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Re: Dutch Auctions on Ebay.... Has anyone any advice?
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Date: 
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:21:53 GMT
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> Starting things low gets people interested and once they have bid on
> something at  a low level they are more likely to keep bidding on it. If
> there are several of the same set competing (as with 8880) it's an even
> better idea because people will often bid on the lowest priced
> alternative (so they'll bid on yours rather than the one which starts at
> $50) and then they are less likey to bid on another one at the same
> time.


I normally start low too : $0.25 and NR. But this can lead to a high number
of bidders - which can discourage people too.

The problem for me is if I do "go Dutch" with a 7 x 8880 auction, with a
starting price of $1, it will take a lot of bids for me to break even(?).

Scott A.



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(...) Really? I thought it was the other way round - seeing something really popular (lots of bids, maybe the eBay "hot" icon) people tend to go take a look and see what's so great - which increases the likelihood they will bid (since they gotta (...) (27 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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  Re: Dutch Auctions on Ebay.... Has anyone any advice?
 
(...) After much experimenting, I have decided recently to start +everything+ at 1.00. I beleive that overall that gives me the best return and it gives bidders a fair chance to get a bargain once in a while (like the guy who won four cannon (...) (27 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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