Fixed price query

soolin

paul2louise wrote: »

yes they have. that is why i contacted them and asked them to do it.

i tried to sell a few things earlier this year by auction and put the starting price too high and got no bids, so that is why i thought i would try this way. there is no way of knowing which is the best way you just have to try it and see.

paul2louise wrote: »

i want to sell an expensive high chair for £150 ish but if i put it on at starting price then that could put people off.

There is a difference between what something is worth and what you want for it. If you put something in at 99p and it sells for 99p then that is what it is worth. You might 'want' £50 for it but other people don't agree with your valuation.

paul2louise

soolin wrote: »

There is a difference between what something is worth and what you want for it. If you put something in at 99p and it sells for 99p then that is what it is worth. You might 'want' £50 for it but other people don't agree with your valuation.

it can also depend on how many others similar are for sale at same time. It is worth £150+ as there are others going for a lot more
Might give auction a go first, see what happens

JimmyTheWig

soolin wrote: »

There is a difference between what something is worth and what you want for it. If you put something in at 99p and it sells for 99p then that is what it is worth. You might 'want' £50 for it but other people don't agree with your valuation.

Don't want to disagree with soolin on an eBay question, but with an auction you need _two_ buyers to think that it is worth what you want for it. With a buy-it-now you only need _one_ buyer to think it is worth what you want for it.

freddysmith

paul2louise wrote: »

i want to sell an expensive high chair for £150 ish but if i put it on at starting price then that could put people off.

Have you researched Ebay history for similar items and what they sold for?
I would then have a Buy it Now auction with a Best Offer option and see what response I get.

soolin

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Don't want to disagree with soolin on an eBay question, but with an auction you need _two_ buyers to think that it is worth what you want for it. With a buy-it-now you only need _one_ buyer to think it is worth what you want for it.

The thread appeared to suggest that if you don't do a BIn then the only other choice was a 99p start. I was just offering a different suggestion of a start price at the minimum a seller would accept.

That would mean if the seller is wrong and the item is over valued the high start price has protected them, but if it is worth more a second bidder may well increase the price even more