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Re: Ebay auction advice
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lugnet.market.auction
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:11:38 GMT
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Alan Demlow wrote:
> Hi. I'm planning to run a moderate-sized auction of about 20 sets on Ebay
> starting in a couple of days. So, I'm soliciting advice.
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> --Is it best to run an auction for 3 days, 7 days, or 10 days?
Others will probably disagree, but I have the best luck with 10day. But if you
want to get rid of them fast, do a 3day, but MAKE SURE to note in the title that
it is 3day.
> --Should I start the auction so it will hit more weekends, or have people
> had better luck ending auctions on weekdays?
Don't end it on a weekend - lots of people bid from work or school, or are too
busy on the weekends.
> --Is it OK to download scans from Brickshelf and host them on my own
> account for use in auction descriptions? (I'm assuming it is, as long as
> proper copyright disclaimer is given, but would rather have somebody tell
> me so for sure!)
I don't see why it wouldn't be. However, I just link to the directions, and
credit Brickshelf in the bottom of my postings.
> Any other advice would be appreciated.
Spend some time on your listings, it's worth it. Take the time to make a nice
HTML page, and use a pic of the actual set if it is used.
See http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=235387778 as an
example - I've done very well with my 5571 sales, and several people have asked
to borrow the format, as I often sell them for much higher than other 5571s
selling at the same time. Do a View Source of that page, and look at everything
inside the BLOCKQUOTE tags - that's what I built on a page on my local machine,
then cut out of the BODY tags to paste into the Ebay listing.
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| (...) You can also link to the item page on lugnet, but in my experience, actual pictures of your items seem to really help. I use a digital camera to make it easier, just snap, download to pc and put in listing. Or take pictures on film, an (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| (...) Odd, just about all my purchases have been on weekdays because that's when I have found the bidding to stay low (admittedly during the day). My best prices for selling have come consistently on weekends. Bruce (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| Hi. I'm planning to run a moderate-sized auction of about 20 sets on Ebay starting in a couple of days. So, I'm soliciting advice. --Is it best to run an auction for 3 days, 7 days, or 10 days? --Should I start the auction so it will hit more (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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