Members Salsage Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I had a guitar listed and I answered 11 questions from different Ebayers and had 61 watchers. The auction ended early Tues afternoon with zero bids:eek: Why would so many "WATCH" this auction with no intent whatsoever to buy it Since the auction ended, I've received 2 emails asking if I still want to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soldierblue Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 Nope. Only if I'm in the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 Must be fairly common, but I don't think I've ever 'watched' anything on eBay. I have had several auctions that had 40-60 'watchers' and no bids. Then I'd relist the same thing for $50 less the next week and it would sell for $200 more than the minimum bid was the previous week. All about the timing I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch items all the time without real intent to buy. sometimes, i want to see what something i already own sells for, and how quickly it climbs in the last few hours (for example). Other times, I'm marginally interested or beginning to take an interest in a brand/style and want to see what it goes for so i can gauge my target price range in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch stuff all the time with no intentions of bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I watch things that i want and cant afford : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 No. I only watch the item if I am in the market for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members curseoftruth Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch items all the time without real intent to buy. sometimes, i want to see what something i already own sells for, and how quickly it climbs in the last few hours (for example). Other times, I'm marginally interested or beginning to take an interest in a brand/style and want to see what it goes for so i can gauge my target price range in the future. Couldn't have said it better myself -- exactly. I'm watching 3 things right now and I have no money. All of these are to get my head around price for future purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I'll watch things just to keep track of something that is interesting while I do a massive e-Bay search. Then I'll go back and narrow things down to what I want out of that batch of items. Sometimes I'll be watching a few items just to mull it over and don't ever bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch items all the time without real intent to buy. sometimes, i want to see what something i already own sells for, and how quickly it climbs in the last few hours (for example). Other times, I'm marginally interested or beginning to take an interest in a brand/style and want to see what it goes for so i can gauge my target price range in the future. This plus ten. I can usually beat the price of Ebay items. Especially when new stuff is involved. But it gives me an idea what I should pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Salsage Posted October 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 No. I only watch the item if I am in the market for it. Thats the way I've always been. If I'm watching an item theres at least a remote chance I would buy it. BTW I received another email since I started this post. He wants to trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RickBeall Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I watch plenty of stuff with no intent to buy. Sometimes I'll even ask questions. Hey, it's a learning process. Thanks for helping educate me. ;-) And then eventually, I either stop watching items of that type or I eventually buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yup... I watch stuff all the time. I think I'm watching about 25 items right now with about a 2% chance of buying 1 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch items all the time without real intent to buy. sometimes, i want to see what something i already own sells for, and how quickly it climbs in the last few hours (for example). Other times, I'm marginally interested or beginning to take an interest in a brand/style and want to see what it goes for so i can gauge my target price range in the future. Yep, this is me too. A good way to gauge the market if you're not sure about what the price SHOULD be. Does it seem to anyone else that used LP's are going for equal or MORE than new? And I'm not talking collectors items, just regular, garden variety ones ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members linthat22 Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I did once and then I finally caved. It was my trusty demagnetizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I often watch things to see what they go for. That way I have an idea of pricing when I start looking to buy, or needing to sell something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gomez_69 Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 People might be selling one of their own, and they want to see what the market value is. I do this all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 People might be selling one of their own, and they want to see what the market value is. I do this all the time. I can see doing this, but why not just do a search of completed items and get the same info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mazi Bee Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I watch a ton of things. Sometimes if something has zero bids and it's still cheap I'll place a low bid in the last few seconds in case I can get it for an outrageously low price. I've got some killer deals that way. Of course, I hate it when people do that to me when I'm selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kellanium Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I don't use ebay. too much of a chance of dissapointment/overspending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 I do it, but only if I am curious about what it is going to bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philphine Posted October 27, 2009 Members Share Posted October 27, 2009 i watch a bunch of things for various reasons. at the least curiousity. at the most serious, when i have some extra cash and kinda narrowing down things i'm interested in, but can't buy all of them. or have a list of things and only so much cash, so i'm bidding and sort of tallying won/lost auctions to see what i have left for a later closing auction. if i start sending questions to the seller though, i'm probaly gonna throw at least a low bid in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 the auction in my thread currently has 6 watchers and no bids and it is ending in 2 hours. The auction on my pickguard assembly that ended last night with no bids had 10 watchers and it was the 3rd week in a row that it was listed. stop watching and bid, dammit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 i watch items all the time without real intent to buy. sometimes, i want to see what something i already own sells for, and how quickly it climbs in the last few hours (for example). Other times, I'm marginally interested or beginning to take an interest in a brand/style and want to see what it goes for so i can gauge my target price range in the future.Yep, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted October 28, 2009 Members Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yes. I like to see what comes and goes, and hopefully when I get enough money, purchase whatever great deal I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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