Thread: some days you eat the bear, some days...

Originally Posted by edhewitt

How come you sell to the US only? Surely a larger audience would fetch a better price?.

Oftentimes, a message to the seller from an overseas buyer (who knows the score about international shipping, etc.) can "open the door". I know that it's worked with me (as a seller) -- that's how my Red Imp #133 came to be recently relocated to Melbourne :-)

I though your marketing was great, really a refreshing description not often found on eBay. I to thought it would go for much more, but I am buying only American made razors now, really a excellent example of a classic razor. When I list a razor on eBay I am ready to let it go for whatever it brings so if it sells low I have no regrets and I only hope that it found a good home.

Simply put, People are crazy.

One week will see the same blade, in the same condition, sell of swings measuring in the hundreds. Its aggravating yes, but a face stuffing of chocolate and bacon makes even the worst sale feel less painful.

Make that actually chocolate-covered bacon served with vanilla ice cream. I'm thinking I should add some mead to the mix. I wonder where I could find some...

Originally Posted by stimpy52

Make that actually chocolate-covered bacon served with vanilla ice cream. I'm thinking I should add some mead to the mix. I wonder where I could find some...

well for health concerns, you need to first glaze that bacon with maple syrup... then the chocolate coating. (maple syrup is 2 servings of veggies, at least by my way of thinking)

enjoy,
jim

Actually, This summer at one of the festivals I was pouring at, I served up chocolate covered bacon with the tastings. Its really wonderful. and makes people happy.

Happy people spend more, you know?

Yeah, that's pretty unfortunate, but it's a risk that you took when listing at low price and no reserve. When I listed nice razors on ebay in the past I almost always put a reserve price. On a few occasions I was simply out of the $10 or so it cost to put the reserve, but beats the alternative of selling a $500 razor for $200.

A reserve tends to put off some buyers, but I don't particularly care for lowballers who want to get significantly more razor their money can buy at my expense.
I've heard an argument for just starting from the reserve, but I don't like this as much because if the razor doesn't sell it is not a bad thing to know how much the market is willing to pay for it, instead of just finding out that the market simply doesn't want to pay your asking price.

Originally Posted by gugi

Yeah, that's pretty unfortunate, but it's a risk that you took when listing at low price and no reserve. When I listed nice razors on ebay in the past I almost always put a reserve price. On a few occasions I was simply out of the $10 or so it cost to put the reserve, but beats the alternative of selling a $500 razor for $200.

A reserve tends to put off some buyers, but I don't particularly care for lowballers who want to get significantly more razor their money can buy at my expense.
I've heard an argument for just starting from the reserve, but I don't like this as much because if the razor doesn't sell it is not a bad thing to know how much the market is willing to pay for it, instead of just finding out that the market simply doesn't want to pay your asking price.

I'm pretty sure I'll remember that. thanks.

oh man, I don't check ebay in a few months and look what I miss. You made someone really happy with that sale