SMS Text Update?

[takoyoshi]

Hey, has anyone signed up for the sms text feature while shopping on ebay?

For example, when you are outbid, you are automatically sent a text to your mobile?

If so, are you charged any additional fees on top of using a text?

I have unlimited texting with T-Mobile, I just don't want to get charged money =/

 

[ladyisobel]

I think they would charge you for the text, but i'm not sure, i can't imagine they'd do it for nothing !

 

[takoyoshi]

I think they would charge you for the text, but i'm not sure, i can't imagine they'd do it for nothing !

haha true, but still=(

 

[Ellie Mae]

Here is what I found, Takoyoshi.....

http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/text-wireless.html

If you subscribe to SMS alerts, you will be charged $0.25 (for up to 10 messages) per item. This is a premium service.


Most carriers also charge for SMS, so please contact your wireless carrier to discuss SMS capabilities and charges that apply.

 

[takoyoshi]

Ouch thanks so much!

 

[Ellie Mae]

Ouch thanks so much!

LOL.. NOTHING is free on ebay!!

 

[boracaysun]

it takes away the suspense, thrill and fun of it all. of actually being there and watching the bidding process! at least for me...
might be worth it if you know you will get a great deal, like hundreds off from retail price...

 

[northerndancer]

I turned all that functionality off on my ebay account a long time ago. I really don't like getting messages that I have been outbid. And that "you've been outbid" X you get looks too much like you somehow got it wrong.

I don't like getting caught in bidding wars - it invariably ends up costing me more money than it should have. So if I am bidding on an auction, I always wait until the last minute or snipe. I bid the highest I am willing to pay and forget about it.

 

[bunnymasseuse]

I recall it being a free service a while ago... but apparently not any longer.

 

[Love Of My Life]

Understand it is "no longer a free service"