posted on July 5, 2001 02:28:56 PM new
This is a first for me. I just finished listing some auctions on Bargain and Haggle, and received an offer on an item within 5 minutes! Whoa that is fast. So far, I have been pleased with B&H. I don't close every offer because I will not give away my merchandise, but am doing all right. I do realize a lot of the really low bids are from people who want to resell, so I do understand and don't take it personally.
posted on July 6, 2001 01:12:35 PM new
I'm glad it's not just me that's not closing every deal! LOL I have a regular store so I can't give my items away either. I am having very good luck on Bargain and Haggle though. I'm surprised by the number of people who offer more than the asking price. I ask more than I need on most items so I have some room to deal. So if they offer more, I'm really surprised.
"If man were to be crossed with a cat, it would greatly improve the man, but deteriorate the cat." Mark Twain
posted on July 6, 2001 02:20:18 PM new
This may be a new trend. I have sold 4 items I listed yesterday. People don't have to wait until the "auction" closes and can get their transaction over sooner. works for me.
posted on July 6, 2001 02:20:19 PM newEverybody must be too busy re-listing items on Bidville... LOL
Haven't you heard about us inventory warehousers? We just use the 99 relists! JK
I am going to have to go back over to B & H and look again. It did not have much listed last time I looked! Would love to deplete myself of some of this inventory!
posted on July 6, 2001 02:32:32 PM new
llama-lady, what types of merchandise do you sell, just out of curiosity?
See, the problem I run into is that I sell collectibles. Some are new, some are old, and the vast majority of them sell for $10 and under range.
I don't mind at all paying FVFs and the like, but sometimes the 50-cent FVF B&H charges could be a bit much for the kind of things I sell.
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posted on July 7, 2001 07:43:27 AM new
I sell collectibles also. Mostly glass and pottery/porcelain, but I have been expanding into some other areas of collectibles. My items are a range of prices. Of course I have been getting some ridiculous offers, but I figure that all I can say is no, so there is no harm.
posted on July 7, 2001 08:01:28 AM new
Just heard about B & H from a friend the other day and actually have never even looked at it, but think I'll go give is a look over, never can hurt.
Thanks for the tips.
BUT, with having to respond to offers, etc., doesn't that mean lots of extra e-mail to respond to?
posted on July 7, 2001 08:15:35 AM new
You can set 40% of asking price as your lowest bid accepted. If the bidder offers less than that, they get a notice that they need to offer more. I would like to see the lowest offer accepted uped to 60%. I think that makes more sense. It's hard to set prices. You don't want people to think it's too much but you want to leave yourself some room to bargain. I would like to hear how others decide their pricing.
posted on July 7, 2001 10:43:33 AM new
Yes, that definately is a consideration. I'm used to listing my items at the minimum amount I would accept and hope the price climbs. In most cases they have (sometimes surprisingly so) and in other cases they haven't.
So, do sellers intentionally set a price at more than they hope to get? Or just how does one go about that?
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posted on July 7, 2001 12:41:12 PM new
Well, I decided to give it a try - posted a variety of items, and we will see how it does...I am not sure whether I did the pricing well or not, but we will see - I figure it never hurts to try a few things.
I did fine the inability to use html a hassle as I have all my auctions written in html, but I managed.
posted on July 7, 2001 12:44:30 PM new
Good Luck jwpc! I really like the site and I'm doing better than Lycos, Bidville and Epier combine.
"If man were to be crossed with a cat, it would greatly improve the man, but deteriorate the cat." Mark Twain
