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Re: eBay Anti-Sniper Strategy
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:03:09 GMT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Roy Wood writes:
> First off, I admit that I snipe on eBay auctions when it's possible, so
> this could be a bit hypocritical. Well, except for the fact that
> sniping is perfectly within the rules and a reasonable way to try to
> save some money as a buyer. But I digress.
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> I'm going to be putting up a Mindstorms RIS 1.5 for auction, and
> naturally enough I'd like to maximize the price I receive for it. To
> that end, what I'm thinking about doing is offer free shipping if the
> winning bid is received at least an hour before the close of the
> auction. I hope that this will encourage bidders to bid higher,
> earlier, since they stand to "save" $15-$20 or so on shipping.
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> Has anyone else experimented with eBay seller strategies? Any comments
> in general?
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> -Roy
I have tried a number of different eBay techniques on both kits and pieces.
I find that the people bid up the set to roughly the same level regardless
of whether shipping is included or not. To that end I strive to be accurate
about what shipping costs will likely be for the package but still require
the bidder to pay for that shipping. (For instance a RIS 1.5 with decent
packaging weighs under 3.5kg so $13.00USD should suffice for airmail to the
US from Canada).
Just my opinion,
- Jeff
p.s. I suspect this thread belongs in either theory or auction but I'm not
sure which.
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| I would guess that no matter how clearly you explained the idea, at least 20% of the bidders would think you meant they have to bid in the last hour to get free shipping. You are selling a set that is still available in stores and on-line, so I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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