Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've lost count of the people I know who laugh about all the camera stuff they bought at rock bottom prices on eBay, because there was no reserve, or a very low one. When the time comes for me to sell some of my lenses, there's no way I intend to give them away for nothing. just MHO Dan C. At 01:57 PM 17-07-00 -0500, Robert Jagitsch wrote: >>Robert Jagitsch wrote: >> >> > (1) For photo equipment, don't use a reserve. You will always get >> > more bidders, and usually a higher price if you don't use a reserve. >> >>Maybe, but you also run the risk of having to sell your equipment at less than >>you had in mind. I prefer to set a reasonable reserve (=the lowest >>price I would >>be prepared to sell for). If it is exceeded, great, but at least I know I will >>not be forced into a crummy deal. > >I have sold perhaps 100 items on ebay, mostly from $500 to >$3000-$4000, and this has never happened to me one time. I'm usually >delighted to find that bidding went much higher than I thought it >would. I have enough history to not worry about it anymore, I just >post and go. > >However, if it isn't computer or photo related, all bets are off! >Don't know if other categories work as well. > > >-R > > >------- >PowerLogix R&D, Inc. >Main Office: 3921 Steck Avenue, Suite A105 Austin, TX 78759 >(512) 795-2978 x107 (501) 421-7942 FAX (fax direct to my email) > > >