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Re: How *not* to use Buy It Now
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lugnet.market.theory
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:33:38 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > It would be a good way to just put something up for sale on eBay.
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> > eBay reaches a wider audience than, say, a garage sale or classified ad.
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> True, true.
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> But riddle me this, Batman,
Oh dear sweet god, please don't put on Frank Gorshin's costume.
> why not set the min bid to 200, the buy it now
> to 225 and the auction time frame to 1 day.
I didn't say it was perfect, or how I would do it if I was trying the same
thing... just that it's not *as* stupid as it might first appear- which is
plenty dumb, if you're trying to get bids.
Of course, I don't think in your example above I'd set the timeframe to one
day- then you'd have to re-list it every day that it didn't sell. Better to do
two or three days at a whack, I'd think.
eric
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| (...) True, true. But riddle me this, Batman, why not set the min bid to 200, the buy it now to 225 and the auction time frame to 1 day. If someone bids, you get at least 200, and on the other hand, someone might actually take the buy it now. that's (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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