However, I paid nearly $600 for the ring, so the listing fees don't really matter.
I'm one of the nuts who actually start all my auction at $1NR. I've never been bitten on the arse by it...but I guess there's a first time for everything.
---Skorpio
Overheard at the mall: "A fish is NOT a pet. It's a decoration that happens to be alive."
posted on October 13, 2003 03:03:52 PM
Block him. It's very unlikely that if the bid is $100 now that he meant to bid $30. Someone's playing games. You don't need the aggravation.
posted on October 13, 2003 05:10:55 PM
Check the bidder's feedback. Look in the scoreboard box at the top of the first page and see if they are in the habit of retracting bids. In any event, if you want $600.00 for the ring, and they don't even want to bid $300.00, you don't need them so block them now.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on October 14, 2003 09:54:10 AM
"However, I paid nearly $600 for the ring, so the listing fees don't really matter.
I'm one of the nuts who actually start all my auction at $1NR"
If you have had no problem with this appraoch then I suggest you go to Las Vegas where the BIG money is! You are either pulling auctions, have shill bidders, not being truthful or the luckiest person around.
posted on October 14, 2003 08:16:32 PM
If they retract a bid on an item I don't think they can rebid again. I had a buyer that retracted a bid and then realized she had retracted the wrong auction and tried to rebid but she couldn't.
posted on October 14, 2003 08:34:25 PM
Thanks for your replies. Sorry I didn't respond sooner...my teaching job takes up much of my time.
I did block, and already the ring is back up to nearly what it was, with almost one hundred more views, according to the counter!
dacreson, I don't quite know how to respond to your assessment as to what I 'must be' doing. I don't pull auctions, nor do I shill them. I've lost money on individual items, but overall, eBay has been a good source of income for me.
For me, the $1NR approach works. I put in a mix of items that I have a lot of money into, and items I have a little money into, and 'let them fly.' It's fun to watch the bidding, although it seems like items can get 'lost' in all the listings.
But I will always believe that 'good stuff' will find its niche.
I also have no reason to lie as to what I paid for that ring. It was for me, so I paid 'retail' for it. I'll probably lose some money on it. That's okay. I was just annoyed because I figured that I was 'only' losing half of what I paid. But that hasn't seem to hurt it any.
Again, thanks everyone.
--Skorpio
Overheard at the mall: "A fish is NOT a pet. It's a decoration that happens to be alive."
