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A ‘Wanted’ Equivalent To Ebay?
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Does anyone know of a website where I can advertise what I’m looking for as opposed to selling? Searching on Ebay for what I want can be hit and miss – seems sensible to have a website where sellers can search for people who already want an item they’re prepared to sell.
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The local outlets - forums etc - can be useful for general 'readily available' things, but not so good for something more specialised. In my case I'm looking for a Roland TD8 electronic drumkit. There are only 2 currently selling on Ebay, neither with a Buy It Now price, and it seems sensible for someone with such kit to sell to be able to use a website to find a buyer who's already advertised an interest.
@Dizmo
Yeah, it’s an awesome kit – better sounds than any of the TD series before or after (I’m told). Our new drummer has an acoustic kit but we rehearse at the guitarist’s house, so it’d be too loud. Our current drummer (he’s moving to a dep role) has an electronic kit but it’s not that good – rubber pads rather than skin-type – and he’ll be keeping it at home anyway for his own rehearsing.
Yeah, it’s an awesome kit – better sounds than any of the TD series before or after (I’m told). Our new drummer has an acoustic kit but we rehearse at the guitarist’s house, so it’d be too loud. Our current drummer (he’s moving to a dep role) has an electronic kit but it’s not that good – rubber pads rather than skin-type – and he’ll be keeping it at home anyway for his own rehearsing.
Incidentally, this idea of a ‘wanted’ alternative is actually because of the TD8 kit. I was bidding on one about a month ago (for my daughter on that occasion) and had the highest bid up until the final couple of seconds. The winning bid was timed in such a way that by the time I entered a higher bid the auction had finished. The sickener was that I’d driven my daughter to York (from South Manchester) to so she could try the kit first – the seller and myself both believed, because of the low number of bids, that I was likely to win it.
anax, the winner bidder was probably using Just Bid, or something like. It's a service that puts your highest bid in at the last possible moment so the seller, other bidders and watchers have no idea how much interest there is in the item.
It stops the user from getting in to a bidding war, they don't have to be online to win the item.
It stops the user from getting in to a bidding war, they don't have to be online to win the item.
Hc....there have been people requesting/asking for caravans, mobility scooters on my local freecycle... Personally no I wouldn't have the cheek to ask for something like that. However....people do and that's all I am saying. Unless you ask you don't get and sometime,somewhere there may...just MAY... Be people who will have something to give away that you are looking for. I am going on experience locally on the site I am registered with...so why not try your local site is all I am saying to the OP.
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