bizzycrocheting
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posted on September 28, 2005 03:00:08 PM
I have two BIN items that have about a day left. One has 13 watchers and the other 5 watchers. Does anyone know ...
What are they waiting for?????
Diane
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NEGLUS
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posted on September 28, 2005 03:03:53 PM
Godot
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buyhigh
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posted on September 28, 2005 03:22:09 PM
Probably to see what or if they sell. A lot of watchers have the same item and want to see if it is worth listing.
buyhigh
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on September 28, 2005 03:25:06 PM
godot?
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NEGLUS
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posted on September 28, 2005 03:49:00 PM
As in the Samuel Beckett play.."Waiting for Godot"???
Two guys basically waiting for a man (at least we assume it's a man though maybe it's God) named "Godot" who doesn't come. The end of the play pretty much sums it up:
" Vladimir: Well, shall we go?
Estragon: Yes, let's go."
But they don't move.
And I guess that's what the watchers are waiting for...and usually they don't move either. 
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carolinetyler
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posted on September 28, 2005 04:19:02 PM
Bizzy - I have the same thing with my store items - it drives me nuts! Are they waiting to see if I lower the price or send it auction? That's the only reason I could think of to do that.
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 Caroline
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amber
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posted on September 28, 2005 05:34:01 PM
Same here, some people must have had watches on some of my store items for months. I listed a pattern a few weeks ago, got 6 watches, no bids. Relisted, got 5 watches, closed last night with no bids. I guess some people just like watching our auctions. The funny thing is, I had an auction close last night with 6 bids, 3 different bidders that never had a watch. I guess the watches really don't mean too much.
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cherishedclutter
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posted on September 28, 2005 07:19:57 PM
Neglus,
Just wanted you to know that at least one person (me) got a chuckle out of your godot comment.
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jwpc
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posted on September 29, 2005 05:41:08 AM
Probably putting on their watch list, and seeing if they can find such cheaper.
~"It does not matter what I think, it does not matter what you think. The only thing which matters is: What is the TRUTH!"~
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powerwebmedia
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posted on September 29, 2005 07:28:32 AM
Sometimes I watch an item just out of curiosity to see if it will sell and for how much (regular auction or BIN). I have no intention of buying, just watching. Then sometimes I also watch auctions to see how they'll do if I'm thinking of buying or selling a similar or identical item.
Some of my auctions can have 15 watchers and only two or three bidders.
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toolhound
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posted on September 29, 2005 09:01:15 AM
Here is an example of why so many are watching. A few months ago I was watching an odd tool that I own being sold by another seller. It sold for over $300.00 I put mine of a few minutes later with a buy it now of $295.00 and emailed the back up bidder to tell him about my auction. He purchased mine within an hour. By the end of 24 hours there were 5 of these tools on eBay. The last one sold for $60.00
By the way I bought the one for $60.00 and will wait awhile and try it all over again.
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bizzycrocheting
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posted on September 30, 2005 04:25:16 AM
toolhound -- I thought we weren't allowed to do this on Ebay. I thought this was considered auction interference because even though the auction was finished, the seller *may* have another one or two items to offer a second chance.
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cherishedclutter
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posted on September 30, 2005 04:28:02 AM
I thought it wasn't allowed because it's spam. But that obviously doesn't mean that people don't do it.
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toolhound
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posted on September 30, 2005 08:26:46 AM
I have been doing it for years and have never had a problem. Far as I know as long as the auction they were bidding on is completed it is not a problem. You can't email them and offer to sell off eBay.
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