Use our tips for great audio book discount deals online.
Audio book discount auction tips and tricks (actually questions just sounds better as a trick) for buying new and used items from online auctions and stores. Use our tips and questions that give auction buyers the advantage.
When you are looking for audio book discount auctions, you have to be careful. By asking the correct questions, looking for the proper signs you will be happy with your purchase every time. Let’s face it, online auctions are a great place to find incredible items at great prices. The perfect place to find new and used audio books at huge discounts. Many people actually do most of their shopping now online and auctions are a place they are sure to stop.
Have you ever gone over to Ebay to see what it is all about?
Let’s go to Ebay and see what they have listed for Audiobooks (a new window will open). Now…let’s see what happens. Wow… Just hit the jackpot. What…How many audio book discount auctions was that? Absolutely incredible. Now all these auctions may not be just for audio books as many people who do multiple auction listings may be selling denim jeans but state they have audio books on another auction. But still, even if only 10 percent of these auctions are selling audio book discount items, that still is a lot of audio book discount auctions for the week.
Now we are getting excited, look at all those audio book discount auction deals! How many audio books was that again.
That is amazing, so you decide to dive head first and place a bid.
Then a few hours before the auction is set to end, another bidder comes on and outbids you. But you really want this audio book, so why not, you place another small bid of $10.00 more. Hmmm, you still have not outbid the other person, you decide to walk away and call it quits. A couple hours pass and this audio book auction comes to mind, so you go back to check out what the current bid is at. You log into Ebay and see that only a couple minutes are left, your emotions tell you to try again, so you place a bid $15.00 higher than before. There you go, you now are high bidder again and the auction comes to an end. Congratulations, you won your first auction! But after you look back and see that you actually have overpaid for this audio book, but you are now committed to buy it. So much for getting an audio book discount today.
Emotions are great, but you have to keep them in control.
Hold on to your hat and let’s slow down a little.
You see, it is very easy to get emotional and that is the worst thing to do. We remember the very first item we purchased on Ebay. Well in all fairness to my wife, I was the one bidding while my wife was in bed. It was a Wayne Gretzky military style dog tag that you could wear around your neck (I am a huge Gretzky fan). Well this dog tag had a retail value of about $10.00 US, but what did I bid? Well I let my emotions get the better part of me and the auction, and my last bid was $29.23 US. Oh and yes I did win the auction. When I crawled into bed, my wife asked if I won the auction, Yes dear I did. But I did not tell her how much my last bid was for. But the good thing was that we, well actually I learned from this first emotional auction win and have always kept my emotions behind me since then.
So, are you a Ebay member? If you are great, you will probably be familiar with Ebay and their system. If you are not a member, no problem. It is very easy to sign up with Ebay, in fact it will only take a few minutes.
Things you will need to register as a buyer:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing address
- User Name and Password
Why not sign up now at Ebay, that way you are ready to go shopping for all those online auction deals on audio book discount, mp3 players, tape players, ear phones, recordable cd’s and whatever else you need.
Sign up with Ebay now, It only takes 5 minutes.
What have we learned so far?
Do not let your emotions get the best of you. Emotions will take over your common sense ability and run you out of control. Make sure you keep in focus the value of the item and decide what the highest bid you are willing to place on this item. The goal is to find audio book discount prices and win them. Remember… There is a shipping price to include that is added to your winning bid at the end of the auction. If you do not win this item, not to worry, there will be another one listed another time. Patience and common sense is what wins the best audio book discount deals with online auctions.
Do you know which audio book format you are interested in? It is best to know exactly what you are looking for before you start searching.
Finding audio book discount auctions online is just the start.
Be sure to read the sellers description very carefully before you start grilling the seller with a bunch of questions. Many of the answers we are looking for just might be answered already if the description is done properly. So let’s look at what type of common research we should do first.
Research, things you the Buyer should look into before asking any questions.
- Feedback rating of a seller, this is very important information about the seller. Their feedback is from past auctions they ran and the other party then gives them a feedback rating based on service, quality and honesty. Be sure you review each and every sellers feedback rating.
If the seller has one or two negative feedback, this is not the end of the world. Instead, check to see how they reacted to the negative feedback rating. If the seller replies to the other party with “I wish you had talked to me first — I would have refunded your money,” I would be more likely to buy from the seller. But if the seller responds to negative feedback with a comment like, “The item description said ‘as is’, why didn’t you read it, jerk!” Then I would not buy anything from this type of seller.
Always start by checking their feedback rating.
- Check the sellers other current running auctions, maybe they have other audio books on auction that interest you. If they do, then ask them if they are willing to combine shipping on multiple auction wins (two or more items won from the same seller). This is a great way to save money on shipping. Ask the seller if they have other audio books that are not on auction right now. It never hurts to ask, it just may save you some good money on shipping and get more audio book discount deals.
- Make sure to read the entire description and view all the photos available. This is the information that the seller provides for their items. It just may give us enough information to make our decision on whether to bid or not. Good sellers will provide enough information and photos within the description to help you make this decision a lot easier.
Now, after doing our preliminary research, we still might need to ask the seller some other questions. Let’s see what we might want to ask a seller.
Questions we should ask the seller
- Confirm if the audio book is an audio book on tape or an audio book on cd or any other format you are interested in.
An audio book on cd will have better audio quality to begin with and it is harder to damage a cd than a tape.
- Is the audio book in new or used condition?
If it is new, we should have nothing to worry about, just what we are going to bid on the item. But if it is used then we would ask some important questions so we get the most information about the audio book we are interested in. Remember we want to get an audio book discount, not a crappy quality talking audio book.
- What is the overall condition, both physical and audio condition?
Ask the seller to rate both on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being the poorest and 10 being the best. Ask what condition the audio book case is in. If the case is really worn, this is a sign that the audio book is heavily used and the audio quality might not be as good.
- Make sure the seller has actually listened to the audio book on tape or audio book on cd.
This will ensure all the information they are giving us is from actually listening to the audio book and not just from appearance alone.
- Ask the seller if there is any scratches found on the playing surface of the audio book on cd. Remember that an audio book on cd is harder to damage the audio on it than an audio book on tape. Again, remember your goal is to get an audio book discount!
- Shipping and Handling Fees – Be sure you know what the shipping amount is. If it sounds high, ask the seller if this shipping is for your area. Shipping to your area might be cheaper than what is stated in the auction.
General Tips for the Buyer (you)
- When you place your highest bid on an item, do not use round numbers. Everyone places bids like $5.00 or $11.00, be different and give yourself the advantage. Instead. place a bid like $5.12 or $11.63, this way if someone comes along and places a bid of $11.00 you will still be high bidder. Since you have a high bid of $11.63, Ebay will continue to bid for you up to your highest amount. This is called proxy bidding.
- Payment – Once you win an auction, always submit payment as soon as possible. There may be delays with the postal service or you might get busy with your personal life. So pay quickly and notify the seller payment has been sent, sellers like that kind of action.
- Set up an account with Paypal and pay instantly for your items. Purchase items by using Paypal are covered through insurance of a specified dollar value.
It is worth to sign up with Paypal.
By using these easy questions with a little common sense, your next audio book discount auction purchases will be a success. It is always best to ask a lot of questions than wishing afterwards you had asked one more.
