Greedy E-bay idiots!

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Feb 5 20:31:16 2004

On Feb 5, 2004, at 5:53 PM, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Joe R. wrote:
>
>> Have you ever noticed how many times some people will relist the
>> same
>> item? I remember one item that I know the seller relisted at least 8
>> times.
>> They must be paying an arm and a leg in listing fees. You'd think
>> they'd
>> wise up after it didn't sell the first couple of times.
>
> Yeah, that really gets me. Especially when I make a reasonable offer
> on
> something that has received no bids at least a couple times, and the
> seller balks and relists it. By the time they actually do sell it (if
> ever) they are already in the hole with all the listing fees!

   Last time I read the seller's FAQ, eBay doesn't charge fees on an
item with no bids as long as the seller relists the item.

   So, it's actually cheaper for the seller to relist than to sell it
offline.

   Of course, relisting an item 6 times at the same minimum when you're
getting no bids is kind of dumb.


        Doc
Received on Thu Feb 05 2004 - 20:31:16 GMT