posted on September 28, 2000 06:35:34 PM
Just wondering what the average dollar amount that your auctions start out at.Most of mine start out at $9.95 I have a few regular items that start out at $5.00. I hardly ever start anything at a dollar.
posted on September 28, 2000 07:57:58 PM
I always start my bidding at the least I feel I cant accept for an item prety much just like yahoo.
I dont know if its just me I am sure its not but in the category I am selling in right now I seem to usually only get one bid per auction and these bid come in the last min of the auction.
and I couldnt afford to run at lower starting bids any more Im sure I wouldnt be the frist person to run a backword auction and lose money on a deal but at the rate it was going I was headed toword being the frist seller on ebay owe the buyer in the EOA .
posted on September 29, 2000 07:06:40 PM
I try not to start anything out less than $4.99 just because I figure by the time I clean it up and take the pictures, write description, etc., that is worth something. Occasionally I find some small item I think will mean something to someone out there and I'll slap it on for a buck and see what happens.
posted on September 30, 2000 01:09:58 AM
I figure out what the all of my costs are, including FVF and what minimum profit I'd like to make on it and then put it up for auction. I seldom get more than one bid on each item, but so what? At least I make my money on each item.
