bigpeepa
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posted on April 13, 2004 08:35:41 PM
Hello All, I guess Ebay Bidders don't like my (buy it now) auctions. A few weeks ago I listed an antique watch for a starting bid of $98.00 with a buy it now price of $99.99 no takers. Last week I listed the same watch with the same description for $49.99 and no buy it now price. The watch sold tonight for $153 and change. I guess my bidders don't like my (buy it now) auctions 
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cblev65252
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posted on April 13, 2004 08:39:34 PM
I've noticed that as well. It's odd. I'll list something with a very reasonable BIN and a lot of the times I'll get a first bidder that chooses not to do the BIN. That causes others to bid and the original bidder either gets left out in the cold or they end up paying more than the original BIN amount. Hey, it's okay with me.
Cheryl
http://www.kcskorner.com
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Libra63
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posted on April 13, 2004 11:13:01 PM
I find that also. Auctions that never get bids, relist and it sells. What I do is list and if no bidders I list the very next week. I find that buyers aren't always on and maybe they are on every other week. That's why I list two weeks in a row. This might not be the reason but it works for me.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on April 13, 2004 11:20:00 PM
The one that gets me:
I'll have something on for 7 days closes with no bids.
Relist and in 5 minutes or less it's sold with BIN.
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rarriffle
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posted on April 14, 2004 02:26:56 AM
dad, yours is an easy one. one of those people who put it on watch and forgot to bid decided they were not going to lose out again.
i have had people email me at the end of auction that they forgot to bid, so i put it back up with bin and they snap it up.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 07:30:36 AM
It's odd. I'll list something with a very reasonable BIN and a lot of the times I'll get a first bidder that chooses not to do the BIN.
Not really odd.
Not saying this is you, Cheryl, but I think many sellers have forgotten what the main attraction of eBay is to most people:
Getting a bargain and having a great time.
I still get a thrill out of bidding. That's never changed for me. And, no, even though it's not in my best interest I don't wait until the last 10 seconds to put in my first bid. I want to watch the thing bid on, see what's happening with it, see how long I remain high bidder. I may check the seller's other auctions to see if there's any way I can make this even more interesting.
I think that in that respect I am very much like other eBay bidders.
As a seller, I never have understood other sellers who list large numbers of fixed price items or BINs. Don't they want their bidders to have some fun? Bored people don't bid, they don't engage, they don't eagerly scan your other auctions.
They find something else to do. What's on TV?
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sanmar
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posted on April 14, 2004 09:10:51 AM
I have had great success with BIN & use it frequently. I have been selling coins with FP & having good success. I am thinking of trying some pieces of china this way.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on April 14, 2004 09:12:22 AM
"Great success"?
Isn't your sellthrough about 50%?
We might have different definitions of success, mind you.
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Roadsmith
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posted on April 14, 2004 09:17:03 AM
Sanmar: What is FP?
And do you know a lot about coins? I just found, in our family "stuff," a small very heavy box filled with old coins. I'll be wanting to put them on Ebay but don't have a clue about coins. Looking for experts!
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orphiasattic
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posted on April 14, 2004 09:25:55 AM
I listed some Morgan dollars last week. After a few days I took a look and wasn't getting a lot of hits on them. Decided to search for them, and could NOT find them listed. I complained to eBay and got the usual yada-yada-yada. They closed without a bid and with very few looks. I'm not going to re-list them on eBay. I'm going to list them on Yahoo instead.
PS: I've asked eBay to refund my listing fee for the auctions. My chances of a refund are about as good as my chances of hitting the mega millions lotto.
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