How to Save Thousands by buying on eBay, part two

Gixen is a free service that allows you to save about 5% or more on items, and if you use it enough, you will find it's a fantastic service.

Gixen will bid for you--in the last 10 seconds of the auction. This may seem kind of silly, after all, it doesn't matter who bids first or last, as long as your bid is highest (in all cases but a tied bid).
But if you have found an item you want and it's currently under what you figure it will sell for, then what you can do is put a Gixen bid on it (remember to bid absolutely as much as you are willing to pay). This will: 1)Keep it more of a secret if it currently does not have any bids, and 2) If it does have a bid, it will take a chance away from that seller to top your bid. In rare items, this is absolutely neccesary, and doesn't hurt 99.999% of the time. The only time that putting a Gixen bid on an item might hurt you is if there is already a bid on the item (you can't see the max bid of other bidders) and that bid is the most the other bidder is willing to spend to the penny, and you Gixen it for that same amount, the other person will win.

I have purchased thousands of dollars worth of silver jewelry on eBay and I have saved about 30-80% over traditional wholesale, which allows me to sell my jewelry at about or slightly above traditional wholesale.

Whatever you buy, get it on eBay for less. There is a really good reason to buy on eBay, even if it's going to be the same price as a retail store. First off, you don't have to drive to the electronics store, you get to keep the time you save and the gas and wear and tear on your vehicle, but also you can get eBay on your side.

Long ago, eBay had one of the worst customer service reputations on the planet (other than some third-world dictatorships). You literally had to show up in San Jose in California to work out account issues (which I actually did once) because there was not a customer service phone number. If you were lucky enough to be a Power Seller at a certain level you got to call, but even then they still were not very helpful.

Now, eBay has fantastic customer service, short hold times, and competent people that can actually DO something about an issue, instead of simply TELL you about it, like they used to do before. But there is more...

By purchasing a decent amount from eBay, You can be eligible to accumulate eBay Bucks!
eBay Bucks sends you a rebate equal to 2% of the purchase price of each item you buy (not including shipping) every 3 months which you can spend on ANYTHING on eBay!

And by purchasing A LOT from eBay, you can get to be a VIP member.

SHH... this is a secret and I don't want you to spread it around, so listen close: I not only get kickbacks from eBay, but I get special treatment from eBay, a secret phone number to talk to my eBay representative team (I have tested this, it's 100% true). Also, sometimes they will just give you a certificate for $5 or $10 off any item, or double or triple eBay bucks! Right now I am about to get $70 in items for FREE, which I might be able to resell for more at the store.

By purchasing a lot from eBay I have been able to avoid taking losses from misrepresented items, as eBay will stand behind me as a VIP.