<p>A friend told me to have a look on Ebay, many people are dumping luxury items in this economy for pennies on the dollar. What do you guys buy?</p>
<p>I have not bought anything yet, but I’m keeping an eye on a very pricey book offered for pennies on the dollar. I might just jump in and do the “buy it now” thing.</p>
<p>H buys used guitars. I bought a pair of brand new Joe’s jeans for D for Christmas - about 1/3 of the price of the same jeans in the dept. store. S once bought a Slipknot mask for Halloween. </p>
<p>Just be careful about your method of payment. We will only use Paypal. It seems to offer the best protection for our needs.</p>
<p>My spouse has bought some parts for our cars and has been very happy with the quality/price.</p>
<p>I have bought quite a bit of clothing. I am plus size and one of the lines of clothing that fits me best is rather pricey. I keep an eye out for my size in that label and every so often I land a great piece for next to nothing. My sister wears tall, which can also be hard to find for a good price (although more stores are adding it as an option, at least on-line.) </p>
<p>My best score was a lot of two tall pants and one tall jean that fit her perfectly, the clothes were nearly new and including shipping it was $22. I’m still proud of that one!</p>
<p>This is what I would LIKE to buy on Ebay:</p>
<p>[ODIOT</a> LOUVECIENNES 1840 FRENCH STERLING SILVER FLATWARE - eBay (item 280302092821 end time Jan-23-09 02:58:11 PST)](<a href=“http://cgi.ebay.com/ODIOT-LOUVECIENNES-1840-FRENCH-STERLING-SILVER-FLATWARE_W0QQitemZ280302092821QQihZ018QQcategoryZ151729QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]ODIOT”>http://cgi.ebay.com/ODIOT-LOUVECIENNES-1840-FRENCH-STERLING-SILVER-FLATWARE_W0QQitemZ280302092821QQihZ018QQcategoryZ151729QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)</p>
<p>What I do buy (new items): Ryka walking shoes, cosmetics, sheets, comforters, DVDs. toothbrush heads</p>
<p>What I have bought (used): dining room table/chairs; large china cabinet; coffee table; outdoor furniture (Cast Classics, absolutely beautiful, picked up in NJ)</p>
<p>I’m pretty much over eBay myself. In the past I have used eBay to form collections of:</p>
<p>Santa and Mrs. Santa salt and pepper shakers
Starburst clocks from the 50s-60s
Fruit themed tablecloths from the 50s-60s
“Shiny-brite” type Christmas ornaments</p>
<p>Husband has bought a lot of plastic Santas from the 50s. He’s now on this kick of buying 50s Christmas pop-up books. I think he’s gotten 4 in the last week - I guess he’s buying what he secretly wanted for Christmas.</p>
<p>Oh, missypie reminded me - I have used Ebay for several years to buy sterling Christmas ornaments in a series that began in 1971, as presents for someone who was born in that year:</p>
<p>[Towle</a> 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS 7 Swans Ornament 1977 - eBay (item 160306716184 end time Jan-25-09 15:36:34 PST)](<a href=“http://cgi.ebay.com/Towle-12-DAYS-OF-CHRISTMAS-7-Swans-Ornament-1977_W0QQitemZ160306716184QQihZ006QQcategoryZ48792QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem]Towle”>http://cgi.ebay.com/Towle-12-DAYS-OF-CHRISTMAS-7-Swans-Ornament-1977_W0QQitemZ160306716184QQihZ006QQcategoryZ48792QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)</p>
<p>She now has 8 of the series of 12.</p>
<p>I buy sterling silver serving pieces that match my great-grandmother’s pattern. I’ve gotten some really good, hard-to-find, unique pieces.</p>
<p>Also have bought TI-85 calculators, Under Armour and Nike compression shorts (new), a special T-shirt with a special message I wanted (for DH), replacement Corningware pieces, women’s magazines from the '40s and '50s (a hobby of mine), and a gently used Brighton purse.</p>
<p>BTW, if it’s new clothes you’re looking for, consider [Overstock.com:</a> Online Shopping - Bedding, Furniture, Electronics, Jewelry, Clothing & more](<a href=“http://www.overstock.com%5DOverstock.com:”>http://www.overstock.com). Not bad; not bad at all. If they have what you want, of course.</p>
<p>Flea medication for my dog. 1/3 off the vet’s price.</p>
<p>Pieces in my retired Pfaltzgraff pattern as well as my Lenox Holiday china. Dresses for D’s formal occasions/proms, etc. for a fraction of the price. H has gotten some quality camera accessories and replacement parts for printers/computers as well.</p>
<p>Kelsmom - Joe’s Honey Booty jeans fit my D like a glove, have gotten her three pairs on ebay! Saved so luch I can have them professionally taken up instead of trying it myself…</p>
<p>Juicy jackets and pants. Equestrian clothing. Show shirts are very expensive in the stores I have found good prices on ebay. I am presently looking out for a good buy on a show coat and on show breeches. If I find them at a good price on ebay D can have them. I will not pay the prices at the saddlery store.
