10 ways to save money on eBay, from secret deal pages to tracking price drops
IT'S the online retail giant that has people hooked on trying to outbid other buyers, but there's no denying eBay is a cheap and convenient way to shop.
The retailer's prices are competitive and cheaper than those offered by high street stores, but how do you save money when shopping on eBay?
We've spoken to savvy money saving experts and bloggers who have spoken to The Sun about how you can pick up products using some savvy shopping tactics.
From making the most of eBay’s secret deals pages that offer some great bargains to using price trackers to make sure you snag products at the best prices.
Here are the top tips for securing a bargain on eBay.
1. Cash-in on typos
Francesca Mason, who runs the blog , says sometimes the sellers will make a typo in their listing, and it won’t show up in the search results.
FatFingers was created when the founder of the website was browsing the internet for a mountain bike on
They noticed a seller buying items cheaply that had been misspelled and then reselling them at a profit.
The founder decided to write a bit of code to automatically generate some misspellings of mountain bikes and found lots of results.
2. Wait until the penny drops
Francesca, From Pennies to Pounds, recommends waiting for as long as possible before bidding on something.
She recommends using which will help you find bids which are ending soon.
They follow a simple criteria where the auction ends in an hour and the price is currently $1 (78p) or less.
3. Create your own watch list
5. Use sniping software
Simon Paine, Co-Founder of recommends using sniping software so you can start bidding 30 seconds from the end of an auction.
6. Follow the bargain hunters
To do this, you just need to do a search for your item and select "save this search".
Then it’s a case of waiting for someone to post the perfect item and jumping on the opportunity.
You can also find many that have either fixed or free delivery costs.
9. Bulk buy bargains
Tom Church, Co-Founder of uses eBay religiously for bargain hunting.
He says once you know a few tricks it becomes much easier to uncover hidden gems.
Take a look at women’s dresses, for example, and you’ll find some anything from a Ted Baker jumper to Levi jeans all ready for you to swoop in and get for just 99p.
Delivery prices vary and depend on the seller.
Because it’s local you can pick it up saving on delivery costs. This is a great way of kitting out a new house on the cheap.
- Check ebay.co.uk for the latest bargains -
Meanwhile, we've revealed there's a tool you can use on eBay and other websites that will automatically apply discount codes.
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