[sdiy] ASM-1 on Ebay

[Peter Snow]

Hi all,

I would add more to the bit about pictures. Post pictures of the item you are actually
selling.  Many times I have been put off bidding because the picture has a caption that
says something like "This is a picture from a brochure but the one I'm selling looks just
like this". Yea, right.

Cheers,

Peter

CasioRZ1 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hey,
> 
> This (sniping) will get you a good deal once in a while, and garner you some
> ill will at the same time (not condemning anyone who practices this, just
> stating a fact).  It also tends to push the reserves up.
> 
> The best advice I can give is perhaps the most obvious: if you're a seller,
> don't put a reserve that's less than you'll sell for.  If you're asking a
> reasonable price, someone will probably buy it.  If you're a buyer, bid what
> you're actually willing to pay.  That way, the ppl who bid 50 cents every two
> minutes will be screwed, and you'll get the item you want... and if you
> don't, you didn't want it as much as they did.
> 
> I agree 100% on the pictures bit... you gotta have 'em or a lot of ppl won't
> even look.
> 
> My $.02...
> 
> Derek
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/25/2001 6:52:09 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> sbernardi at home.net writes:
> 
> << If you really want to increase your chances of winning a bid, bid within
>  the last minute or the last few seconds (it's called sniping). I've got
>  some software called Turbobid that does it for you (you don't even need
>  to be at the computer).
> 
>  Something to add to the "if selling" pointers:
>  Put in a real good description - assume you are educating people that
>  aren't familiar with what you're selling.
>  Pictures! They're worth a thousand words, you know. >>