What would you do?
rbeaton
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Someone has e-mailed me and asked me to end an auction early and made an offer on a card. Wondering what others would do in this situation...
Thanks,
Robert
Thanks,
Robert
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Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
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1) It damages your credibility as a seller. (There are sellers that I do not typically buy from because they pull auctions....)
2) It is unfair to the whole auction process, in general. Even if people have not bid, perhaps they have set up snipes.
3) 90% of the time, if a bidder asks you to end an auction early, they do it because they want to spend less than they are willing to bid.
4) Some big name/dollar players ask people to end auctions early, and try and use their "name" as leverage. (which sometimes work, unfortunately......)
The only time I would even consider it is if it is
a) someone I've done business with before
b) they are offering an above expected selling price
c) they e-mail me within 12 hours of the auction open
d) it is someone I probably would have offered the card privately to, anyway, but neglected to remember...
One situation comes to mind where a seller closed his auctions early on 5 low pop vintage cards (three were 1 of 1's and the others were 1 of 2). I later e-mailed the seller and asked him what happened. He wrote back and said that he decided not to sell them. A few weeks later I noticed that a Registry member just listed those same five on his set. I knew the member so I e-mailed him and asked how he pulled it off. He replied and basically bragged that he bamboozled the seller and got for them for about half of what the top collector of that set would have paid for them. I really didn't think much of the buyer or the seller after that since they were abusing eBay's rules.
My response to the above would be: Isn't that what the Buy It Now option is for? I often BIN certain items for more than they're worth -- and I sometimes sell items through BIN for more than I think they're worth. In the end it evens out -- but if you manage your opening bid and BIN levels, you shouldn't have too many options where a $18 card sells for $1.50
He touched on the "no bids" aspect in the first part of his post, and I would have to say, "if" there aren't ANY bids, you aren't upseting anybody except the snipers...
Most of the time, I see bids going higher than what the "early out" offer is.
Something to ponder....
Larry
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
Thanks,
Robert
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
I've had people send me angry email over this.
The last time I did consignments, I believe I stated up front that I wouldn't close auctions early. If I didn't, I should start doing this.
I think sometimes people offer because they see an item sitting on a low opening bid after a few days, and think that the seller might panic. Most of the time, the auction ends at more than they offer. Those times when it doesn't, I consider it worth it because I have less aggravation to deal with.
bruce
Website: http://www.brucemo.com
Email: brucemo@seanet.com
Of course, these are people you generally don't want to deal with!
Hey Robert.
Looked at your ad. I'm suprised that out of 50 hits, there isn't a bid yet. (Hope there is a ton of snipes waiting for you!!!...)
Larry
email....emards4457@msn.com
CHEERS!!
<< <i>Looked at your ad. >>
Then how come you didn't bid
<< <i>Hope there is a ton of snipes waiting for you!!!... >>
I think out of the 6 auctions I had last week, 5 were won with snipes.
Robert
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
And I didn't hear anyone mention the other side of the situation. About a year ago, I had a seller call me and ask if he could end an auction that he knew I was going to bid on. He wanted to go ahead and sell to me at the minimum bid (3k). He stopped it. I bought it.
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I'll offer you $1,000 to end this auction early.
A little extra free advertising for you. You can send my commission via paypal.
JEB.
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Bill
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
I will never again ask a seller to end an auction early because it makes a lot of people mad.
but, what if...
they have zero to five feedbacks
they have a '36 World Wide Gum DiMaggio ROOKIE - yep, that's how I got mine - they made me so HAPPY
mispelled the description
willing to offer ??? over SMR
then again,
The "BUY IT NOW" option would have been selected if they are willing to sell the item outright!
Denver, CO.
RustyWilly's HOF Portrait Collection
and
Cards for Sale
to end an auction early for roughly what it would sell for anyway can get your other bidders annoyed...
I have found this out the hard way...
-G
Click here to view my Knickstars collection and wantlist
Robert
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)
Perhaps on some of the more thinly-traded issues it might make more sense if you know that there will not be too many bidders down the line. But I still think in the long-run, it is beneficial to you as a seller in keeping potential bidders lined up for future auctions.
Robert
Any high grade OPC Jim Palmer
High grade Redskins (pre 1980)