rancher24
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posted on November 20, 2000 05:41:01 PM new
Havin' been sellin' on eBay for over 2 years, I've had my share of the off-the-wall bidding wars that a seller's dreams are made of....But in the past 6 months or so, I've grown accustom to the slow & steady, one bid, maybe two or three if your lucky sales...Imagine my surprize when I checked my auctions tonight, only to find two bidders engaged in battle on one of MY items!....And amazingly there are 6 more days to go!...Ahhhhhh....Feels like the old days!!!...&...I LIKE IT! 
Oh, to you naysayers out there, I checked...these bidders have paid big bucks before for this type of item!....
~ Rancher
Who is currently ridin' an eBay high!...
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cdnbooks
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posted on November 20, 2000 07:54:57 PM new
My first couple of BIN sales brought back the thrill too. They were big sales. For a little while every time I opened my browser there was a nice surprise.
Just like opening a box of crackerjacks.
Bill
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rawbunzel
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posted on November 20, 2000 07:59:35 PM new
Rancher, That is so great! I long to have one end like that again. Remember the good old days when you could put up a monkey dressed like Marilyn Monroe and you would get bid after bid after bid.Nothing closed without multiple bids. I really miss those days.
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eventer
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posted on November 20, 2000 08:09:08 PM new
Had a 7 day one last week where 2 of them got into a war on day 3. I thought it was probably all over but they came back & slugged it out again up until closing. Even taught my hubby the happy dance. 
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BlackCoffeeBlues
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posted on November 20, 2000 08:50:07 PM new
Woo-hoo!
I, myself, am "happy dancing" right now over an item I bought for a quarter that is currently up over $30.00 with 3 days to go and a starting bid under $9. I keep looking at it, wondering what the heck, double-checking to make sure I didn't list it wrong or something. 
Sheri
[email protected]
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waspstar
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posted on November 20, 2000 09:05:09 PM new
Same here... Things have been rather slow, but then I sold a CD for $137.
That one sale makes up for all the other ho-hum auctions!
"My possessions are causing me suspicion." - Neil Finn
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victoria
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posted on November 20, 2000 09:15:44 PM new
My stuff doesn't bring in the big bucks. I try to keep the opening bid as modest as possible, just enought to make a small profit. And I'm constantly surprised by the fact that some of my things get more than 1 bid. Sometimes I sell things for which I had no idea that there actually was a market. If my cash outlay is small enough, I'll try almost any weird thing. Especially if it's easy to wrap.
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Glenda
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posted on November 20, 2000 09:27:54 PM new
The ones we shake our heads over in amazement are those items that don't sell the first time, don't sell the second time (price was lowered) - and then sell for 5-10 times the original price on the third go-round.
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LLampi
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posted on November 21, 2000 12:09:53 AM new
I too have been selling for a while and I have been happy with making a "little" money for me and my children with the 1 to 2 bids per auction....but recently WOW! Have the Holiday Dollars started already!
Oh who cares - let's just let the money fly! I LOVE IT!
Lisa
llampi on ebay
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rancher24
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posted on November 21, 2000 04:42:28 AM new
Sooooo glad to see that the "happy dance" is STILL bein performed (albeit less often, but still with the same enthusiasm!)....
rawbunzel....Oh, yeah I remember....I remember buying items only to have friends & family comment "who the heck would buy that?"...And of course my standard response "eBayers...they'll buy anything!"....Hang in there you'll be dancin' happy before the season's over!!!
~ Rancher
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brighid868
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posted on November 21, 2000 06:11:28 AM new
I'm having a good morning too. I bought a huge bag of wool yarn (beautiful stuff) for under 5 dollars at an estate sale, took out 2/3 of it (for my stash---black, brown and blue handspun, handdyed skeins) and put up the l/3 of the yarn that was in a color/brand I couldn't use.....I was VERY surprised to see it go near $30!!! I gave the lady free shipping because I feel a bit guilty, but it's lovely yarn and I am sure she will like it. And I and doing the happy dance too!
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psalms139
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posted on November 21, 2000 06:34:06 AM new
Happy for you all!! That's great! I hope things will start booming for everyone!
I look at my auctions and they seem to be standing still....until the last few minutes.
I'm not complaining, but I do remember when you put your items up for bid,people would actually bid on an item right away. I don't see much of that any more.
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CAgrrl
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posted on November 21, 2000 09:46:56 AM new
I am completely mystified. I had my first "hot" item with 32 bids last week & was well pleased with my ending price on that one item.
I was disappointed with the results on all my other auctions though. Most of them I started at $1 and some didn't even get any bids at all! I think part of that was due to a random ebay outage, but still, I am really hesitant to relist anything. Then again, it's now or never...holiday shoppers & "last chance" before the postal increase...what to do, what to do...
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casiebear
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posted on November 21, 2000 10:26:07 AM new
Congratulations! I've been doing the happy dance too! I've been selling for over two years and things have been slow but seem to be picking up a bit lately. I love the items you can pick up for small amounts of money and sell for prices that amaze my husband.
This is the first time I have posted here and just want to let everyone know how much I love reading the questions and everyone's responses. I must say it's refreshing to hear some honest feedback and insight.
Happy Holidays!
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