Humm.Some good advice from those who responded,thanks folks.
My main concern is that i am not 100% sure this camera will not cause problems in the
very
near future
and i dont want to be labeled a bad seller right of the bat,i plan on selling it below
average resale
price.I'll probably put a low BIN/reserve so they can see its up as a bargoon.
I have a roll of 12,Konica 100 film and the camera needs a new battery(funny when i
replaced the
battery last time,thats when it seemed to act up)so the best thing , isuppose is to
shoot
a fast test roll
with new battery and see.
Thanks again for the advice.
Dave
> Well, don't see why they can't put up a minimum bid so
anyone can
see
> what they will take for the item, and can not waste time bidding on
> something that won't sell for what they want to pay. All a reserve is is
> a hidden minimum. Of course if all you want is to get an idea what your
> item is worth without accually having to sell it, you can set a very
> high reserve.
>
> BTW I hear Ebay has been cracking down on those very high ssh charges,
> claiming it is just a way to beat them out of their commission. I always
> subtract the ssh charge from my max bid so it doesn't hurt me any.
>
> --graywolf
> http://graywolfphoto.com
>
>
> frank theriault wrote:
>
> >Excellent advice all around, Patrick!
> >
> >If an item has a reserve on it, I usually don't bid. Why bother? I'm looking
> >for a bargain, not something with a reserve set at around the KEH price!
> >
> >That's doubly true if it has a BIN and a reserve, since the reserve is
> >inevitably set at the same price as the BIN. I don't know why these people go
> >through the sham of an "auction". Have the starting price, the BIN and the
> >reserve as the same price, and stop wasting everyone's time!
> >
> >cheers,
> >frank
> >
> >Patrick Wunsch wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>9 times out of 10, you will garner a higher selling price by not having any
> >>reserve. When you set a reserve, most people, including myself, assume
> >>that the price you set is what it's worth and not a whole lot more. This
> >>keeps people from bidding on your item. The single driving force to get the
> >>most money from your item is having all the more people bidding on it.
> >>
> >>As far as selling "as-is" or not. I would do the opposite. If your fairly
> >>confidant in your product, do the opposite and guarantee that the item is as
> >>described and offer a refund if it isn't. This will surely raise the final
> >>price. Of coarse you would have to honor that guarantee but that's only the
> >>right thing to do.
> >>
> >>Just my opinion but also my experience from consistently getting a much
> >>higher than average price for some of the items I have listed. Good luck
> >>
> >>Pat
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >--
> >"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
> >fears it is true." -J. Robert
> >Oppenheimer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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