Ebay Bidding Is Becoming Non Existent

[Danny899]

Doesn't it seem to others here than more and more Ebay auctions are only being run with, Buy it Now or with high starting bids? Very few auctions are run with low starting bids anymore which offers competition or the potential for a high dollar sale. As a result, most of these seller's items whith the Buy it now or the $500 starting bid don't even get touched or even looked at. I still list the majority of my items as a seller with a $1 starting bid and the results are usually quite gratifying.

[slab0meat]

Potential for a high dollar sale, as all as a very low dollar sale..

[zookerman182]

the game used hobby is driven by the dollar now more than ever.

but when that item does show up without a high BIN price, the bidding wars seem to really jack up the price.

[Mattapan03]

People just don't want to risk taking a huge loss.

[David]

I think there are fewer bidders on eBay. It often makes more sense to list it for sale on eBay than as an auction, because there often won't be the bids to justify the auction.

With BIN items, people regularly make reasonable offers and I regularly accept them. That 'bidding' system is fine by me.

[David]

Also, in recent times bidders used snipe bids etc to try and sneak away at the last tenth of a second with the lowest price humanly possible. Of course, BIN sellers don't that. I think snipers dug their own grave in that respect.

[metsmetsmets]

Also, in recent times bidders used snipe bids etc to try and sneak away at the last tenth of a second with the lowest price humanly possible. Of course, BIN sellers don't that. I think snipers dug their own grave in that respect.

Huh?

[project 4]

People just don't want to risk taking a huge loss.

+1.

[cohibasmoker]

People just don't want to risk taking a huge loss.

That's very true. Also, with a Buy It Now option, the item has to be paid for right away - to some degree, it reduces the amount of non-paying members.

Jim

[1929tudor]

I used to like buying on Ebay because the prices were half of what you could find at a show but now the Ebay guys are asking about the same. I have seen some guys with the same stuff listed for 2 years with the same price. Get real if it doesn't sell in 6 months at the most start dropping the price. Whats the point of the same price for years. Take a hint your stuff isn't as valuable as you think.