Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:54:55 -0800
Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject: Re: Nice set of Vanagon Alloys on Ebay
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I agree that the seller has the choice to set the lowest price, however, one
of the attractions of selling things by auction is that people can become
emotionally involved in an item. They begin by bidding a few dollars for an
item, then, when someone else tops their bid, they become competitive.
Sometimes bidding far more than they normally would. For this reason alone,
I start all my auctions at $1.00 with no reserve (except for the few cars
I've sold).
BTW: I'm not the one selling those rims, I already have a few sets.
Cheers,
Jeff
At 03:35 PM 12/19/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I was going to drop this but...
>
>The seller has the choice to set a lowest price, has the choice to set a
>reserve, has the choice to set a buy it outright price.
>If he or she is stupid enough to put a price that doesn't cover their
costs,
>that's their problem. My job as an EBay buyer ain't to protect the seller.
>
>And yeah, I did like it then. Nobody on this list makes out when we all bid
>against each other, except of course, the seller. My point.
>
>tim in EBay CA.
>
>
>>On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
>>
>> > You use EBay for your reasons, I'll use it for mine. Certainly my
>>concern
>> > has nothing to do with MAXIMIZING the profit a seller makes. That is
>>where
>> > you are cornfused. Part of being an Ebay buyer is being able to find
>>that
>> > little nugget. And yes, getting it for 1/2 or less what I would pay for
>>it
>> > anywhere else.
>>
>>i.e., "I liked ebay better when no one else knew about it and you could
>>cheat sellers out of a fair price for their items."
>>
>>As the saying goes, "It's worth what someone will pay for it."
>>
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