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Re: Question for eBay experts
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:37:42 GMT
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Mark Harrison wrote:
> All I can say is great idea, I've been bidding quite heavily on ebay lately and
> hate it when I come across a nice set at a ridiculously cheap bid knowing that
> even if I put a realistic bid on it, it won't show up until I'm outbid and will
> only increment by the minimum amount. Your approach would tend to warn off the
> site seers and opportunists.
Personally, I don't like this practice. There's a psychology to
auctions that's being circumvented with this type of practice. Someone
may look at an item and say "I won't bid on that because it's only been
up one day and is already at $50.00!" But if they have to keep raising
their bid, they're more comfortable going to the $50.00 point over time.
Once you've decided that you will bid on something, it's much easier
to keep bidding higher than you thought you would have gone initially.
Chris
P.S. I'm not saying that you're wrong or trying to argue; I just wanted
to state my views.
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| (...) Hehe... just like the frog experiment that they mention in that volcano movie (1)... they say "if you put a frog in boiling water, the frog'll jump right out. But if you put the frog in cool water and warm them slowly, the frog will stay and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Hi Todd, All I can say is great idea, I've been bidding quite heavily on ebay lately and hate it when I come across a nice set at a ridiculously cheap bid knowing that even if I put a realistic bid on it, it won't show up until I'm outbid and will (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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