MAH645
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posted on October 24, 2003 01:44:01 PM new
I was wonder how many sellers do a search on E-Bay before you list. I do alot of times,sometimes I list anyway and take my chances. I know an item can go dead at anytime. I did get some surprises on some records this week...went way over what I thought they would. I love to post records you never know what they will do. I just don't list them until fall.
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max40
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posted on October 24, 2003 01:48:19 PM new
Definitely, I look for most successful item, note what catagory it's listed under, and check to see how many are for sale/sold. No sense in wasting a listing fee.
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lindajean
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posted on October 24, 2003 01:55:05 PM new
Me too!
It keeps from making the mistake of offering 10 lps by one artist when maybe 1 of those would bring more than the 10 combined. Then, I can offer the other 9 as one listing.
Takes a few minutes, but is definitely worth it.
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cta
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posted on October 24, 2003 01:57:31 PM new
I agree with Max. I always do a search before I list. I want to make sure I'm putting it in the right category at the right price. And I also check to see how many are currently running. Too many of one thing and you could get stuck with it. I usually wait until there are few or none of something, then list mine.
Also, I don't usually list something unless it's going to get at least $10. Under that and it goes into the shop.
Lynne
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 24, 2003 04:03:15 PM new
I always check and pay the most attention to closed auctions and categories used to see which of the categories had the best success. Current auctions research is best seeing how many items are out there now for buyers.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 24, 2003 04:04:54 PM new
Heavens, no.
I don't want to repeat someone else's mistake.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 24, 2003 05:18:36 PM new
How do you repeat someone else's mistake when check closed auctions and categories used to see which of the categories had the best success.?
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BIGPEEPA
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posted on October 24, 2003 08:12:36 PM new
Hello, The only time I look at sold items is when I have something that I think is hard to find. Most of the time I just let it fly, over time you get repeat customers that way. Ebay is an auction and at auctions the buyer sets the price not the seller.
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peiklk
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posted on October 24, 2003 08:30:18 PM new
I always research before listing. I know now that a game a picked up at a garage sale is selling for around $40-60 (each one that gets listed). So I'm going to try a 1 day listing with a $30 reserve and a BIN of $50 tomorrow night. I have a feeling it will sell before Sunday night.
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Roadsmith
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posted on October 24, 2003 08:58:16 PM new
peiklk: Could you give us a link to that auction so we can watch and see how it does? Or just tell us when it's over?
I very seldom sell a collectible in the same category as one I've sold before. Constantly researching and checking to see what categories to use and how the item is doing. With all the category changes, you can go nuts trying to find the right category, and I think if we search completed auctions we can profit from others' research! Not always, but often.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on October 24, 2003 09:01:18 PM new
You repeat someone else's mistake by 1) assuming they know more than you do about the object at hand, and 2) assuming that the best result you get in the search is the best result possible.
The best result possible may not have anything to do with eBay. But you won't learn that from looking at past auctions.
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sparkz
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posted on October 24, 2003 09:03:38 PM new
I do 100% of my research on about 5% of the items I list, and only because of the unique market those items cater to. The rest, I just list. Otherwise, I'd wind up with a warehouse full of merchandise waiting for the "BEST" time to list. I buy lottery tickets the same way. Never could see how the winning numbers on last weeks draw will help me on this week's draw.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 24, 2003 09:17:02 PM new
I do research on Google as well for some items that may not be on ebay. When I bought a sorority book that I could not find on ebay I went to the book sites and Google and could only find one other mention of the book anywhere on the net. I put that fact in the description and the book went for $150+.
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bunnicula
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posted on October 25, 2003 12:19:34 AM new
I always look items up on eBay before posting them--if there are several other auction of the same book up already, I may hold off on listing it, depending on condition & ending dates of the others. I also check completed items to see how well a book has done in the past, and the best caegories to list something in. Before that, I check book in Bookfinder.com to get an idea of what booksellers are listing it at; my opening bid will be somewhat lower than that.
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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AuctionAce
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posted on October 25, 2003 07:56:40 AM new
Before that, I check book in Bookfinder.com to get an idea of what booksellers are listing it at
Maybe it's my computer but I find that bookfinder.com is one of the slowest sites on the internet. I primarily use abe.com and it is super fast and now it is sortable by price. The book prices at the book sites are very misleading as the sellers can leave the books there for years waiting for a buyer. I've found that a good rule of thumb is that 25% of the higher prices is about what books go for on ebay. A $100 book on abe might sell for $25 on ebay.
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bunnicula
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posted on October 25, 2003 08:04:06 AM new
 I think it must be your computer. Bookfinder.com has always been a fast site for me.
As I said, I place my starting price a bit lower than comparable-condition/edition listings on Bookfinder. I do quite well that way. Of course, what sells on eBay (& for how much) is dependent on who is looking at any given time. I've had books end the week with no bids and then, when I relist them, get a bid almost immediately. Go figure...
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there --Clare Booth Luce
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