[MOPO] Ebay Reserves

2011-10-29 Thread Phillip W. Ayling
Ebay could be run better, but I also see sellers who have worsened the experience so in at least some cases there are unhappy and whining sellers with self inflicted unhappiness. With the caveat that sellers can do whatever they want and I have no interest in pointing to anyone in particular, i

Re: [MOPO] Ebay Reserves

2011-10-29 Thread Rixposterz
As soon as I see an auction on eBay has a reserve, I automatically don't bid on it. Sellers should either list the item at a set price or do it auction-style with no reserve. I've found there's often too much b.s. when the item item has a reserve... In a message dated 10/29/2011 9:48:33

Re: [MOPO] Ebay Reserves

2011-10-29 Thread Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art
the big problem with reserves on ebay is not that they exist! it's that the reserves cannot be reached in 99.9% of all reserve listings because the people listing them live in fantasy land one of the biggest misconceptions to these people is that everyone who owns a collectible item is suppose

Re: [MOPO] Ebay Reserves

2011-10-29 Thread Claude Litton
I have found that a number of people who place high reserves on the items they offer do so with two things in mind. 1. They want to see how much interest there is and this is determined by how many bidders there are plus how high the final price ends up on their item. 2. They then try t