"Dave Plowman" wrote:

I use ebay a fair bit mainly for buying. And things with a reserve or
'buy it now' price put me off - both are against the spirit of an auction.
Perhaps if something was unique, and I desperately wanted it, I'd bid, but
this doesn't apply to most cars etc.

It depends how you value your time, and what you think the chances are of
newbie fsckwit Ebayers bidding way OTT. If something is a fair price I'd
sooner do a "Buy it now" than wait 10 days and not get it because someone
with more money than sense and a faster connection than me puts in a last
second OTT bid.

And lets face it, thats what the auctions come down to. 10 days of viewing,
then 30 seconds of bidding.

Just my two pennyworth.

Paul B)

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Anyway someone asked me for a "buy-it-now", so I told them they could have
it for £150. They then told me know they were thinking more like £75, so I
decided there was no point continueing. I let the auction complete and it
fnished at £145

Just beware of the "buy-it-now" brigade

I agree (in fact I agree with most of what has been said)

When I sold my NSX, I had a LOT of insulting offers from people who
believed my car was only worth around 14 grand or less. I started off
replying to them, but just ignored them after a few days.

My experience of ebay...
My first ebay auction was a 10 day ending on a sunday night, starting at
a quid but with a 15,995 reserve. It went up to 13,100 in the end and I
didn't sell at that price.
My second auction was a 10 day ending on a sunday night, starting at
15,995 with a buy it now for 16,995. Halfway through the first week I
was offered the 16,995 by a couple who saw the car on ebay.

If I had started a 1 pound, no reserve auction in the first place, would
I have got the same price? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have, but the NSX
is a rare car and quite a high value for an ebay auction, so probably
benefitted from a different approach

T.

AstraVanMan ) wrote...
Right, I'm soon to sell a couple of cars on ebay, and was wondering what
people's opinions are as to the best time of the week for the auction to
finish.

I'm thinking either early Saturday afternoon, or mid to late Sunday
afternoon/evening?

What do people reckon?

PING Oliver Keating - you've got good prices for a fair few cars in the past
on ebay - what's your opinion?

I wasn't in a position to bid on either of Oliver's cars, but one
thing that did impress me about his auctions was the way that he
presented them. There was lots of (relevant!) detail, good
descriptions, the auction text was well written, and the photos of a
good quality.

It all gave the impression that you would be dealing with a mature,
intelligent chap who knew what he was selling, and would be honest
and open throughout the transaction.

Ian

--
Ian Riches
Bedford, UK

Previously, , Oliver Keating
dipped their finger in oil and
wrote:
Anyway someone asked me for a "buy-it-now", so I told them they could have
it for £150. They then told me know they were thinking more like £75, so I
decided there was no point continueing. I let the auction complete and it
fnished at £145

Just beware of the "buy-it-now" brigade

I wouldn't dismiss them entirely. I've done that before, but I offer a
fair price, as I'll only do it if I need something in a hurry. Examples
would be some sunglasses I wanted which were £10, I offered £40, and
completed items were usually £31 but I wanted them /now/. Another good
one was a Pioneer PX7, I offered him £50, he declined, and I was the
high bidder at the end at under £40.

The only 'bargain' I've got that way - and with a happy seller - was a
Korg synth. I emailed him at the beginning of the auction offering £200
and I would collect (it was a big synth), the description of the synth
made it sound a lot worse than it actually was, but it was still bad
enough that some buyers would have baulked at it. By the time he'd
replied to my email the auction was actually over £300, but he cancelled
the high bidder, being happy with my offer.

If someone is clearly taking the ****, then by all means, reject the
offer. But if you get a good offer and quick payment, it can be better
than waiting only to find the high bidder doesn't want the item after
all.

OTOH, I'm usually looking for specialised items. I'll email a good offer
because it's something I want and haven't seen advertised elsewhere, not
because I'm after a bargain. If I want a bargain I'll wait for a badly
listed item.

Richard
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"Trooper" wrote:

Just beware of the "buy-it-now" brigade

I agree (in fact I agree with most of what has been said)
[snippage]
My second auction was a 10 day ending on a sunday night, starting at
15,995 with a buy it now for 16,995. Halfway through the first week I
was offered the 16,995 by a couple who saw the car on ebay.
[snippage]

So, beware them, but happily take their money? ;-)

Paul B)

"Ian Riches" wrote in message
t...
AstraVanMan ) wrote...
Right, I'm soon to sell a couple of cars on ebay, and was wondering what
people's opinions are as to the best time of the week for the auction to
finish.

I'm thinking either early Saturday afternoon, or mid to late Sunday
afternoon/evening?

What do people reckon?

PING Oliver Keating - you've got good prices for a fair few cars in the
past
on ebay - what's your opinion?

I wasn't in a position to bid on either of Oliver's cars, but one
thing that did impress me about his auctions was the way that he
presented them. There was lots of (relevant!) detail, good
descriptions, the auction text was well written, and the photos of a
good quality.

It all gave the impression that you would be dealing with a mature,
intelligent chap who knew what he was selling, and would be honest
and open throughout the transaction.

Ian

--
Ian Riches
Bedford, UK

FYI ...This isnt Ebay feedback section

In article ,
says...
"Trooper" wrote:

Just beware of the "buy-it-now" brigade

I agree (in fact I agree with most of what has been said)
[snippage]
My second auction was a 10 day ending on a sunday night, starting at
15,995 with a buy it now for 16,995. Halfway through the first week I
was offered the 16,995 by a couple who saw the car on ebay.
[snippage]

So, beware them, but happily take their money? ;-)


indeed ;-)

I should have called them the "I want to buy it now but I think your a
moron who doesn't know how much your item is worth and i'm going to try
it on by giving you an insulting offer" brigade.

You can't really argue against somebody using the buy-it-now option if
they offer the buy-it-now price :-)

T.