Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 So i am watching this auction. It is for a rack delay. The item is probably worth $400 new and the bid starts at $1 with no reserve. People bid low, but comes a guy with a $300 bid. Now i understand this is what he is willing to pay. He is of course outbidded by another guy. Another hour and bids are at $350 as they try outbid one another. The item is therefore now not worth it to me anymore. I might as well buy new. Am i the only one to think bidding $300 was a mistake and naive? As a buyer, this defeats any chance of getting a deal. As a seller, i would love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tengo Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkHorseJ27 Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 It is stupid on the part of people willing to bid that high, but if you ever plan to sell anything on Ebay it will work to your advantage. I too, however, find it annoying. I was bidding on a Washburn doubleneck acoustic a while back. I had the high bid of $230. I come back the next day to check on it and it was over $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yep I agree. As a buyer, I never bid until the last moment (and this is a a flaw of ebay imo). In a real auction, if there is bidding at the every end, you continue the auction, you don't just end it. But I do see items I might bid on, and it amazes me that people have bid close to what the item would cost new so early in the auction. What's the point? Just buy the thing new, get a warranty, etc. Great if you're the seller. People don't research what they are buying sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 People are stupid and impatient. I watched someone do the same thing to a pedal a couple weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carrier street Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I sell a lot of stuff through ebay for work. Most of what we put on ebay are higher dollar items, and I find that if the the item is titled and described correctly, it'll go for market value, regardless of what the starting price is. The days of getting steals through ebay, unless someone screws up, are over. My .02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Darkhorse.... please paste this into your sig. Your inability to understand basic conventions of the English language, such as the contraction, really bugs me. "Thinking you're better at guitar because you're better at Guitar Hero is no better than thinking you're better at sex because you have more porn." -Your is the second person possessive adjective, used to describe something as belonging to you-You're is the contraction of "you are" The confusion between your and you're occurs because the two words are pronounced pretty much the same. The ironclad rule - no exceptions - is that if you're able to replace the word with "you are," you're saying you're. Otherwise, your only choice is your. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 People don't research what they are buying sometimes. So, so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bowlingshirt Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 The days of getting steals through ebay, unless someone screws up, are over. Meh...you can still get some good deals on ebay, you just have to be patient. Yes, there are alot of idiots who pay near new prices on used items, but it doens't happen with every single item up for auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I get more upset when I fall asleep and miss the auction completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I sell a lot of stuff through ebay for work. Most of what we put on ebay are higher dollar items, and I find that if the the item is titled and described correctly, it'll go for market value, regardless of what the starting price is. The days of getting steals through ebay, unless someone screws up, are over. My .02. Care to explain how I got this custom (BillM modded) Blues Jr. for $414 shipped then? Or this MicroPOG, BNIB, for $177? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I get more upset when I fall asleep and miss the auction completely. you mean you don't wake up at 4 am to place a bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surferbeto Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I assume that one of the other early bidders placed a max bid just shy of $300. And then came along another guy who set his max bid of over $300, so the $300 bid was displayed. The automatic bidding feature would have kept the price lower unless someone already had a high max big entered. Listening to replies on this thread, I hear two themes that cannot both be true:1) Sniping (bidding high only at the last instant) sucks.2) Bidding high early sucks. I agree that some folks bid too high on ebay. But I've gotta wonder:When is someone who wants something supposed to bid high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 high bidders dont really bug me... I just move on and wait if something is more than i want to pay for it. What i hate are reserve auctions, where an item is worth $500 for example... and bidding starts at $1. Even if i bid over the reserve often no one else will bid enough to make it happen. I always think the people placing reserve auctions just don't want to sell, they just want to say "hey look what i've got, that you cant have. neener neener!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I think it can work both ways, depending on what it is and it's value. Sometimes I get a bid on early sometimes I don't, depends on a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I agree that some folks bid too high on ebay. But I've gotta wonder:When is someone who wants something supposed to bid high? i can't think of a good reason to bid high. I suppose if you can only make one bid, then bid high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 Waaaaaahmbulance to thread. The auction's going to close at or near market-clearing price whether it's bid up early or late. I agree that people who get into bidding wars early are ridiculous, but if two people are of the "enter my max and forget it" type and both place early bids, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iamtehcure Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 how long is left in the auction? I'll normally watch it for a couple days then wait until the last day to place a max bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stanner Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 a lot of times "a friend" of the seller will artificially put that big bid in just to up the ante(i've heard).s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 i can't think of a good reason to bid high. I suppose if you can only make one bid, then bid high. an example of when I might... ok, say I'm after a copy of Nevermind by Nirvana on CD, lets say typically these go for around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambys Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is how a market works. You bid what it's worth to you. If it's worth more to you than anybody else, you'll win the auction. If it's worth more to somebody else, they'll win the auction. I don't see how "disliking high bidders" should come into the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SUPER VELCROBOY Posted January 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is how a market works. You bid what it's worth to you. If it's worth more to you than anybody else, you'll win the auction. If it's worth more to somebody else, they'll win the auction. I don't see how "disliking high bidders" should come into the equation. you missed the point completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funky Chowder Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 better at sex because you have more porn." -Your is the second person possessive adjective, used to describe something as belonging to you -You're is the contraction of "you are" The confusion between your and you're occurs because the two words are pronounced pretty much the same. The ironclad rule - no exceptions - is that if you're able to replace the word with "you are," you're saying you're. Otherwise, your only choice is your. I don't think I quite understand. What is wrong with "Thinking you are better at guitar because you are better at Guitar Hero is no better than thinking you are better at sex because you have more porn"? Stylistically, it's not all that great, but what makes it incorrect? Or am I missing what you're saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 I don't think I quite understand. What is wrong with "Thinking you are better at guitar because you are better at Guitar Hero is no better than thinking you are better at sex because you have more porn"? Stylistically, it's not all that great, but what makes it incorrect? that's not incorrect, the 'you are' can be replaced by 'you're' but not 'your' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funky Chowder Posted January 23, 2008 Members Share Posted January 23, 2008 that's not incorrect, the 'you are' can be replaced by 'you're' but not 'your' I understand that. So, what makes what I said wrong? Replacing with "your" does not seem correct to me, but again, what am I missing? Put another way, say your going to the movies. Would you say, "My going to the movies"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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