ebay question?

holeinone1972

If you start at auction at $100 is that the same as having a $100 reserve on a 99 cent starting auction?

ie are the cahrges for the auction the same?

Rob

Robb

Short answer is no. LINK is to eBay's pricing structure.

AlixTCat

Let's see how this plays out below.

Start @ $0.99 with a $100 Reserve = $0.15 + $2.00 = $2.15
Start @ $100 with no reserve = $2.00

So, there is not much difference in the fees, but there is a difference.
Starting at $0.99 could generate excitement and up the bidding. Or not.

Jonathan

Robb

Though I can not seem to find a link that says so, I believe that the fee for a reserve is refunded if the auction meets the reserve.

mrpotatoheadd

<< <i>Though I can not seem to find a link that says so, I believe that the fee for a reserve is refunded if the auction meets the reserve. >>

From your link above:

Insertion Fees and optional feature fees are charged at the time of listing and are non-refundable.

Robb

Reserve Price Auction-style Listings: There is no Final Value Fee charged if the reserve is not met.

Found it. It's for the Final Value fee, not the insertion fee.