posted on October 22, 2000 11:21:09 AM
I recently purchased a relatively large group of cosmetics.
I have more than 50 eye shadows. Can I list the colors and number of each (totaling 50) in a single auction for a quantity of 10, and let the winner pick which 10 he or she wants, and then repeat this technique until all items are sold.
I have seen this done at live auctions and have run across this technique twice on eBay but don't actually know if it is allowed. Do you know the name of this technique? Your input would be appreciated.
posted on October 22, 2000 11:31:19 AM
I would think you wouldnt want to run it this way any how what if all bid and wanted the same colors and stuff and you couldnt deliver every buyer the same thing
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posted on October 22, 2000 11:38:16 AM
dman3: The second time you run the auction you run it with 40 items, the next time with thirty and so on. Each time you run it you update the inventory.
busybiddy: Thanks! Being male I have now idea how to group cosmetics but it seemed a fair way to allow a winning bidder to get his or her choice.
[ edited by getalife on Oct 22, 2000 11:39 AM ]
posted on October 22, 2000 11:41:19 AM
One problem with selling that way is that the colors will get "cherry picked" (best taken 1st) and you could be left with a pile of unpopular colors.
Computer dealers had the same prob with the iMacs. Apple made then buy every color, and the would get stuck with 10 Lime Green iMacs that no one would buy.
[ edited by eoi on Oct 22, 2000 11:41 AM ]
posted on October 22, 2000 11:53:41 AM
I understand the cherry picking and have no problem with that. I would assume at the beginning it would be a more desirable auction and the winner would be competing against more bidders for the choice. At the end it would be a "getting rid of inventory" type thing.
OK, so now do I want to group all the colors together or mix them up in groups of ten, or just sell the whole lot of fifty in one auction?
And what is the best way to mail these? They are about three eighths of an inch thick by 1.5 inches long and 1.0 inches wide.
posted on October 22, 2000 12:27:45 PM
Priority video box is pretty secure and free.
Big enough to hold them and not get lost.
Envelpoes will get chewed up in the machinery.
