Hi all, well I've read a few of the posts and I am sure some of these
topics have been disscussed before.
There are so many tactical ways to bid on eBay and also to sell on eBay.
One could write a book on the subjects, but I'm not prepared to watse
time writing about it or give away some of my thoughts on it, as some of
you I end up bidding against.
One thing I will say about Mike Wilkinson's idea, we have that system in
my homecountry auction site. The seller can use the service for free if
desired, as a seller myself I never use it, as a bidder I hate bidding on
them. If able I don't buy from that seller either, just a personal thing.
As far as I am concerned it an auction has a finish time thats it, sure
you can snipe if so desired.
Now to the other subject, ending early, i've been asked a couple of
times, on both eBay and local, and have turned down the offers. I have
never asked anyone yet, and can't say I would either, very unfair. As a
seller I would rather have a happy client base than unhappy ones. Don't
get me wrong thou, if my auction does not sell and someone makes an offer
later I generally take them up on it. I have had offers to end early and
the item not sell, I don't offer it to the person that asked either, as
far as I am concerned they should have bidded.
While on the subject, one of my pet pevs, people listing a Shimano
deraileur and using the word Campagnolo in the auction subject line,
don't get me wrong, I was only using Shimano as an example, but cripes
they don't need to do that, someone searching for Shimano can find it no
problems, I guess theres a bit of it out there on eBay.......regards
wayne davidson Invers NZ, enjoying a relaxing 1-1-2004 in the sun.........