9 Feb
2002
9 Feb
'02
11:16 a.m.
Just curious if anyone has an opinion on why this
didn't move.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2001112267 While I
don't know what his minimum is, seems like anything in this family should be
worth about $100 or so, based on what Kaypros and a few others go for. He
had it up once before, and it didn't sell.
And I'm not interested in the merits or demerits of eBay, reputations, yada
yada yada. I just want to know what someone thinks why a classic like this
didn't even get bid on, except by one guy (me).
--John
I don't normally bid on items with reserves, and I think many others operate the same
way. People use reserves because they think
that starting low may generate a bidding frenzy that will drive the price up. It probably
has the opposite effect by attracting
bottom feeders that will never bid high, and turning off some people who might actually be
interested but don't want the additional
hassle of having to bid against the seller's reserve.
-W