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Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy! Sie bieten für eine Sofort-Option!

English translation: NB! You're not buying a cell phone at the auction! You're making a so-called 'Buy Now' bid.

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German term or phrase:Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy! Sie bieten für eine Sofort-Option!
English translation:NB! You're not buying a cell phone at the auction! You're making a so-called 'Buy Now' bid.
Entered by: Marcus Malabad

14:28 Mar 14, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
German term or phrase: Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy! Sie bieten für eine Sofort-Option!
ebay auction
levi
NB! You dont buy a cell phone at the auction!!! You make a so called 'on-the-spot' bid.
Explanation:
Sofort-Option = If your bid attains the level set, the thing is yours!
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Mats Wiman
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Local time: 21:21
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4 +4NB! You dont buy a cell phone at the auction!!! You make a so called 'on-the-spot' bid.
Mats Wiman
4 -1answer
Marcus Malabad
5 -2Note: You won´t get a Mobile. You are offering for an immediate option!
GBChrista


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
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Explanation:
Attention: you are not bidding for a cellphone! You are offering an immediate option! This [cut off here]

Marcus Malabad
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pee Eff (X)
2 mins
disagree  Mats Wiman: to bid is the stage before the buy (ersteigern)
4 mins
disagree  Caro Maucher: it's "bieten für" - making a bid, not offering something in this context
14 mins
  -> I guess this shows I haven't bid in eBay before ;-)
disagree  Erik Macki: ersteigern = buy at auction
10 hrs
  -> this is the time I'd like to click on the hide button but I'd be contradicting myself, no? yoohoo!
agree  David Williams: This simply means you aren't bidding in an auction, but opting to "buy now" ("Sofort kaufen" statt "bieten")!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
NB! You dont buy a cell phone at the auction!!! You make a so called 'on-the-spot' bid.


Explanation:
Sofort-Option = If your bid attains the level set, the thing is yours!


    Frequent Amazon.de bidder
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caro Maucher
4 mins
agree  steveH: but it's called the 'Buy it now' option on eBay. (I use eBay all the time)
8 mins
  -> Very good! It's so true!
agree  Ursula Peter-Czichi
12 mins
agree  Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
1 hr
agree  Erik Macki: Good except the verb tenses should be progressive: Note: You are not buying a cell phone from this auction. You are making a Buy It Now bid.
10 hrs
disagree  David Williams: This simply means you aren't bidding in an auction, but opting to "buy now" ("Sofort kaufen" statt "bieten"), but you certainly get a phone, not merely an option!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Note: You won´t get a Mobile. You are offering for an immediate option!


Explanation:
I hope this helps

GBChrista
Germany
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: A "Handy" is a cell phone or a mobile phone, not a Mobile.
2293 days
disagree  David Williams: This simply means you aren't bidding in an auction, bu opting to "buy now" ("Sofort kaufen" statt "bieten"), but you certainly get a phone, not merely an option! BTW, a "mobile phone" is indeed commonly called a "mobile".
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