[Coco] Re: Barden's Assem book

[jdaggett at gate.net]

EBAY Listing Charges are based on the opening bid and/or the 
reserve. If you list at $0.99 and have a reserve price of $4.00 then 
the listing fee is based on $4.00 and not the $0.99.

If sold, then EBAY gets a piece of the final sale price. 

What gets me is that he wants $23.00 to buy it out right! I don't 
recall but I think it did not sell for that brand new??? 

I could see $4 if in very excellent condiction. But from his 
description, I serviously doubt that it is in very excellent condition. 

james


On 5 Jul 2004 at 14:19, KnudsenMJ at aol.com wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/5/04 8:28:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> mannslists at invigorated.org writes:
> 
> > That might be true, but I don't know of anyone who would bid on it
> >  starting at $4.00. If he wanted $4.00 out of it, he should have
> >  used a reserve price or something.
> 
> ISTR that eBay charges the seller more, and/or docks some of the
> seller's features and privileges, if he sets a Reserve.  For a small
> item like this, a reserve isn't worth the bother.
> 
> Besides, if I see something I really want, my first bid is close to
> the maximum that I'm willing to pay for it.  Not only is this the
> "mature" way to handle an e-auction, but such "advance sniping"
> discourages a lot of other bidders, as they keep putting in low bids
> and seeing themselves instantly outbid
> 
> Yes, it *is* a recommended eBay tactic to list a very lowball starting
> bid, to suck people in and get the ball rolling.  This seller chose to
> start the bidding at something like what the item is worth.  Betcha he
> gets lots more.  Only when the starting bid exceeds the fair market
> value should proctological actions that invalidate the usage of solar
> batteries be recommended :-) --Mike K.
> 
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