Big purchases- D bought a used Pessoa saddle. It was the most expensive purchase I had ever made on Ebay. This past Christmas bought a riding helmet but D orginally told me the wrong size. It was a great buy but it doesn’t fit. I am hoping to sell it to someone at her barn or put it on Craigslist. Hoping another helmet comes on in her size. It is another item that I am not able to buy at full price.</p>
<p>I buy cell phone accessories such as batteries and chargers. Much cheaper than the provider’s store. I also buy sim cards for travel in Europe as well as unlocking service for my phones. I bought a replacement “q” key for the missing one on my son’s laptop.</p>
<p>S2 bought a used laptop. S1 has purchased sheet music and audition materials. I also purchased a cell phone and sim card for european travel; and a discontinued board game that S1 had to have, but hadn’t been manufactured in 20 years.</p>
<p>I like Overstock too for new items. And Amazon for used text books.</p>
<p>My husband has purchased settings of our wedding china on ebay. Also tool-type stuff (not sure what it all is). </p>
<p>I’ve purchased a few used books. I won’t buy clothes since the few times I’ve done it the fit has not been exact. </p>
<p>I’ve had great success w/buying Dansko clogs (brand new) for about 30 % less than retail.</p>
<p>I used to buy a lot of things on ebay, from Pottery Barn linens to antiques.
I don’t trust ebay anymore…too many shifty sellers , and obviously stolen goods.
I have had a few sour transactions , so I am reluctant to continue doing business with them,
Amazon seems a bit more solid and much better at cusomer service
I did though , back in the day get some fun antiques.</p>
<p>A big time ebayer here. I buy: old watches, sterling silver (dessert spoons & forks, etc.) and perfume in ‘mini’ and trial sizes. Also name-brand items I don’t want to pay retail for: handbags, certain cosmetics and shoes.</p>
<p>I buy a type of hardwood floor cleaner I can’t buy locally, some Christmas Santa’s I collect, some Pfaltzgraff that is discontinued. My most recent purchase was a new pair of shoes for about 50% of retail. DH and S have bought video game and electronic stuff.</p>
<p>I buy all kinds of things. Latest buy was two tickets to the NFC Championship game this coming Sunday. Also, have bought many concert tickets, NHL Stanley Cup final game, baseball artifacts, old music albums, etc. Also, you can buy used cellphones to send to your students at college as a back up when they drop their new Blackberry in the portapotty.</p>
<p>I have purchased solid printer ink on ebay at substantially cheaper than local dealer using “buy it now.” It was OK. Have also purchased some books. Have been burned a few times so don’t buy from it too often.
Also bought some green laser pointers at a decent price.</p>
<p>Just to show you the variety of things I’ve bought on Ebay: First purchase, years ago, was a bag of dice–every board game in the house was missing at least one die, and I was sick of ransacking boxes every time we wanted to play a game. But where does one buy dice? So I did a search for “dice” and someone was selling a huge bag of them for a few bucks. We have dice for life now. Last purchase was a used enV texting phone to replace a brand new phone D has just gotten and promptly lost. (Lo and behold, the missing phone turned up, and now I’ll be the one selling the enV on Ebay.) I’ve bought all kinds of things, including tickets for a variety of Broadway shows and concerts. The only problem I’ve ever had was when I bought a video and part of it was unwatchable; but it was too little money to bother following up on. Just try to buy from sellers with many positive ratings, use common sense and Paypal, and you should be okay.</p>