MadMaligor wrote:Its probably something thats been brought up here before, and I appologize for any double post...But lately I have seen a bunch of reserve listings like this one... ** expired/removed eBay auction **I can understand a seller having a certain minimum they are looking for. But other than price guaging, is there a reason to use the hidden reserve number? It just kinda turns me off, and makes me think that the seller is trying to bump up the bid just to get someone to reach the reserve. Maybe Im being a bit picky but I was curious as to others thoughts on the issue.Mal
MadMaligor wrote:Deo, I hope you didnt take offense personally. It wasnt meant that way ( I just grabbed one of the reserves I happened to be watching and it was yours).But I have been rather disturbed by what I see as a trend lately for alot of what might be considered "rares" out there. Its just my opinion, but if you have a number, put that sucker up and let it fly! =)Hidden bidding and hidden prices get my hackles up....again nothing personal, just one old guys grumpy opinions....hehehe.
brute wrote:I've never used reserve for any of the few sales I've done, but is it cheaper to list the item at a low price with a $500 reserve than listing the item starting at $500?
red_bus wrote:There is a school of though that with an online auction as opposed to a sale, a lower starting price gets things going, allows people to settle in to bidding, gives people confidence etc... and so builds up to a good price. whereas a bald $500 take-it-or-leave-it can be offputting. I haven't seen any research on that, but intuitively (for me anyway ) I quite like auctions that start low.By the way Deogolf, I guessed that the reserve was $200 - I suppose bidder # 7 guessed that too. Are you going to re-list or ask the high bidder to come up to reserve? (feel free to ignore cheeky question) (edited to add, maybe it was bidder 6...)
sleepyCO wrote:Actually, I thought it was unusual to post an item as having a reserve, then mentioning the reserve price in the description. I ran into this for another module (an early SW 1e D&D), where the bid was listed as having a reserve, then the reserve price--in this case US$85.00--was mentioned in the description!
Deogolf wrote:Haven't thought about relisting it yet. The reserve was somewhere between $200 and $500. The reserve was a bit high, but considering its relative scarcity (less than 300), I don't have any problems with keeping it a while longer!
Deadlord39 wrote:Somewhere betwen $200 and $500? My, we are secretive!Haven't these typically gone for $80-150 or so? 300 printed (almost all of which are surely still in circulation), and unless I am mistaken a reprint came out. If so, I can't see how this would possibly be worth over $100. Most of the people here who collect 3Eeech probably already have one.
brute wrote:Assuming you were willing to pay the $85, would you (or did you) bid on the auction?