pull auction or leave it

tired_mum

Hi all i have a cat bed for sale limited edition whiskas there is 1 due to finish before me does not have the original mat in it still doing better than mine and 1 due to finish after me now romping ahead at £31 mine is £2.30 now this is exactly the same as mine when i look in completed items some have sold for £45 BIN shall i pull it and put it on as a BIN or just leave it to see what happens if you want to take a look it is Item number: 180087880845 or if you can tell me what i am doing wrong i have 21 watchers
thanks

sarahlouise210

If you are prepared to pay the extra fees..then add a buy it now price...slightly undercutting the others! You may not have a problem though..with 21 watchers it may take off at the end of auction

steve1905

With that amount of watchers and other listings racing ahead, I would be surprised if your item slipped through at a low price. I always find it strange how some listings seem to draw large bids, even exceeding buy it now prices of near by listings.
It's always an idea to place a reserve price on your item - perhaps at the lowest price you would be happy to accept. It really anoys me when listings are removed or you see the old "This item is for sale elsewhere, so I reserve the right to remove listing"

Good luck with your item.

DonnaP

Hi

One small criticism of your listing is that it is a bit difficult to read (could do with some punctuation).

But, you have had 161 views and with 21 watchers I am sure you will get bids at the last minute.

Personally, I would leave the auction to run and see what happens.

Good Luck

Donna

tired_mum

i dont really want to pull it as that doesnt seem fair but i cant see what i am doing wrong when the one under me is doing so well i have had 2 offers which i said no too unfortunatley i cant seem to add a BIN price to the listing

nightswimmer

tired_mum wrote:

if you can tell me what i am doing wrong i have 21 watchers

Please don't take offence at this because I am only saying it in order to help but taking a look at the other listings, the ones which have the highest bids, look much more professional than your listing does.

It really does help to use proper punctuation. Not only does it make it easier for the reader to understand what you are saying, but it also gives a much better impression. The way you have writen it without any fullstops makes it hard to read as it just seems like a jumble of words, and therefor hard to pick out good selling points, such as the fact that it has never been slept in and that it has the original mat.

Whilst it probably won't make that much difference, all the others have the word RARE in the title. Whilst this shouldn't matter, given that yours is the only one that doesn't have it, it might make some people more drawn to the other auctions.

So it might be worth adding something like "Rare - In Pristine Condition" to your title (that's if it's in pristine condition ).

Apart from that, as others have said, you should still hopefully get a good price.

tired_mum

ok dont worry no offence taken would i be better to pull this and re list more proffessionally with a BIN price?

nightswimmer

tired_mum wrote:

ok dont worry no offence taken would i be better to pull this and re list more proffessionally with a BIN price?

Ack, sorry, I forgot that because you already had bids you wouldn't be able to change the things I mentioned. :doh:

As for pulling it, that's a hard call. I'd hate to be wrong, but given there are only 4 for sale at the moment, the fact that they usually go for £35+, and the number of watchers you've got, I would say leave it going.

You get most bids on the last day, and it will only take two bidders to enter the usual price of £35 for it to reach that mark (possibly even one if your current highest bidder has bid the going rate).

navig8r

I don't know if it breaks any rules but when I sell on ebay I watch a number of the same Items for their duration and see how they run .then the one that gets the best Price I copy the format with a few changes.

Dave