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20% off 49 Selected Sellers on eBay

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  • Maximum discount $1000
  • 3 transactions per person

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Selected Sellers:

Acos Accessories
af2018
Appliance Central
AROVA Homes
Aus Auc
Aus-Cam-Sales
Ausluck
BrandHouseDirect
Camerastore Australia
Cookware Brands Outlet
COOLXBEST
Custom Home Theater Solutions
dcxpert
Designerbrand store
Elgato
fashion.world.aussie
Flora Livings
FTC Computers Online
Grace Baby
HOBBYSPARE
I Selection
Kong Computers Australia
Life AU
Look at This
LSI Japanese Auto Parts
luvyourphone
Manchester Factory
Manchester Madness Bedding Online
Melbourne Electronic
myOZeshop
Nationwide Appliances
Need 1 Industrial & Safety
Opal Electrical Supplies
Oz Electronics Inc
OZ Good Deals
Ozeparts
Planet Linen
sidekickmobile
Simply Homeware
Sobre
Somethings Country
Syntricate
Taurus Hardware
TGV Online
The Shooting Zone
Treasure PC
UGG Comfort Me Australia
Urban Outback Gear
Zzz Atelier Outlet Store

Search link (Kudos to BlazinPast)

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  • +4

    Here we go again…

    • +40

      I'm waiting for 49% off 20 sellers on Ebay…

      • +14

        What's the point? They price jack

    • +2

      Don’t blame eBay, it’s the sellers.
      I have participated in many of these and found some great buys.

      Yes, you need to know your prices, yes some sellers jack up the price to insane levels.

      • Someone purchased an Apple Watch series 3 for $398 that was a decent price

    • Anyone tried the Ebay best price guarantee to cover the price hiking?

      https://pages2.ebay.com.au/Best_Price_Guarantee

      • Thing is, at that stage you may as well just buy from the cheaper place really.

  • +2

    Bah.
    My hopes for cheap mca coilovers are spoiled again! Lol

    • Same - been waiting to grab some coilovers for my S15 but never the right sellers. Ended up getting a set of almost new cusco zeros for a song from FB last week!

    • +1

      Which of the typical 20% off sellers sell MCA?

      • you dont typically see them on these selected seller discounts. need site wide 20% off which hasn't happened for ages…10%-15% off hasnt happened for a while either :/

  • +10

    PRICK JACE!!

  • Any bargains?

    • +39

      I believe jv's got the copyrights to this question.

      • +5

        jv patented it 108 years ago just before the promise of free abundant electricity from Nikolas Tesla.

  • +19

    Anyone got a search link?

    • +154

      I had a quick messy go at it. Here you go

      I copied the list of sellers, used notepad++ to replace spaces with underscores and newlines with commas, then pasted that into the seller list for advanced search.

      • +11

        +10 votes on the request and none for the guy who created a search link. I'll help you out with your first +1

        • +3

          Thank you kind stranger :)

      • +10

        Thanks for explaining how people actually make these search links the fast way.

      • Use epicraiders link instead, it has the missing sellers mine doesn't.

        • +4

          Good effort, but you'll find only a few of the seller ID's are correct since the seller name (which is what we want) is different to the store name (which is what is provided). For example, Acos Accessories isn't just Acos_Accessories but acosecommercegroup. Appliance Central is appliancecentral, AROVA Homes is arova-homes, Need 1 Industrial & Safety is need-1 and so on. There unfortunately is no quick way like you thought it'd be. To do it properly requires clicking on each ebay store and finding the username (to the left of their feedback score).

        • +2

          @BlazinPast: Ah, okay. Thanks for explaining. For anyone reading this, Blazinpast made a working search link here.

    • +19
      Search Link

      PS: Elgato is missing because somehow the link on eBay doesn't work, so I don't know the correct eBay ID.

      • elgato changed their seller name to eve_home

        • +1

          Thanks BlazinPast for pointing that out :)

  • +3

    No Futu?? That’s weird…

  • +11

    I guess it’s time for some….

    JACKING

    • +32

      How is this even legal.

      Just looked at Kong Computers.. The X 8RE-066AU is listed on their website as $3099 but via the EBAY link its $3599.

      Its a scam.

      • +21

        ebay is a scam

        • +3

          The matrix is a scam.

        • +4

          Ignorance is bliss

        • +8

          There is no spoon

        • +2

          The cake is a lie.

        • @D3NI3D:

          Yes there bloody well is!

        • @Zedsdeadbabyzedsdead: Even the simulators in the Matrix are a scam.

          Load the scam simulator, Tank!

        • -1

          @xoom:
          Communism is cancer

      • +13

        It's actually not a scam as eBay and Paypal chew around 14% of the final buy price. This is even worse for the seller if shipping has to be included for "free". I personally think the fees for eBay are too high.

      • +4

        Not a fan of the price jacking but can you please elaborate on how it isn't a deal ? Or even why you don't believe it's legal (I'm not a lawyer, are you a lawyer ? I'll definitely listen to your legal arguments if so)

        $3099 on their website (lets round it up to $3100)
        $3599 on ebay - 20% off is approx $720
        actual buyer price is $2880 (rounded up to $2900)

        So it's a $200 savings on the website price or about a 6.5% savings

        Are you complaining / observing that the savings simply isn't big enough or that ever after the savings its cheaper elsewhere (hence, not a deal)

        If the former, I don't get it and if the latter, post links to alternate suppliers instead?

