Comments on: eBaying Strategies & A Few Blue Notes

By: London Calling

London Calling — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:20:25 +0000

Whats going on? Relisted from Paris Ile de France, this time with a hidden reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320702390639&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Having failed to hook a buyer with a fat opening price, we see a change of tack.Watch this space with the reserve not met flag.

I’m not in the running, but I seriously desire this record as a non-first but original press. But damned if I’ll jump to a non-DG 2nd press at 1st press prices.

Perhaps this will be relisted a third time, with a proper auction setting.

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:33:56 +0000

That’s a blast. From a starting price of 1200$ down to 49.99$! But I’d suggest that the reserve price is still in the high price area. So why not always do it this way!
In the end the seller will get more for that record than “just! 1200$.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 May 2011 23:05:44 +0000

Bugbear, I noticed the same thing and think the proof may be that if some of these records go for more than the starting price of there previous auctions.

By: BigBear

BigBear — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:44:05 +0000

I think all of these great “high starting price” records are now reposted at much lower opening levels (not sure of reserves). We will now have some pretty good (and direct) market intelligence on couple dif strategies for selling these nice LPs.

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:53:42 +0000

I wouldn’t have thought, that “Undercurrent” would not find a buyer.
Maybe it’s really due to the clear cut photographs of the cover.

By: Katharsis

Katharsis — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:53:19 +0000

I know, that records like these will fetch similar high prices. But a starting bid at this range throws my out of the race at the beginning. And I guess there are much more people like me.
But for the seller it’s okay. He might get his sack o’ gold!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 20 May 2011 07:35:39 +0000

I think the high starting prices are self-defeating, not to mention expensive for the seller to list…

They negate the advantages of an auciton by effecitvely disuading interest in an item before it has had a chance. How many of us have paid more for an item than we intended to originally because we got caught up in an bidding war… I know I have. And I did so because I was hooked in early on when the prices were low.

High starting prices basically mean fewer fishies like me…

By: Michel

Michel — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:19:31 +0000

What drives me mad also are those photoshop reshaped corners, so that you are completely unaware of the REAL condition cover.

By: Michel

Michel — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:16:59 +0000

I’m always very angry about very high starting prices. I never bid on those kind of listing.