Ebay madness

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sun Aug 5 11:15:47 2001

That "buy-it-now" mechanism doesn't really serve as a price cap. I wish it
would, but ...

What happens is the "buy-it-now" option goes away once a bid, no matter how low
or high, has been placed, and I've seen numerous things auction off at prices
well above the "buy-it-now" price. Perhaps that would work better if folks had
the option available until there was a bid above the "buy-it-now" level, but
that's not the way it works.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 8:51 AM
Subject: RE: Ebay madness


> You pay your final value fee based on the closing auction amount, not on
> what you discount it for. Granted the FVF system has a credit system but you
> have to know it's there and go thru the motions with it. If they put a crazy
> amount up in proxy then they should be prepared to pay anything between the
> bottom and top of that. If you want a cap on price you can also post it as a
> buy-it-now (same as beginning bid) and that way you tell them from the
> beginning that you just want that amount, not anymore than that.
>
> -> -----Original Message-----
> -> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Mike Ford
> -> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 1:41 AM
> -> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> -> Subject: Re: Ebay madness
> ->
> ->
> -> >I actually posted my first object on ebay (YES ME!) recently and I was
> -> >ashamed a service manual for a Heathkit signal generator (1962) sold for
> -> >$17.50US.
> ->
> -> The important point is that you didn't want the manuals, and someone who
> -> did now has them PLUS you get some compesation for the time and
> -> expense of
> -> shipping. You don't have to charge the person the full winning
> -> bid amount,
> -> several times I have informed winning bidders that the bid was
> -> too high and
> -> offered a lower price.
> ->
> -> If you want a simpler transaction just box up like items and sell them a
> -> box at a time.
> ->
> ->
> ->
>
>
Received on Sun Aug 05 2001 - 11:15:47 BST