A few questions about ebay, please answear.

I am thinking of joining ebay, and i have a few questions that i can't find the answear..

I live in Portugal(Europe) how can i see the shipping costs? Can i have any type of debit/credit card?Is it reliable to buy games there?

Thanks

Why are there people with selling games for 1 dollar? When in the shipping cost sais ''non specified'' what do i do? If i pay with a debit card from another company is it alright? In europe our coin is euros can i still buy it or do i need to do something else?

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Why are there people with selling games for 1 dollar? When in the shipping cost sais ''non specified'' what do i do? If i pay with a debit card from another company is it alright? In europe our coin is euros can i still buy it or do i need to do something else?

akuna2006

I don't know. But that doesn't sound good.

Why are there people with selling games for 1 dollar?

akuna2006

Because that is the beginning price they put the item as. It doesn't necessarily mean that it will sell for $1, as ppl might bid higher and higher amounts of money for it, hence, called a bid.

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Why are there people with selling games for 1 dollar? When in the shipping cost sais ''non specified'' what do i do? If i pay with a debit card from another company is it alright? In europe our coin is euros can i still buy it or do i need to do something else?

nintendorocks

I don't know. But that doesn't sound good.

Actually, a lot of US sellers like shipping overseas because they make a lot more on shipping.MoonSpoon

Why are there people with selling games for 1 dollar? When in the shipping cost sais ''non specified'' what do i do? If i pay with a debit card from another company is it alright? In europe our coin is euros can i still buy it or do i need to do something else?

akuna2006

Ok, well a lot of etailers will start an auction at one dollar and hope for the best that it gets to a decent amount. Make sure you check the details for shipping charges. A lot of times they have different shipping plans and for overseas shipping.

But often if it's like a buy it now with $1 and the shipping cost is "not specified" then they probably are gonna shaft you with an overly expensive shipping charge to make their money.
Like they sell a game worth $40 for $10. The shipping only costs the etailer $5-$10 but they charge $50. So they make a profit through the "shipping charge".

Just don't forget to buy from a powersellers with 97%+ approval rating.