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Subject:	Re: Dutch Auctions on Ebay.... Has anyone any advice?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.theory
Date:	Fri, 15 Oct 1999 02:14:11 GMT
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Scott A wrote: > But this can lead to a high number > of bidders - which can discourage people too. 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 look at it first before they can bid). What do you base your opinion on? (Not trying to say you're wrong: just I would really like to know!) Kevin

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		Re: Dutch Auctions on Ebay.... Has anyone any advice?
If i see an item has more than 10 bids or so, I tend to think its reached its value (or exceeded it). Kevin Wilson <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message <38068DF3.C109602A@c...ve.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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		Re: Dutch Auctions on Ebay.... Has anyone any advice?
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)

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