liquidator01uk
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Generally no, but its up to you
The benefit of telling them is that if they're prepared to pay that amount, they might just slip a big enough bid in straight away, which gets you the price you want
The downside might be that your expectations are too high and they'll not bother bidding
I think ebay is so widely used these days that the auctions where your price creeps up to an unrealistic figure are rare - there are usually so many similar items for sale at the same time that people might only have to wait a few hours before the same thing comes up without a reserve and they won't bid on items with reserves |
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ellie
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You dont have to but i think its nice to |
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Rachel C
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I'm a regular buyer on Ebay, and I'm put off by people putting a reserve price on an item. I notice that items with reserves get far less bids than items without, as people feel that they won't be getting a good deal.
If you have a minimum, why not just start your bidding at that price? Everybody knows where they stand then. If you decide you must have a reserve and someone asks what it is, I'd suggest you do tell them, or otherwise they may just go away without bothering to bid
All the best |
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Sod it
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I do, I hate when people say they can't tell you, but its their choice, I usually don't bid if they don't want to tell me. |
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CLARABELL
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Why not they might actually put a bid in at that price then. |
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lbaker2656
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Yes I do. They might then put in a bid at that price. You've then sold your item at the price you wanted. |
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deco
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helen d,
yes, you should tell if they ask.
i mean what is the point of not telling them?
if you don't, all some may do, is snibble up to it anyway and many may NEVER bid.
i won't waste my time bidding on a reserve unless i know what the reserve is. i have better things to do.
once the reserve is met, it tells all bidders that. so they can pretty much guess what the reserve was by looking at the bid history.
many bidders are smarter than you think.
don't play games. you'll just pi** off potential bidders. |
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mamgu.......
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x. never. x |
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burgdude2006
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reserve auctions are for suckers. you pay 5x as much for listing fees thinking your item wont sell for $X but if you would do some research and look around, you could see the average price they are selling for and just sell it with no reserve. I havent used a reserve price on my auctions since 2001 and ive never lost money to a low ending bid. just do your homework first or else pay 5-10 dollars or more to list something when you can list it at .01 and pay 65 cents and it will end up selling for the same amount. |
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Sarah G
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No. |
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www.worlddect3.co.uk
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No, at a auction house you don´t know the end price anyway. Just be alert lots of problem people on ebay. Often people asking for reserve price just waisting your time. And remember to watch out for spoof emails regarding ebay, never click on link from ebay email. Go to your ebay account a read your email there. |
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bugaboo
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No.. Let them guess by bidding up to it.. |
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Boiled Egg
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No, because then they will just offer you that amount and not more. Keep it a secret. |
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rosiedobie
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Definitely not.... |
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gilly g
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Well sometimes, but 'ebay etiquette' says it's not really a done thing to do. |
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g r
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I WOULDN'T NO. LET THE PRICE KEEP RISING AND MAKE MORE MONEY |
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www.shutup.com
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I wouldn't if I were you. You'd be doing yourself out of money potentially.
Let em bid. They will if they want the goods. |
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**incywincy**
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no they have to keep bidding to meet it hehe no point putting it on otherwise |
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