Thread: Asking too much?

Hi all.

Im selling a genuine Dovo stainless razor, Norton 4/8k stone, Dovo strop and a lapping stone over on eBay.

My Buy It Now price is £179 and the reserve is a little bit less.

Do you think this is too much as I've had little interest after several relistings.

I think you will find price talk in the forum posts here is not allowed
Sure a mod will confirm soon enough

Originally Posted by Substance

I think you will find price talk in the forum posts here is not allowed
Sure a mod will confirm soon enough

Why ever not??

All I'm asking for is some advice.

Because its an evaluation and evaluations are opinions. I could say your asking to much and that it's only worth ten hoping you lower your price while some other guy says no your asking to little you should sell it for 1000. And then arguments start and it's just not allowed.

Ok then.

Let's start afresh shall we?

Assuming that I was selling the above items and they're worth well in excess of £200 brand new.

Would it be beyond the realms of possibility that someone might opt to buy these items that are all in very good if not immaculate condition for £179 or a little less?

go to ebay , search for items sold like yours then you will have an idea of what the market will bear you

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

go to ebay , search for items sold like yours then you will have an idea of what the market will bear you

Yeah I've tried that a few times but nowhere seems to be selling a stainless Dovo at the moment.

Not tried for a while to be fair though.

Thanks for for the tip.

Sell the items seperately, for whatever you think they are worth, perhaps it is the fact that it is a kit that is the problem.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Sell the items seperately, for whatever you think they are worth, perhaps it is the fact that it is a kit that is the problem.

Ditto that. Selling items together might be a convenience as a seller, but expect that unless you have something factory made as a set and the set is rarer than the parts, you will have to sell at a substantial discount.

I've noticed over the years selling tools on ebay that there is an aversion to buying things in groups, to the point sometimes that it's hard to sell the entire group for the price of one of the elements if one element is really good and the others are mediocre.

Two years ago, I got three razors for $20 because one of them was broken out at the edge. I can't imagine there's any other reason they were inexpensive. The other two razors were comparable to $30 recent sales, but the broken razor in the listing picture probably prevented people from clicking on the listing.

It is worth what the market will bear. All you can do is put it up for sale and see what happens, be patient. As a buyer, I prefer to look for sets or lots because I can usually get an item for far less than if it were being sold as a single. As a seller, I prefer to break things down and sell individually for the same reason, I can usually get more for a single item. What you are doing here tho, is asking for opinions on price and those vary from person to person and we don't like to encourage those types of discussions.