      • +2

        It really is a breach of Australian Consumer Law if they engage in deceptive pricing (e.g. increasing prices then adding a purported percentage discount). I’ve had luck in the past getting the ACCC to intervene when proper online stores do this.

        But in the case of eBay, there are so many potential excuses. “It’s to account for eBay fees”, “eBay is for surplus stock, so pricing varies from day to day”, etc.

        It’s the kind of thing that needs a full-on ACCC investigation (like they did for broadband speeds/advertising), rather than a case-by-case settlement.

      • +1

        Pretty sure it's not illegal to list a item for the price you decided. If people are willing to pay for it, why not? If it's a bad price, the market will sort it out and they'll either lose sales or lower the price. Woolworths Metro stores sell everything 10% more than the full-blown supermarkets. It's not illegal for them to set the prices they decide. They are just capitalizing on different demands.

        • +7

          It's illegal under Australian Competition Law to increase the price of an item directly before a discount. It's called "deceptive or misleading conduct".

          You're free to sell widgets for $2 each when your competitor sells them for $1 each.

          But you can't sell them for $1 each normally, then tomorrow mark up the "full" price to $2, then offer them for "$1 - 50% off this week". Your normal price is $1, so the "50% off" time-limited discount is illusory. That is illegal.

          The "before discount" price needs to be your regular price. If you increase your "before discount" price by 20% right before a "20% off" sale, you're breaking the law by engaging in deceptive conduct. You're creating the illusion of a time-limited discount when there isn't one.

          This is all common practice among shady businesses. I mean, most rug shops are perpetually "clearing stock" at an illusory 90% off. But it's illegal as hell.

        • "Pretty sure it's not illegal to list a item for the price you decided." Sure, but the problem is putting the price up and claiming 20% off.

          I think they are hoping that the disconnect between ebay offering the 20% off and the retailer putting up the price is sufficient avoid the ACL. I don't think it is.

        • @marlor:

          Taken from the ACCC site

          Businesses should be particularly careful of the use of the word ‘free’. The idea of getting goods or services without charge can create keen interest in consumers. Consumers will usually think of ‘free’ as absolutely free - a justifiable expectation.

          Simply put, businesses may get into trouble with free offers if they do not reveal the complete truth, including any conditions that the consumer must comply with.

          Example: A business uses the phrase ’10 per cent free’ – meaning the price to the consumer is the same but they receive an additional ‘free’ volume of the product. If the price of the product has been increased this could be misleading, because the additional volume is not actually free.
          Example: A business makes a ‘buy one, get one free’ offer, but raises the price of the first item to largely cover the cost of the second (free) item. This is likely to be misleading or deceptive.

        • @DevlicK:

          From Choice's guide:

          Businesses must be careful not to mislead consumers when advertising prices for goods or services. Here are some common examples of marketing gone wrong:

          - Showing a false "before" price next to a sale price. The "before" price must have been the price the goods were sold for in a reasonable period prior to the sale.
          - The "before" price must also have applied to a reasonable number of sales before the sale started.

          https://www.choice.com.au/shopping/consumer-rights-and-advic…

          Direct from the ACCC:

          Businesses often make comparisons between product prices being charged and the company's previous pricing (including 'was/now' or 'strike through' pricing or by specifying a particular dollar amount or percentage saving)

          Businesses that use such statements must ensure that consumers are not misled about the savings that may be achieved.

          Statements such as 'Was $150/Now $100' or '$150 Now $100' are likely to be misleading if products have not been sold at the specified 'before' or 'strike through' prices in a reasonable period immediately before the sale commences.

          Such statements are also likely to be misleading if only a limited proportion of a product's sales were at the higher price in the period immediately before the sale commences.

          https://www.accc.gov.au/business/pricing-surcharging/display…

    • +4

      it’s time for some….

      JACKING

      You're on the wrong site for that mate =p

  • +2

    Should just be a constant inflated 20% off deal.. I look at the deals with the I.T groups then Computer Alliance is cheaper without ebay meh…

  • I hope the C8 is around the same price as previous deals. I need an OLED in my life.b

    • -2

      Such a joy watching on the Oled C8 😉😉

  • +19

    Appliance Central price jacking their eBay store
    Hisense 65p5
    eBay: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/65P5-Hisense-65-Series-5-UHD-Sma… $1505 (pre-discount)
    Appliance Central store: https://www.appliancecentral.com.au/65p5-hisense-65-series-5… $1270

    • +13

      Surely the accc would love this sort of garbage?

      Seems so wrong, especially when they have a FULL online site in addition to eBay. The evidence is black and white.

      • +3

        Don’t waste your time, I’ve lodged a complaint before with evidence and the accc came back and stated that sellers can set whatever price they want

        • +2

          you lucky you got a reply i didn't even get a reply back from ACCC

        • +3

          I got the same response even after giving them the evidence. ACCC are toothless.

