Guide to Buying your Nintendo Wii on Ebay

Still can't get your hands on a Wii. The good news is there is always the option of buying it on eBay. Of course with the good news comes the bad, which is expect to pay more for it. But the Nintendo Wii is worth it. Just keep in mind that the Wii's retail price is $249 USD. So now that you have decided you want the Nintendo Wii with it's Wii remote and nunchuk here's how to buy the Wii on eBay guide.

Here are the steps and tips to follow so you can successfully buy your Wii on eBay.

Get registered on eBay:

You must be 18 years of age, have a working email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, gmail all work well and for free) and mailing address. Access the page, fill out the form, and once you receive a confirmation email, your eBay account is ready to go.

Then you will need to decide if you want to setup a Paypal account. Paypal is the best way to securely send and receive online payments using your credit card or bank account on eBay because it does not disclose you information to the buyer.

Picking out your Wii

Now you need to decide which Wii you will be bidding on. So the next step is doing a search on eBay for the keywords ‘Wii console.’ Once you get your search results it’s time to determine which is the most creditable auction. eBay requires that Wii sellers post an photo displaying the following 3 things: the boxed game console, the store receipt, and the seller’s eBay username. So make sure that there is an image should those 3 required things. Also, take the time to check out the seller’s information; such has how many items as been sold by this seller and feedback from buyers. This will help you select which is the best user to by it from. Remember, there are always people trying to scam you out of your money.



Here are some classic scam attempts:

The 'clever' scammer, selling of the Wii packaging without the Wii in it, and got $426.67 for it.
The 'weenie' scammer who was selling a *picture* of a pre-release black Wii and put the initial bid at 450$.
The incredibly weird sale of a Wii email address for $385.
Bait and switch scammer who says they're selling a Wii for $50 but in reality is selling a membership to a buying club.

Make sure you know what comes with the Wii console as default so that you are not scammed into thinking you are getting more then what comes in the box. (WHAT’S IN THE BOX: Wii console, sensor bar, console stand, Wii remote, Nunchuk, A/C Adapter, AV Cables, Wii Sports Games which has 5 games in 1.)

Bidding

By now you have determined how much you are willing to spend for a Nintendo Wii. Remember you will have to pay for shipping too. To have an honest shot of winning this auction, you must bid the total amount you are willing to pay for the Wii. The reason being that eBay automatically raises the bid by the lowest possible margin in order to win. What this means is that if someone tries to out bid you, the amount bid for the Wii will automatically be raised (it does not go pass the spending limit set by you) by eBay to beat out the other person bidding. And you only pay the lowest amount, which will bet out other bidders. Amounts bid are always kept secret. Keep an eye out for snippers, who during last few seconds of the auction try to out bid everyone. Do not raise your bid amount unless you are willing to pay more for your Wii.

Winning the Auction

Congrats! Once you have won the auction, you will get an automatically generated e-mail from eBay. Next you should, contact the seller to confirm that they are real and really have a Nintendo Wii before you pay them. To contact the seller, just click on the respond button on the e-mail you have just received from eBay to write your message. There are a few questions you would want the seller to answer, such has ‘when the item will be shipped to you upon payment?’ and ‘what if the Wii getting damaged before you get it, is the package insurance.’ Once you get your answers, you are really to press the pay now button, which will redirect you to Paypal to confirm all the details. Note: eBay offers insurance on items, it is up to you to determine if you wish to purchase it.

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