Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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.
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Marcus Malabad
Mar 14, 2002 14:28
22 yrs ago
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German term
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Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy! Sie bieten für eine Sofort-Option!
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
ebay auction
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Oct 23, 2005 00:07: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy!!! Sie bieten f�r eine Sofort-Option! Diese e" to "Achtung: Sie ersteigern kein Handy! Sie bieten f�r eine Sofort-Option!" , "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Telecom(munications)"
Proposed translations
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
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NB! You dont buy a cell phone at the auction!!! You make a so called 'on-the-spot' bid.
Sofort-Option = If your bid attains the level set, the thing is yours!
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Specializes in field
Canada
Quality, Accuracy and Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
, Tagalog
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, French to English, and 4 more.
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answer
Attention: you are not bidding for a cellphone! You are offering an immediate option! This [cut off here]
Peer comment(s):
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Pee Eff (X)
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Mats Wiman
: to bid is the stage before the buy (ersteigern)
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Caro Maucher
: it's "bieten für" - making a bid, not offering something in this context
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I guess this shows I haven't bid in eBay before ;-)
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Erik Macki
: ersteigern = buy at auction
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this is the time I'd like to click on the hide button but I'd be contradicting myself, no? yoohoo!
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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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Note: You won´t get a Mobile. You are offering for an immediate option!
I hope this helps
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: A "Handy" is a cell phone or a mobile phone, not a Mobile.
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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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