        • +5

          @cheaponos: Can we… report the ACCC?

        • +10

          @xrailgun:

          To the ACCCC?

        • +1

          @cheaponos:

          Perhaps - or.. is it possible that the ACCC are simply enforcing the law as it currently is written in this case.. and instead of complaining we'd actually have to (as an ozbargain community) get organized and get the law changed.

          Or is that way too much effort.. i'm voting for that's way too much effort.

        • +1

          The problem is generally in how you word the complaint. Saying that their regular site is cheaper than ebay isn't going to work as they are free to have different prices on both and the % off is from the ebay site prices not their regular site. However showing that their ebay price was lower just befor the sale is deceptive conduct and is illegal. Problem is providing the proof as the sellers are getting wise to this and instead of just editing the price they pull the item and create a new listing so it is hard to show the evidence unless you captured it before the sale started

    • How does this work with eBay price guarantee ?

    • +3

      Did they do it just before the sale starts. Did this happen?

      Pricing the product so you don't lose it to fees in eBay isn't really the same…

      • +11

        What does it matter. The fact is, the customer is duped.
        Going to neg. No reflection on the person posting but more Ebay for allowing this sort of thing. Jacking up the price to cover the discount even in part is not acceptable.

        • So should the shop price it the same and lose money?

        • +18

          @samfisher5986:

          They should price it the same or not participate if they can't afford the discount.

        • @Ruprect:

          It has nothing to do with the discount if it was priced higher months before.

        • Ebay takes a much larger portion of the profit if you sell through their online store vs your own and then add to that how much Paypal also takes. Almost every seller has a higher price on Ebay vs their own (otherwise their own store is jacking their prices).

          Jacking would be if they pushed up the price in response to this discount, not if they always have a higher Ebay price.

        • @samfisher5986:

          The shop doesn't lose money if they don't up the price. eBay covers the difference. The store gets paid the same. They're just taking the opportunity to up their prices so that they can make more from a perceived 20% discount. Yes the customer might save 5% in the end but the retailer has made 15% extra from the sale.

          Even if they were just cutting 20% off the price they, they aren't forced to be part of the sale, so that's no excuse, and ACCC has already fined Kogan for that exact behaviour

        • +1

          @polk:

          You don't understand anything about eBay.

          If you sell something on eBay, you pay a 10% final value fee, in addition to listing/shop fees.

          eBay does not pay that cost, that is just silly.

          As I said, having a permanent higher eBay price is normal for anyone who doesn't want to lose profit to eBay fees.

        • @samfisher5986:

          It has nothing to do with the discount if it was priced higher months before.

          +1

      • +2

        Click on the "x sold" button, they were at $1480, jacked up $25 for the sale.

        • Good to know about that feature!

    • ah was hoping to find a dishwasher bargain from them

    • How about this one:

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SAMSUNG-32-Series-5-32-inch-M550…

      RRP is $749 - so they are selling $100 more than RRP!!!

    • One thing we need to remember it’s usual for them to jack up 10% more to absorb ebay’s extra 10% fee charge. But anything more than that is a real jack-up.

    • The price is $25 more than the the first time they listed the TV in July 12 2018 and it has sold 6 units at $1480.

      Your comment about the price difference between their ebay store and their website has NOTING to do with this sale. it is an invalid negative vote

  • -3

    Don't like the severe price-jacking. It is out and out deceptive conduct by some stores that ruin it for the rest.

    Love, My Mum XOXOXO

    PS, why did someone neg mum?

  • +1

    Dare I say it, but JACK's back !

  • +1

    Jacking price!!! Jacking price!!!

  • +2

    Listen to this and think about PRICE JACK. Let’s get this to the TOP OF EVERY JACK POST!!

    https://youtu.be/TsiEPL1ta-0

    BZ featuring Joanne - JACKie

  • +6

    Appliance Central hot water system 20% more on ebay

    i voted negative, but not to OP, but to ebay's scam promo

  • -6

    This is the deal we've all been waiting for.

    • +5

      The price jacking of a life time ?

    • This is the deal we've all been waiting for expecting.

      Or

      This is the deal we've all noone's been waiting for.

  • +2

    Wait you are not tightarse

  • The BS specials start again FFS.

  • Search Link

    But looks like I stuffed something up.

  • +9

    Ozbargain should have a PAYBACK20 - where we don't shop on eBay for 20 days to show all these price jackers.

  • -1

    Any bargain for 60 to 75 inch TV?

    • +4

      No bargains.

      Just jacking.

  • +2

    This stuff is becoming really lame, especially with prices being lower on their website. So no deal.

  • +1

    the jackening begins again its a pitty they jack prices by 18-20%

  • +1

    JACKOFF20?

  • +13

    More bargains at an eb games sale

    • +1

      Cmon on, can’t be that bad!

  • STILL NO DANS…

  • +9

    No deal…

    Even the "here we go", and jacking comments are becoming boring.

    • +5

      I agree. I think we, as a OZBargain community need to leave negative feedback for these businesses so that they will understand the only way they know how, through advertising their scam-sales and hitting their bottom line.

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