Thread: If it doesn't sell- raise the price!

While looking for wedge straights I came across this ad:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US
I found it amazing that after probably 5 (maybe more!) times being listed at 19.99 it is now 29.99!!

That won't end well!!
I would have probably listed at a $25 buy it now or best offer

Nothing new. I sell my razors at a reasonable price. So long as I make a small profit I am happy. If the razor does not sell I raise the price a little and it sells. Go figure.

Sometimes if things are too cheap people get suspicious of it I think.

There were a few razors I was following for a little while and the sellers changed the price up and down every couple of days. I made an offer for three and was declined with no counter. They went around three more times and I made a second offer, about 60% of my first offer on the group and it was accepted. Kind of makes you wonder.

Similar things have happened to me...can the sellers really be that busy!? I know if I am trying to sell something I keep track of any offers just in case.

Reminds me of a green lizard

I've been watching a couple of items on ebay recently that keep getting relisted because the reserve is not met. It makes me wonder if the seller is expecting that eventually the right buyer will come along. I am going to keep watching and count how many times they are relisted. Or, does the listing say how many times an item has been listed and I just have not seen it?

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

I've been watching a couple of items on ebay recently that keep getting relisted because the reserve is not met. It makes me wonder if the seller is expecting that eventually the right buyer will come along. I am going to keep watching and count how many times they are relisted. Or, does the listing say how many times an item has been listed and I just have not seen it?

That is funny. It actually takes two motivated buyers. If I want the item I usually just email them and tell them to start the bids where the reserve is or nobody will bid. Sometimes they will do it and sometimes they ignore me. I have watched some items get delisted six or more times until I get tired of them, perhaps that is our cue for a low ball.

Originally Posted by RezDog

That is funny. It actually takes two motivated buyers. If I want the item I usually just email them and tell them to start the bids where the reserve is or nobody will bid. Sometimes they will do it and sometimes they ignore me. I have watched some items get delisted six or more times until I get tired of them, perhaps that is our cue for a low ball.

One of these items I have been watching has been getting bids numbering in the teens, if I am remembering correctly, and the max bids are within range. It just seems like the seller is holding out for a certain price. I agree, they should just start the bid at the reserve. I know the new starting bid has been set at less than half the max bid the last time it was listed but reserve not met.