German Ebay

henry01 · Post by **henry01** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 9:00 pm

hi everyone.

i've just been looking through the german ebay and i was wondering if anyone has tried buying anything off it and if anyone thinks its worth it.

if you havent looked have a look its got some stuff i havent seen before and stuff seems quite cheap.

worth a look depending how easy it is to buy off

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:22 pm

ok, let me tell you one thing about German Ebay as a starter:

IT RULES!

A lot off stuff is offered, and there are so many bargains to get (just keep your eyes open and keep following interesting ad's), already bought stuff, a camshaft from a 3F polo engine (costed me 60 euro

), a fuel pressure regulator (about 60 euro

) and last weak I got a brandnew pair of LED taillights (@ 103 euro, while there about 250 euro new in some shops around here

)(all prices included shipment to Holland)

I would really recommend it, I search there almost everyday, and the best par tis that Germans are quit reliable when it comes to trade.

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:48 pm

They usually dont want to post to UK tho.... and dont accept paypal which makes the transactions very difficult and time consuming.
Most of the time its not worth the hassle.

Like you said tho, there are some very good deals.

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:53 pm

mysteryboy wrote:They usually dont want to post to UK tho....

Luckily I life in Holland, but I understand this is quit a problem, just join the EMU for God's sack! Get Tony Blair to stop being such a pain in the European arse

just kiddin' here m8

But if you just have a IBAN and BIC code from the German's account number, you can easily make an international transaction at your bank, which doesn't take that much time (mostly 1 working day with my bank), and it aint that of an hassle, but I guess shipment costs to GB are quit different then to Holland, which kinda sucks for you all

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:56 pm

Â£20 to do a bank transfer so it would need to be a pretty good deal.
Otherwise cash send via registered post is the best option.

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:20 pm

mysteryboy wrote:Â£20 to do a bank transfer so it would need to be a pretty good deal.
Otherwise cash send via registered post is the best option.

DAMN! that's fuckin' much m8!

I only have to pay 4,50 euro, about 3 pound or so? Quit the difference there

helios1 · Post by **helios1** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:46 pm

Only thing is, how many of the sellers will ship to the UK?

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:03 pm

i think we should get everything sent via jarno

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:09 pm

^^Now theres an idea

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:21 am

pettsy wrote:i think we should get everything sent via jarno

why the hell not? But I would like the payment on forward, to be sure that I'm not dealing with "funny buyers"

Tell me if you see anything on Ebay, maybe we can work something out, who knows

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:44 am

paypal is the best way to transfer money to europe from the UK

no charges except for the normal little ones.

I just got a grill from austria. top job! the seller signed up to paypal for me.

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:20 am

and theres also Nochex. (but i've never used it for paying abroad)

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:30 pm

resists temptation to buy anything off german ebay

Giorgio · Post by **Giorgio** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:25 pm

http://worldlingo.com/en/products_servi ... lator.html

This is an online translator, its completly free. You can copy and paste a whole page. It wont translate perfectly but enough so you can understand what they are saying.

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:19 pm

pettsy wrote:resists temptation to buy anything off german ebay

lol... same... I try not to look