Thread: eBay Razors

Originally Posted by Splashone

Ahhh... Lets put it in a current term the economists like! Its a "Razor bubble."

See post #16... I would not call it a "razor bubble"

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Just everyone stay away from the auctions I'm bidding on

That's OK...I seldom bid on auctions, I email the seller and persist in offering a price, up to the point I'm willing to go, and can usually get the item. I've learned that while people want to hit the jackpot on an auction, most are willing to take a good price, fair to both, if they know it will sell immediately and they will get paid immediately.

I've had the odd person say no, only to email me later asking for that price, I always say too late. On the other hand, I've had sellers say no simply because they want to honor the auction process, fine with me, when that happens, usually the price goes nuts in the last minute due to the bidding bots. Saw one razor jump $400 in 90 seconds, you could tell it was the bots....but usually, a fair negotiation with the seller will get good results. Just my experience...

Originally Posted by Phrank

That's OK...I seldom bid on auctions, I email the seller and persist in offering a price, up to the point I'm willing to go, and can usually get the item. I've learned that while people want to hit the jackpot on an auction, most are willing to take a good price, fair to both, if they know it will sell immediately and they will get paid immediately.

I've had the odd person say no, only to email me later asking for that price, I always say too late. On the other hand, I've had sellers say no simply because they want to honor the auction process, fine with me, when that happens, usually the price goes nuts in the last minute due to the bidding bots. Saw one razor jump $400 in 90 seconds, you could tell it was the bots....but usually, a fair negotiation with the seller will get good results. Just my experience...

Yeah I've wondered how people do that - doesn't a seller get in trouble with eBay for taking an item down? I've since now learned (from someone else) to put an initial bid right at the beginning to make it harder for them to take it down. But maybe you're right in that I should just give them an offer.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

See post #16... I would not call it a "razor bubble"

Perhaps not but when I see W&B wedges priced/going for $500+, I can't help but think that at some point the market will cool and then the price would come back to reality...That would define a bubble.

Originally Posted by Splashone

Perhaps not but when I see W&B wedges priced/going for $500+, I can't help but think that at some point the market will cool and then the price would come back to reality...That would define a bubble.

"Razor Bubble" ie: that was sarcasm, a joke, a play on post #16...

What you are still trying to explain financially and economically, I am trying humorously to point out that the "Bubble" exists between the ears of the Un-informed buyer

Originally Posted by Splashone

Perhaps not but when I see W&B wedges priced/going for $500+, I can't help but think that at some point the market will cool and then the price would come back to reality...That would define a bubble.

There have been a few articles lately around the collection of wine, and how expensive buying some of these wines, are, even though they are never be consumed. And chances are, most argree, that if you were to open and drink one of these wines, it would be absolutely horrible!

There's also a new trend of buying empty wine bottles, some of these empty wine bottles are selling in the range of the thousands upon thousands of dollars.

It also goes back to the old adage, one man's trash, is another man's treasure...

Speaking of whine I bought this double mag in 91,stored it perfectally all these yrs.Opened it last xmas,is fit to cook with, terrible to drink

I'm a n00b. No doubt. But ANYTHING on ebay is the same way. Don't get anxious. Do t get hooked on a single item and always set a limit. Contact the seller before bidding on any questions. Think of em, you can tell the kind of seller buy their response. Market value is whatever someone is willing to pay.

And the most important thing is to research any item. I've learned more about razors that I don't own this way. But iknew what the item was and usual market value. I've been fortunate. Only two bad buy off eBay. A that's becauseI said screw it its $5 LOL

Basic economics. More demand lessens supply. Less supply increases cost.

So you all stop buying, demand decreases, supply increases, cost go down, I buy them all!!!!

Darren

Originally Posted by RoyalCake

Yeah I've wondered how people do that - doesn't a seller get in trouble with eBay for taking an item down? I've since now learned (from someone else) to put an initial bid right at the beginning to make it harder for them to take it down. But maybe you're right in that I should just give them an offer.

I think they may if they do it too often, after all it is frustrating to the bidders and frustrated buyers are not in the interest of ebay. I also did that when I bid on ebay - put a low bid at the beginning and set the snipe at my real bid. I think that worked pretty well.

Recently I followed a link from this forum and ended up looking at razors on ebay. Even bid on a couple - the asking prices were unreasonable, but I liked the razors so I offered them something that is good (I'd sell it or buy for a little less in the classifieds). They turned me down, just checked - still for sale, but some sellers don't care about cash flow and want to be at the long tail of the market, have low turnover but at huge profit.

I don't know about the prices of the cheaper razors though, I didn't look at those, since I already have a big pile of projects and it's stayed the same for few years now.