ebay question

seemyauction · April 10, 2010 10:43AM

For all you ebay sellers out there I have a question.

On average how many people look at your auctions?

coinkid855 · April 10, 2010 10:45AM

It depends on the auction a LOT. Right now one of mine has about 40, while another that was put up around the same time only has 20 or so...They've been up for a few days. usually as time winds down you get more viewers.

-Paul

ctf_error_coins · April 10, 2010 10:47AM

I have a lot of auctions ending tomorrow. Highest one right now is 60 but the average is around 20. That number will go up before they close.

al410 · April 10, 2010 10:56AM

I just had 15 auctions end this afternoon, average was about 40, some 60's and some 30,s. A big part depends on what the coin is. I had a 21 peace dollar with over 80 and a 23 peace dollar with 25.
AL

al410 · April 10, 2010 10:57AM

Also a lot more may see the auction but not open it.
AL

LindeDad · April 10, 2010 11:00AM

Most of mine are around ten or less but it's mostly modern coins.

notwilight · April 10, 2010 11:05AM

I never check. --Jerry

seemyauction · April 10, 2010 11:15AM

<< <i>I never check. --Jerry >>

When I listed on ebay I was obsessed with seeing the counters, I felt like I had to see what I was getting for all the money I was spending.....

To me there is nothing worse than buying advertising and not being able to tell if its working or not.

LotsoLuck · April 10, 2010 11:55AM

We sell both coin and non coin related items and that number can vary substantially. It seems if a item is hot the bidders immediately out number the watchers/visitors. We have items listed as BIN for under $10 with 90+ visitors, go figure? I think keeping a eye on the count is a good idea. Maybe it is just my experience but ebay is whacky, goofy even, how else can you explain buyers who snipe buy it nows? We have had a few of those

mrpotatoheadd · April 10, 2010 12:22PM

The auction management program I use includes the page views as part of the info it gets from eBay. Once the auction is over, the high bidder, high bid and total page views are all right there to see. Generally, I don't spend much time worrying about it, but if I see things with unusually high numbers of page views, I'll make a point to keep an eye out for similar items to buy for future listings.

boyhowdy · April 11, 2010 1:55AM

eBay has just started showing page views as well as watchers. I believe the number of watchers to be a better
indication of how much interest there is in that coin.

I sold 17 lots yesterday and averaged a dozen watchers or so each. That meant I had a ball playing my new game --
KA-CHIIIIING! I watch as my auction is ending and refresh the page every few seconds as time runs out. I can
watch the last second sniping with the knowledge that every bid is a profit for me. Last year I had one coin jump from $550
to $740 in the last 4 seconds. KA-CHIIING!

BigSteve

PawPaul · April 11, 2010 1:59AM

..........Selling Franklins and Washingtons I average 4 or 5 watchers

OPA · April 11, 2010 2:10AM

My son sold an empty 20+year old 58 liter steel wine keg that had over 300 hits and over 40 watchers...Wish I had half as many hits for my coins.

lkenefic · April 11, 2010 2:18AM

I agree with some of the other posters... it depends upon what you're selling. I had an 1857 Large Cent that had ~50 looks with ~12 watchers and I made a decent profit on it with about six people bidding. On the flip side, I've had well over 250 looks with ~25 watchers and only six people bidding on a 1909-S VDB that sold for ~20% behind bid... it all depends on what's hot and the people that have the money...

CEOGBOSE · April 11, 2010 2:42AM

I've noticed it has a lot to do with the time the item was listed and the day it ends. Ending in the evening between 7-8PM Thursday's and Sunday's seem to get the most attention in my opinion.

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