New to Ebay

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Matsta, Mar 2, 2008.

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    So heres the deal.
    I have to buy some headphones (Sennheiser Hd 25-1). Currently my folks are in Canada atm. They have been looking around at the shops but they are quite expensive there. So I was thinking I could buy them off Ebay and ship it to their Hotel. Though I have a couple of issues.
    1. They leave on Friday morning so hopefully I need them there by Thursday at the latest.
    2. I'm new to Ebay. Here in NZ we use Trademe which is the NZ equivilent. I have a verfied Paypal account but it's verified to a NZ address, not to the Canadian hotel. I can use my Credit Card but I don't know if they will accept it.

    So I'm wondering whats best. There about $170 on Ebay (without shipping) and $199 on Amazon(I've never brought off Amazon either). I'm not worried too much about the price but can anyone tell me what's the best way for me to buy them. I checked out the Shipping rates to NZ and it's an extra $50 which doesn't seem worth it.

    So can you please help me out.
    Cheers,
     
    Matsta, Mar 2, 2008 IP
  2. twistedspikes

    twistedspikes Notable Member

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    Amazon would probably be more reliable (and easier for you to get them shipped to that address).

    But can't you get them somewhere in NZ? Or a NZ based shopping site?
     
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  3. Matsta

    Matsta Well-Known Member

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    Unfortunatley in NZ your looking to pay $650 for them, so you mise as well pay $199 in the States.
    Though, I just discovered Amazon doesn't have a license to sell Sennheiser products in Canada so I think I will have to buy it off Ebay.
     
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    TeKn1qu3z Well-Known Member

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    Amazon doesnt accept paypal btw.
     
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    I'm sure that on ebay it'll be fine to send it to a different address from your paypal one, i've done it before. Just i've never asked for it to be sent to a different country before.
     
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