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Originally Posted by many944s
It is an amusing place sometimes..
I had listed an original Shelby Mustang engine not too long ago with a reasonable buy it now price, but nobody bought it. About 2 weeks later I relisted it this time with a lower starting bid and NO buy it now price. There were about 5 people in a bidding frenzy all of whom had asked questions the first time I listed it, but didn't buy it. When all was said and done the bidding ended up going $1,200 over my original buy it now price?!?
Mind you I'm not complaining!
But what were they thinking?
-Nick
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I have to admit, when I see one of those listings with only a "buy it now" price, I skip over it. I just don't like the tactic, to be honest. I prefer an AUCTION style listing - that's what ebay is supposed to be and that's what originally gave rise to their success. If I wanted an off-the-shelf item with a stated price, there are a gajillion retailers I could go to for that.
The ones that REALLY piss me off are the ones with low starting prices (even the ones with no reserve) but when you read the fine print, it says "no pickup" and "shipping and handling" is about 10X what it should really be. That's bogus.