posted on December 8, 2000 07:05:52 PM new
Maybe I'm losing it, but just noticed tonight,when looking at a persons feedback, to the RIGHT of the feedback is the Price realized on the item won.
I swear have never seen it there before, anybody else.
Or am I really going senile and blind.
Joan
posted on December 8, 2000 07:46:09 PM new
Gee it's nice to know for sure that I really am blind and senile.
Darn I sure don't look at feedbacks very often I guess.
Thanks I think for the info.
Joan
posted on December 8, 2000 09:37:34 PM new
At first I thought it sucked that they put that there. Like, what if you want to raise your price? then it's completely obvious that you raised it- all the other identical items are right there in plain sight in your FB profile with the evidence of the old/lower prices right beside it!
But I reconsidered, now I think it's a good thing. Because there are too many sellers out there who will buy/sell 25¢ trading cards to build up a good feedback rating and then start scamming buyers into buying high-ticket items with no intention of delivering. I think, for the greater good at Yahoo, that having prices right out in the open is a good thing.
posted on December 9, 2000 08:49:39 AM new
The 'realized price' showing does help to sell more high priced items. It gives potential bidders a chance to see that you have sold such items before, and how the buyers felt about the purchase. It has helped me to increase sales of such items, along with my FB of larger sales of smaller items.
The flip side is, when scammers are trying to reel in suckers, they know this too. They will pad their files with expensive "purchases" to reel in the greedy buyer who is the 'can't pass it up, it's to good to be true' type of buyer. When it seems 'to good to be true', it usually is.
Buyers should be leary of expensive sales by sellers, to several low FB buyers. Scrutinize the sellers feedback file VERY carefully. As well as the low FB buyers who made these "purchases". If there is any doubt these sales may not have been legitimate, pass the seller by, or you may get burned.
