Monday, 7 January 2019

My first eBay auction!

I needed a replacement wheel for the MX5 (some arsehole drove into it), a single new OEM replacement is £180 plus postage, they can whistle for that.

I found a matching set on eBay for £179.99, seem to be in reasonably good nick (and I only need the best one anyway, the rest are for spare/for stacking in the shed to irritate Her Indoors).

I put in a cheeky bid of £80 (they normally go for £80 - £130), the seller countered with £110 and I accepted.

What a rush! I could get addicted to this.

6 comments:

Rich Tee said...

Used to be good, but full of chancers and fraudsters nowadays. Still use it occasionally.

Mark Wadsworth said...

RT, that's as remains to be seen...

Lola said...

Cooo. I hadn't marked you down as an ebay virgin. I have bought off it for years (alloy wheels too) and i am about to start selling on it.

Mark Wadsworth said...

L, I've been buying stuff on eBay and Amazon for a couple of years, but this was the first time I took part in an auction.

Matt said...

Bought me a wheel for a Focus after taking a chunk off against a large rock at the side of the road. Had been a spare so was in perfect condition. About 15% of the costs of a new one (even with shipping).

Mark Wadsworth said...

M well done. Do Focuses have a full size spare wheel?