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Fri 11/07/03 at 21:17
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You're selling something on eBay.

You have a starting price of - say - 50p, and also a reserve price - say £5

Now to me, it seems logical that the reserve is going to be larger than the starting price, yes?

After all, if your starting price was the minimum you were willing to accept for the item, you wouldn't have a reserve on it, would you?

So why do people bid - once only - at the starting price?

At least try a bid of £1, y'know?!
Sat 19/07/03 at 04:30
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"funky blitzkreig"
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Maybe there's not a contract, and you dodge all the Theft Act offences, but I reckon you'd still - you and the buyer - be guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Which would suck I guess.
Fri 18/07/03 at 19:42
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"Best Price @ GAME :"
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You'd be wasting your time reporting anyone to eBay for that, under eBay's own rules the seller is not actually forming any kind of contract with the buyer until the auction ends. Hence a seller can end at any time they wish, for any reason, right up until the closing time.

Admittedly it's a bit iffy doing so to sell items outside of eBay, but if someone emails me and offers a Paypal payment to end the auction early and it's a good offer then usually I will. Got £30 for Brute Force that way *laughs*
Fri 18/07/03 at 16:37
"High polygon count"
Posts: 15,624
It was a MiniDisc recorder unit and portable player.
Fri 18/07/03 at 16:33
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"+34 Intellect"
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WòókieeMøn§†€® wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Ive never had an auction cancelled on me. I would report them to
> ebay
> if it happened to me.
>
> I cancelled an auction once, with about 3 days to go - but there had
> been no bids, and someone offered me £300 cash for the item!

Yeah, its ok as long as no one has bid. What were you selling?
Fri 18/07/03 at 16:15
"High polygon count"
Posts: 15,624
cookie monster wrote:
> Ive never had an auction cancelled on me. I would report them to ebay
> if it happened to me.

I cancelled an auction once, with about 3 days to go - but there had been no bids, and someone offered me £300 cash for the item!
Fri 18/07/03 at 16:14
"High polygon count"
Posts: 15,624
Practical Magic wrote:
> Well, my tactic of listing 36 various retro items

Ah, that reminds me - I have a stack of old C64 stuff to sort out and auction.

Plus (totally unrelated, I know) an old Hornby train set and some Babylon 5 Micro Machines.

Now, where did I put them...
Fri 18/07/03 at 16:00
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Ive never had an auction cancelled on me. I would report them to ebay if it happened to me.
Fri 18/07/03 at 15:33
"Darth Vader 3442321"
Posts: 4,031
Insane Bartender wrote:

> BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT EVERY OTHER W***KER DOES AND IT F***ING WELL
> P***ES ME OFF.

You're saying you don't like that sort of thing or you do?
Fri 18/07/03 at 15:27
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Well, my tactic of listing 36 various retro items (see the other topic on here) with all items 99p no reserve HAS , as usual, paid off. All are at acceptable levels 1 day and a few hours before the auctions end, only one has no bids, strangely it's goldeneye on the N64 - come on, no one wants it for even 99p ? Geez...
Fri 18/07/03 at 15:04
"Darkness, always"
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Don't use reserve prices - it puts people off bidding.

Instead, start the bidding at 50p and if it doesn't get over your minimum expectation, cancel the auction at the last minute.

Why?


BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT EVERY OTHER W***KER DOES AND IT F***ING WELL P***ES ME OFF.

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