Category: eBay

Just caught the clip from yesterday on eBay.ie users on Morning Ireland, with Irish MD John McElligott revealing the following…

• Leitrim users are the biggest purchasers of books and magazines on eBay.ie
• Wicklow users are the biggest purchasers of arts supplies
• People in Cavan spend the most in the country on toys and games
• People in Waterford spend the most on sporting items while eBay members living in Galway sell the most sports related items on eBay.ie

With eBay around you can’t ever say you’re stuck for something to do online while browsing. Many hours I’ve lost (or spent with intent) on eBay shopping around, seeing what other people are offering. Still my first point of call for cheap tech bits, most recently a headset adapter running to a 3.5mm jack input w/mic for my Sony Ericsson K800i, makes for a very cheap car kit for the phone!

Check the RTE news item from yesterday or have a listen here (scroll about 3/4 way down the list of news items).

I love eBay, love shopping on it, love random night time browsing on it thinking “yeah… gotta get me one of those”. Their facilities are good, the service is trusted worldwide and normally things are easy to find out if you’re stuck!

So why, if I try to contact a seller in the US, through a listing on eBay.ie, am I presented with drop down menus in German?

Everything else up to that point was in English – the item listing, all menu options, help text etc., so whats the deal with German drop down menus, eh eBay?

Update: this is happening on more that one listing, both listings located in the US from different sellers.

Those Paul Simon tickets I mentioned before the weekend are now listed on eBay if you’re interested….

2 X Seated, Block A (Ground Floor), Row WW (Set one)

2 X Seated, Block A (Ground Floor), Row WW (Set two)

If you’re interested in all four tickets, the seats are all together. Tickets available for collection in Kilkenny City or posted immediately via registered mail.