When does a seller give up?

me4bargains

I've had my eye on a gorgeous leather jacket that a seller has been trying to sell for months, and I mean months.
The trouble is she puts a reserve on 90% of her auctions which are all used clothes :mad:
She has relisted the desired garment at least six times:eek: So she starts it at £10 but it fails to sell.
This has happened to a number of her listings. She currently has a used cardigan with a reserve!!
How much is this costing her? I gather the fee is unrefundable if a reserve item doesn't sell.
I really want the jacket but be damned to pay a minimum of a £50 jacket that I could probably get brand new in TK Maxx for the same price.
Why do sellers do this to themselves, surely she must have clocked up a heavy Ebay bill?

rose_sparky

I do wonder if some people actually realise how much they are paying in ebay charges. Perhaps they don't look at their invoice or bank statement.

I did mention in another thread on here about a seller who lists Poundland and Morrison items for about £1.25 on a BIN.

Back to the leather jacket, would it be worth emailing her asking if she'd take an offer?

me4bargains

rose_sparky wrote:

Back to the leather jacket, would it be worth emailing her asking if she'd take an offer?

I was thinking that a while back but considering the ludricous prices she expects to sell her used garments for I think she would decline.
I mean she even had a non-designer fabric bag with a reserve!!

mike230652

She has to put a reserve of £50 on the jacket..........that's the minimum amount eBay allow as a reserve.

Why not ask her if she'll name a price that would be acceptable? She might say Yes...worse she can do is say No, thank you. At least you'll know for sure if it's worth pursuing any longer.

Mike

me4bargains

mike230652 wrote:

She has to put a reserve of £50 on the jacket..........that's the minimum amount eBay allow as a reserve.

Mike

I know that but she's deluded if she thinks she'sll get £50 for a used unbranded shirt, cradigan, jacket bag et al.
I've offered her £25 so it'll be intresting to see what she says.
In the past I have seen her list the desired jacket at a starting price of £30 with no reserve, but to no avail. You think she would realise her garments are not worth much :cool: