. :) I have full confidence in the Weinermr and the Dawg named Juju (not to be confused with the goat named Juju!), so I think you just have to pick. Hey Dawg! You have a fast internet connection, suitable for sniping?

I may just have to get them for my daughter if you decide NO or if there is no other bid with 5 seconds to go!

Weiner, email me your ebay user name, so I can see if you have bid. Mine should be easy to guess, since I believe eBay is what forced me up to the 2112.

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob, if you want the earrings for your little girl, you should get them for her. I don't have the confidence to do it myself, and you do know how to use the e-bay system. Maybe there will be other earrings to be had somewhere. I do like them and would gladly pay you for them if you make the purchase for me; that's up to you.

I've done an internet search (using Google) to try and find a retail outlet for earrings like the ones you found (in Australia), Bob, but have turned up nothing whatsoever. Does anyone know of a store or chain that would carry Barbie jewelry? Thanks.

Bob2112

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia, you are silly! :)

Those are your earrings if you want them. I was just teasing you.

Now, why are we both up so late simulating IM on a message board? LOL

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Exactly my thought! Are you sure you don't want them for you daughter? It does seem like instant-messaging! I keep hitting "refresh" to see if you've answered, LOL! Yes, I want them. I do have to go to bed; having blood drawn tomorrow. I'm fasting, which makes me really happy! (NOT!)

Bob2112

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 12:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good night, Sia, and good luck with your tests.

I am going to buy everything and sort it out later. :)

<searches eBay for rare Jujugoat dolls>

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 01:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Bob. Good-night. I'll talk with you tomorrow. I would be very happy if you'd like to get the Barbie earrings for me. Thanks!!

Schoolmarm

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 05:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
ACKKKKK!!!! Former ebay addict here! J/K!

I bought all kind of one-room school items for my dissertation and was spending about $200 a month on ebay. I figured it actually saved me money in traveling to different archives and paying for photocopying.

Did you know that you can buy a pipe organ on ebay? (Amongst other things)

I've gotten some really great deals.

Here's my advice:

1. Check shipping charges
2. Money orders are only 49 cents at Walmart
3. Bid by proxy so you don't have to be online all the time.
4. If you absolutely MUST have an item, be online near the close of the auction so a sniper doesn't outbid you.
5. Use the search feature if you are looking for a specific item.

Have fun, and happy bidding!

Anyone here SELL on ebay? I'm thinking of doing my next garage sale online and wondering if it is worth the hastle.

Sia

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the advice, Schoolmarm! I'll bet your one-room-schoolhouse items are beautiful. I am headed out the door; thanks, everyone! Will check in later, okay, Bob?

Reader234

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 07:56 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Rats!! I lost the $1 Buffalo earrings!! All right, who outbid me??? LOL!

Seriously thanks for the suggestions, I will either 1. bid by proxy w/ set limit, or 2 wait till the last minute to bid, or 3. there was a 3 a minute ago!!

Sia, as a family w/ earring infections, ouch, I wouldnt reccommend dangling or heavy earrings either, usually they dont have that good of quality material. And with post earrings, you can switch the backs w/ a better quality!

Have you checked a WalMart for Barbie earrings? My 5 (soon to be 6 in Oct!) DD is also a Barbie fanantic, (she loves barbie.com!) and I've bought her Barbie necklace from Wal Mart!!

Weinermr

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 09:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Bob,

It sounds like you're the designated buyer. Good luck.

Bob2112

Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 10:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry, Weiner, didn't mean to take it from you, but I think you have a back log of posts you need to focus on since you took such a long hiatus. People need to know what you know and they need to know it now! Know what I mean?

Sia, The Australian seller will take PayPal, so that takes care of how to pay and the conversion of funds. I'll have every thing shipped to me, so you don't have to send your address to a stranger on the internet (just a strange sponge ). Of course, no charge for the service, but I do get to keep any positive eBay feedback I receive, which is priceless. :)