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So what is the point? Why don't people just use the lowest price they are willing to sell the item for be the starting price? |
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dont they? |
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No. Why start at £10, if you have no intention to sell the item at this price? I am a routined e-buyer, but haven't sold anything yet. Maybe there are some extra fees if you have high start prices? |
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the fees are based on the categories you sell your stuff in. |
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i think the point is to generate expectation about a "low" reserve price, only to find is not really that low :D |
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yes, a lower price might get people to bid and try.... maybe they'll reach reserve? |
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sometimes the seller will e-mail the higest bidder, even if the reserve is not met and sell it anyway say for example the reserve was £100 and the last highest bid was £95, the seller will sell it anyway |
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good point |
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which kind of corrupts the whole idea of eBay. |
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not really |
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agree I think the "reserve prize" feature is a way of cheating the bidder I dont bid for items with reserve prize, so if I bid and it says reserve not met, or reserve met, I just dont bid again, and as I ususally bid with low quantities I am ususally outbidded |
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agree, it's pretty silly. |
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yes, I think it does. it's giving the seller much to much the upperhand, being vague about prices. it's being unfair about how much money you'd like. first you say, "oh no, nobody won because the reserve wasn't met, but oh what the hell, I'll take you anyway". that might be nice for the "winner", but not so nice or fair for other potential bidders. I know a LOT of eBay bidders (myself included ofcourse) who won't even bother with 'reserves' - it smells too much of a greedy seller. |
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much too much, even. and the last point was a sidethought, btw. |
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the basic idea is to sell to the highest bidder and that exactly what happens in pogo's scenario. it does not corrupt ebay. |
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nacmat: if you decide to sell your rarest records - would you start with $1? althought you know it's worth at least, let's say $100? |
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I understand you. the problem is that I have never been a seller at ebay, so I dont know the rules my question is: cant you just put a higher starting prize? so if you wont selll it for less than 90 $, then just set 90$ as starting prize is that possible? is it more expensive the fee if the starting prize is higher? |
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don't you see how unfair that feels? it's like asking people to shout out prices at first and then at your own whim chosing the highest. (I mean, fact is: you're then dealing outside of eBay.) it's taking away the tiny bit of control bidders can possibly have. |
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yes, you can. the fee rises with the asking price. but then at least you would be being upfront about it. |
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