Early eBay Sales - Were You Constantly Monitoring Your Auctions?

danreller

I'm new to selling on eBay (these are my first coin offerings) and I find myself frequently looking at my auctions to see how they are progressing. Were you the same at first? Am I being paranoid and over-anxious?

danreller (User ID too).

Dog97

I did that at first too. Checked the bids and the view counts all the time. Then it got old and I just started listing and forgetting about them. Sometimes I still tune in at the end to watch the sniper action.

robertpr

Dan,

That's all part of the fun. I do it too when I list stuff.

robertpr

hey man what's with the accucrap?

danreller

I think I'm at the extreme though. I find myself checking every 5-10 minutes. What gets me is when there is new action and I get excited. I really think the selling side is more exciting than the buying side. I've been an eBay member for over 3 years, but, never could sell because I was overseas in the military and our APO (Air Post Overseas) P.O. would not allow us to conduct eBay selling through the P.O. I racked up over 600 positives as a buyer. I've got to say, I like the selling side. But, I still find myself buying too.

Dan

danreller

I know, I know ... I have a couple Accucraps listed. I bought those early on after re-entering the coin arena after quite a long absence (about 8 years) and wasn't well abreast of ACG's reputation. Believe me, I don't live in Florida and I'm not a supporter of Accucrap. I did mention that I think they are a "lesser respected coin grading co." Upon reflection, I might should have said they are a slabbing co. without the ability to grade consisitently and buyer should "buy the coin - not the slab". A few have inquired and stated they "have been burn't by ACG" and asked what my return policy was. Of course I stated no questions return policy with full refund (less shipping). I hope those don't depress my other auctions.
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On a different note. I found my pictures turned out darker than the actual coins. I used natural lighting (sunlight) through a window, copy stand, on light blue construction paper background, no flash, using my Canon G-1 camera. I haven't had much luck with close-ups with this camera although I've been very pleased with photos beyond 4 feet. I'm a photographer from way-back (started with the Canon FTb, then old F-1, then F-1N, then EOS-1N systems), but this digital world is new to me. I know I have a steep learning curve.

Dan

merz2

I think we all started like that.I admit I did.

mercurynut

I almost never check my actions. I set the min price acceptable to me and then check back every couple of days to eliminate any unworthy bidder ( a lot of neg feedback) and sell to the highest bidder. Most of the action for bidders happens in the last hr anyway. I works for me.

danreller

Mercurynut, interesting... "Most of the action for bidders happens in the last hr anyway". I always found myself bidding on most things especially coins in the last hour or the last few seconds - "A Snipe to be honest". I started out selling my older camera equipment and was amazed at how many early bidders there were. I used to think , why start an auction beyond 3 days? I used to only check 1, maybe 2 days out unless it was a specific item I was looking for. From a Seller side, I see now that the longer exposure might just be worth it. Well, anyway the camera equipment is still getting early bids. We'll see how my coin offerings do. I started out with my "medium" level offerings as I didn't want to start out with crap (except for perhaps the Accucrap holders - I still think the SLQ is nice) to get my feet wet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Dan

coindaughter

I LOVE watching my auctions. Check on them several times a day, and I LOVE the snipe show at the end. Maybe it will get old someday, but for now, I'm enjoying every minute of my seven day auctions (that's 10,080 minutes--I may check them that often!)

robertpr

Dan, you can lighten up the photos by:

-increasing the "gamma" setting, if available, OR
-changing the "exposure" settings, if available, OR
-changing the "brightness" setting, sometimes located within the hue and saturation settings

all depending on the software.

TheNumish

I've been telling myself for a year that eventually I'll get tired of checking but I haven't. Some days if I have some good stuff selling I'll check 10 times. The day an auction closes is the worst. I check over and over again. I still get excited about it. It's madness I tell you!!

CarlWohlforth

Yes. My browser's home page is my eBay page.