I understand your reply and reason well. However, please read Sean's email
because it is important for a seller to understand that he may be destroying
the value of his listing for quite a while. When you know that it is too
high and being reduced regularly, the average buyer will not bid.
The reason a seller may not want to start an auction at a low price
and let the auction play out is that there may only be one serious
bidder watching the auction. I've won several items where I was the
only bidder, and thought I got a great price. If the seller had
started the auction at d
Your example has very little meaning since the seller lists over 1100
posters, all with buy it now. He most likely just keeps his list as is and if
you
check completed listings, he does sell quite a few. This is Franc's strategy
and it is effective with that many posters.
You took one of h
How about the sellers that list posters with high prices, they never sell,
so they list them every month with the same price!
How about the EBAY seller kmarfye for example? He has listed the following
poster for over a year with the same price.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
In a message dated 6/27/2008 1:03:34 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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what is the thought of these handful of sellers that list posters for a
quarter of a million dollars or more? these same listings appear over and
over,
as tho the seller were waving a sign tha
of leaving a negative feedback for a buyer. It's
ridiculous. FRANC
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In a message dated 6/27/2008 5:54:57 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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How often we see items for sale on ebay at high prices and we just ignore
them. I find it rare that a person who lists items high actually obtains a
sale. Then we are besieged with "Reduced a
ought to satisfy my David K. quota of combativeness and
contrarian views for the day).
Sean
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Franc
I am referring to a seller who lists infrequently and one or two at a time,
and not a seller like yourself where the law of averages are meaningful. I
have rarely seen him post more than one or two at a time and not often enough
to be meaningful. You post a long list quite often. In
OPO] FS~ REDUCED AND READY...I never understand such
strategy
To all Mopo members---
How often we see items for sale on ebay at high prices and we just
ignore them. I find it rare that a person who lists items high actually
obtains a sale. Then we are besieged with "Reduced and
, 2008 8:54 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] FS~ REDUCED AND READY...I never understand such strategy
To all Mopo members---
How often we see items for sale on ebay at high prices and we just ignore
them. I find it rare that a person who lists items high actually o
To all Mopo members---
How often we see items for sale on ebay at high prices and we just ignore
them. I find it rare that a person who lists items high actually obtains a
sale. Then we are besieged with "Reduced and Ready", Reduced for quick sale",
etc.
My immediate reaction is
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