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Bones Dragon wrote:
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> > I think your plan to avoid sniping is a hypocritical though if you're • going
> > to use eBay... why not just straight sell it for the price you really
> want?!
>
> I'm assuming by "sniping" that you're referring to sneaking
> last-minute bids in rather than bidding all along..
>
> I agree, why not start the minimum bid at the lowest you're really
> willing to accept? Reserves can work, but in a way it's kinda silly.
> You can set a "buyitnow" price too, since sometimes people
> are willing to pay more just to -know- that they win. I saw one
> auction in which the guy set the "buyitnow" price to the -same-
> amount as the starting bid. That pretty much gaurantess that
> it'll go for that price, no more and no less. No room to complain
> there, since either someone will buy it or they won't.
I'm really liking "buy it now." I've used at least 5 times, and have
gotten some good deals (Yellow Castle for $150, minifigs and baseplates
plus from 2 6071s for $50, a garage door from a Deep Freeze Defender for
$10.50).
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Frank Filz
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