E-bay complaints: was Re: "Response" from seller with the "Apple-1"

[Doc Shipley]

Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:

> Why?

   I typically have 15-20 watched items on my list.  I *might* buy 2 
items a month, so you can see that I don't bid on everything that I 
track.  I very often have 2 or 3 items that end within a few hours, and 
either can use or can afford only one of them.  Duplicate items, short 
toy budget, whatever.  In those cases, I *can't* enter a bid till I know 
I want that particular item, and that's often in the last 20 minutes of 
the auction.

   I asked about your ID primarily because in the above scenario, your 
items wouldn't be worth watching.  Partly out of pure curiosity.

   Sniping *can* benefit the buyer, price-wise.  However, your 
assumption that late bids are always about the money just doesn't hold 
water.


	Doc

> On 7/4/05, Doc Shipley <doc at mdrconsult.com> wrote:
> 
>>Jim Isbell, W5JAI wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The starting price does not affect the cost of the auction to the
>>>seller, its the selling price that determines the cost.  So, its not a
>>>matter of saving money, its a matter of scaring off bidders.  I like
>>>to keep the starting bid at $1 to encourage people to bid but when it
>>>doesnt encourage them to bid I say f*** you and pull it.
>>
>>   And what was your eBay ID again?