So I started looking at some of the listings in ebay France and Germany. I have seen a few things I like and would like to peruse the listings more. However, I don't speak the language and I have been hesitant to pull the trigger.
Does anyone do this on a regular basis? Any hints or tips on what to look for or what to avoid?
Any help is appreciated, thank you for you time!
Matt
Doesn't ebay automatically translate if you have a question for a vendor in a non-english speaking country ?
I've brought from all over and never had any problems with anything brought from ebay, the only thing to watch out for is customs tax, I've been stung a good few times but its to be expected. As they say a picture paints a thousand words and with translate your good to go.
I've done most of my last purchases from eBay in Spain and France....scored some stunning blades for really I'd say 1/2 or a 1/3 of the price they'd go for on the .com site.
Same guarantee's apply via PayPal and eBay...but haven't had a problem yet.
Bongo, I have no idea but that would very helpful. Will see if I is true.Quote:
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Matt
I think you will find this search string useful for German eBay. Weeds out most of the nonsense listed as cut throat razors.
Filed and stored - very helpful thank-you.:)Quote:
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Excellent!
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Apologies for asking, but you guys do realise that eBay's advanced search syntax works everywhere on eBay? Also in France (where you would look for coupe choux) or the UK (where you would look for cut throat). Just keep adding -crap to your search to incrementally refine it. SRP's FAQ has some nice search strings, too.
Happy hunting,
Robin
Yes, coupe choux, navaja de afeitar, big razor, old razor, cut throat razor, and one that worked well, broken straight razor....sometimes you just have to try to get in the head of someone that's selling something they have no idea about and how they might describe it...have yet to try, "scary old razor". :D
While I have gotten better at ebay, still a lot to learn.
I've bought all kinds of foreign stuff. If the item looks good and the price looks good and the seller's got some recent good feedback for similar items (and not of the type where they were inactive for 10 years and then sold two things, but consistent feedback including good recent feedback), then I buy.
I've never had anything that came internationally that wasn't what the seller said.
If an account is idle for a very long time and then suddenly has a bunch of sales, I don't buy. That might be old advice now, though, as I'd imagine ebay has probably stamped that kind of thing out. (those were usually compromised accounts where someone broke in and then used a dormant account to sell stuff).
I've had some fantastic deals on alternate eBay sites, recently with a couple of blades, but my best hit lately was an 8/8 Filarmonica Novodur for $140.00, beautiful blade, couldn't believe it:
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Thats what the sidebar block has as well. When I put it up I updated it a bit because some of the filter phrases from 2009/2010 were no longer effective. I thought the full filter results was a more prominent link, but it looks to be the 'view all' at the bottom left of the block. May be somebody wants to play with CSS and create a more functional layout.Quote:
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If you are using Google chrome, just right click and select translate to English.
