General Chat

(silly question ! ... bet there's thousands of you !!) ...... I've just registered successfully and am bidding on ......... Irish Parish Records. Hopefully they may help some folks on this site researching their Irish Ancestors ???

I've just tried to register with them ..... but I understand you have to wait for an e.mail from them to confirm your registration .............. how long does this normally take please ? There is an item on e.bay that I desperately want . so have registered, just to be able to make a bid ..... The item is only available for another 6 hours ...... will I have my 'confirmation from E.bay' in time do you think ? Elaine ;-)

I don't remember it taking long when I registered that was 2 years ago. Good Luck Germaine x

I've got my 'junk mail folder' open .... so I can see the e.mail arrive (Don't get notified from Junk box !). Its been 10 minutes ....... am I just being over anxious ! ? Elaine ;-)

Hi Elaine Hubby says that when he registered the e-mail came through straight away. So keep looking:)) Chrissie x

I wonder if they are being slow at ebay today I won a couple of teddies and still haven't received my confirmation yet ususally it arrives very quick it has all gone through so I know it is OK. Have you tried to go in using your password see if it works. Germaine x

hi ive not been on for a while but their may have been a lot of peep's on that site at the time you registered keep looking from jo jo

oh yes !! have tried going in .... says my password is not valid ! ....... Hi Chrissie x .thanks for that ....... I might even check my Filter ! knowing my luck I have probably BLOCKED E.bay at some point !! ...my daughter used to like going on it !! Elaine ;-)

Goog idea Elaine - would love to know if you get it (whatever it is:))

Have found two blocked ebay addresses ........ one from lottery at ebay the other from customerservices *** at ebay ......... :-( Whats the betting someone tells me the one from Customer services was my confirmation ..:-((((( yes / no ?????????? (I have UNBLOCKED that now ... but maybe it's too late ?? Elaine ;-( £3.50 Chrissie with £1.50 pp ...£5 is a small price to pay. Hopefully someone will buy it anyway and share it with those who might benefit.

SORTED !!!!!!!!! I re registered using my other e.mail account ..and got striaght through. E,mail came immediately...... I've clicked the link and its taken me straight to the item I want to bid on ! Hope I don't slip up now ! I take it that it is straight forward for paying etc ? Elaine ;-)

Great - hope you are successful:)) Hubby just got his first item ever in the post. He had registered with pay pal but as it was a book shop, he ended up paying with a cheque. Chrissie xx

Poo ........ I've just been out bid by 20p ...of all the cheek ! Well, we'll see about this shall we ! Elaine ;-)

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Glad you got it sorted. Germaine x

Cheers for the advice ! I'm glad someone else is as cunning as me !! It finishes at 10.18pm (I think !) ... and I thought I would wait till the very end and then put a bid on ;-) but I've now put in 3 bids !!!!!!! Talk about addictive ....no wonder folks get into trouble with it ! I just hope that the people bidding against me are members of Genes ... and use the Irish Parish Records to help others ! ...... I've bid £8.50, and I'm leaving it now ...see who carries on bidding. lol ...... how do I pay ???????? !!!!!!!!!!!! lets hope I work it out BEFORE I end up with the item !.at the very last minute. Elaine ;-)

Elaine To help win the item - decide what your maximum price is and enter that as your higher/highest bid - the system then automatically bids for you by the required amount each time someone else beats you ........... ie. if you bid a max of £10 and the item is at £4.20 and someone bids upto £4.50 - the system will increase your bid to £4.70 say - and continue doing so upto your maximum if others bid :O) Alot of people give up if they keep trying and getting outbid.

My other half always waits till the last 30 seconds sometimes down to 20 seconds. It is so nerve racking. but he always wins. All depends on how fast the page loads. I have seen what you are looking at and will watch later on. Good luck. Debbie

Debbie I do try that but it's so frustrating to lose cos the site wont refresh quick enough lol I just bang on my max bid and wait lol

I always try to wait till the last minute to put my final bid. Usually win if not it goes for more than I had wished to pay anyway. Hope you get it. Germaine x

Anne I have never been sure how that maximum bid works. Now I knowknow. I have just started selling on there. In two weeks I have sold 5 items, no one seems to want my rubbish now. Thanks for the tips.