Re/ Some sellers interested in exploiting customers.

[wwjd2011alicia]

Isn't  one of the main purposes of e bay to allow customers to grab a product at a bargain price? Checked whether I could buy my Alph h facial products at a cheaper cost and I was shocked when I noticed some of the products at double the cost of the product bought at a beauty salon or the exclusive Dept. Stores. I understand that sellers need to make a profit but to exploit people !!!!! Maybe I got it all wrong but please could somebody enlighten me?

Please note that I have been purchasing from e bay for a few years now at very good prices. There are sellers who want to build a clientele based on quality service. The same, unfortunately,can not be said for all.

Could anybody out there "please explain ?"

[collect247]

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@countessalmirena wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

I assume what you are talking about is a highend product. I don't feel a need to put anything other than water on my face, so I have no idea of the pros and cons of the myriad 'beauty' products out there.

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*Gasp* But... you're BEAUTIFUL!

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@*tippy*toes* wrote:

As  middle aged female, that's about all that goes on my face too. Occasionally if we've had a run of really cold, snowy weather, I might slap a smidge of moisturiser on, but that's about it. It's like a $2 jar of cream from the Chemist Warehouse that lasts 10 years. I actually get offended now when people don't believe my age. Apparently I look 20 years under my age. I feel 20 years older. How dare they! I've even been accused of having botox. REALLY?

Apparently less is more when it comes to beauty products. In my case anyway.

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And you too! This water stuff  - I must get hold of some!

I think one of the best ways to preserve good skin and look as good as one can is to stay out of the sun. There's no doubt that it also helps when one eats healthily, gets enough sleep, and - if using any skincare products - makes sure that the ingredients are not harmful to the skin. I have the perfect excuse to stay out of the sun; I have either Type I or Type II skin (very fair skin, a testament to my European DNA) and I don't tan, hence I have no temptation to bask in the sun and turn my face into creased leather! I'd just turn red and blotchy and become very irritated and weepy and curse Coco Chanel for ever popularising the tanned look.

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You must be from the snowy part of Europe,most Europeans I know are of the yummy chocolate colour.

[springyzone]

Isn't one of the main purposes of e bay to allow customers to grab a product at a bargain price?

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It had that perception about 15-20 years back in the early days. As someone else said, like an online garage sale. Most people were small sellers of second hand things from around their home.

But in actual fact, even then, ebay has only ever been an online sales site. Nothing more. A place for people to list items and a place for people to buy, if it suits them.

Sellers have always been able to set the price and yes, sometimes some prices are ambitious. Just scroll on past.

The main difference these days is a lot of sellers are small businesses selling new items, not one offs, so you're more likely to see set prices and things more realistically priced, rather than being at bargain prices as such. Sellers have fees and need to make a profit. If the prices are too dear, they probably won't sell though.

As for ebay, still a good place to pick up those little items that might be hard to find in your local stores & sometimes it saves driving around to distant suburbs-just as cheap to buy some things online.

[lyndal1838]

Davewil.....Beautiful??

Better make an urgent appointment with Specsavers Naomi.

[collect247]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

Davewil.....Beautiful??

Better make an urgent appointment with Specsavers Naomi.

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Lyndal I think that you better make an appointment asap with Specsavers or put your classes back on hahahaha

I would never say davewil was beautiful even if countess says so.

[davewil1964]

Cute?

[lyndal1838]

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@collect247 wrote:

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

Davewil.....Beautiful??

Better make an urgent appointment with Specsavers Naomi.

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Lyndal I think that you better make an appointment asap with Specsavers or put your classes back on hahahaha

I would never say davewil was beautiful even if countess says so.

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Sorry Naomi.....replied to the wrong post.

I am waiting on new glasses as we speak.

[imastawka]

Spoiler

 

[lyndal1838]

Nah, mine are square and the lenses are not quite as thick as that.

[collect247]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

Nah, mine are square and the lenses are not quite as thick as that.

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So that isn't you lyndal 

[chameleon54]

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@imastawka wrote:

Spoiler

 

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The scary thing is Mrs. Chameleon has always been visually impaired. As a young kid she wore glasses that looked just like that......