Gumtree

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zipgun
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Gumtree

#1 Post by zipgun »

:oops: :oops: How does this work? Is it the same as ebay? I've found a seat i want for my van , it says £30 ... a box says "make offer " Another box , your email ..Do you bid more or less ? Ad is 6 days old . I realise i will have to register first
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#2 Post by TerryG »

Treat it like exchange and mart. You contact the seller and make an offer or accept the advertised price.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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#3 Post by zipgun »

ah ha . thanks :thumbs:
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#4 Post by rich. »

how does madbid work? or is it just a con??
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#5 Post by TerryG »

It's just a con.
Every bid you place costs an amount which you have to credit in advance so say you want a TV. The starting price is £1, the bid increment is 10p and the cost per bid is 50p. So the TV sells for £50 but it takes 490 bids to get it there. In total madbid earn £295 with the sale price and cost of the bids. The auctions automatically extend so you can't "snipe" the price just goes up and up until all the people bidding either run out of credit or decide they have had enough. Every bid earning madbid from 20p to a few pounds depending on what you are bidding on.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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#6 Post by JPB »

rich. wrote:how does madbid work? or is it just a con??
It doesn't and yes it is. :lol:

Gumtree's great but if selling on there, prepare for dumbass questions from life forms that haven't evolved to the point where they can manage to use eBay.

Favourite Gumtree f**kwit question is "Here mate, will you swap it for a Sony Experia?" Doesn't matter what you're selling, there's always at least one of those on there.
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#7 Post by TerryG »

Both eBay and Gumtree seem to attract offers of knackered cars. When I have been selling Mamod bits and pieces I have had offers to swap it for other Mamod bits and pieces (I have too much of it that is why I have sold some!)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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#8 Post by mr rusty »

Gumtree is owned by ebay anyway, so they'll get you one way or another!
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