posted on October 29, 2002 10:04:56 AM new
I was looking at a thread where there was boasting of BV bids on their auctions. Curious, I checked one seller out ----
posted on October 29, 2002 10:07:20 AM new
Well everyone will agree that this book seller will never sell at these prices! The seller must be paying more than average to stay.
posted on October 29, 2002 11:11:03 AM new
I think the guy pays absolutely nothing to list on BV. From his feedback, it looks like he has only sold a dozen books or so in one year at BV.
BV quasi-profits by inflating it's listing numbers by 299,000+ listings ( while lowering it's sell-through rate ).
posted on October 29, 2002 11:52:56 AM new
Tooltimes you would think the real benefit would be the higher sale rate. If the book warehouser was removed the sale rate may jump to 3%. While that isnt great, its better than the current number.
posted on October 29, 2002 01:53:04 PM new
It's a tradeoff. The current listings number of 1,192,000+ would drop to 893,000+. It may be easier to boast of almost 1.2 million auctions than it is to boast of a 3% sell-through rate instead of a 1.5% rate.
