eBay Plus - Worth it as a buyer?

[oddsandendsoz]

Hi all,

Hope all is well and things are not too quiet for you all (my sales have certainly dropped, down about 50% on the previous 30 days). I know you may be wondering why I am asking this on the selling board but I only ever read this selling boards. Thus I have learnt to recognise and trust the people on this board.

Just wondering if you see any benefit to getting the eBay Plus as a very infrequent buyer? The only advantage I can see is that it would give me 5% off Coles and given I am an very infrequent buyer other than packing materials on eBay and the odd splurge, I am not sure it would be worth it. I think I have seen others post that they have yet to see the advantages, any thoughts?

[cothu_74]

I'm not sure if it works this way with ebay plus, but most sites that offer a free monthly offer before you start paying, keeps the free month going when you cancel. What that means is you can sign up for the month free, and then cancel. You still get your free 1st month without having to note it in your calender to cancel just before the first payment rolls around. Like I said though, I'm not sure if it works this way with ebay plus.

[padi*0409]

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@cothu_74 wrote:

Like I said though, I'm not sure if it works this way with ebay plus.

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Then read the T&C's for it.

https://pages.ebay.com.au/Buyer_coupons/plusTC/

[its1968fitz_8]

No I'm pretty much looking for another place to shop prices have gone up to much and sick of getting offers from sellers just because I looked at there item 

[davewil1964]

Relevant to the OP, how?

Despite being a year and a half behind the times, why don't you want offers? Could be a bargain. How is this related to eBay Plus?

And why do you not want to pay market value?

[springyzone]

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@its1968fitz_8 wrote:

No I'm pretty much looking for another place to shop prices have gone up to much and sick of getting offers from sellers just because I looked at there item 

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You're the lucky one. I never get offers just for looking at things, only occasionally for things in my watch list.

Stuff has gone up in price everywhere, right across the board. Good luck with finding 'another place to shop'.  Ebay is not always the cheapest or best place to buy, has never been. In the old days, it mainly sold second hand things, which is why people felt they could pick up a bargain. It was sort of like an online Trading Post but with photos.

Just be wary out there, wherever you look. If you're finding new items at super cheap prices, be suspicious and remember you usually get the quality you pay for.