[meteorite-list] 3 Day Meteorite Auctions

From: Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat May 21 20:18:04 2005
Message-ID: <007601c55e63$b270b030$2f01a8c0_at_Dell>

GO FIGURE!!! Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Knudson" <peregrineflier_at_npgcable.com>
To: "Dave Freeman mjwy" <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>; "Bob Evans"
<bobe5531_at_comcast.net>
Cc: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 3 Day Meteorite Auctions


> Dave wrote;
> " Trouble is that most buyers want a hot deal and
> prefer to just bid and wait it out rather than pay a penny too much with
> the buy it now option. "
>
> That is true! I have actually had a few auctions that had someone bid on
> them and not use the buy it now, and when the auction ended, it went for
> more than the buy it know was in the beginning.
>
> Thanks, Tom
> peregrineflier <><
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Freeman mjwy" <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
> To: "Bob Evans" <bobe5531_at_comcast.net>
> Cc: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 3 Day Meteorite Auctions
>
>
>> Dear Bob;
>> Many times I get requests for the "buy it now" option and I put it in
>> most of my auctions. Trouble is that most buyers want a hot deal and
>> prefer to just bid and wait it out rather than pay a penny too much with
>> the buy it now option. Another large mistake is that one should bid
>> what they feel is the most they are willing to pay and expect that they
>> may not win everything they want if cost is a consideration. There
>> seems to always be someone willing to pay more. If an item doesn't
>> sell with the three day auction, the seller is forced to relist and then
>> the cost vs. profit is changed with a relisting fee. Oddly, and item
>> that doesn't sell the first go round may have a battle of the bidders
>> war on the second listing, go figure.
>> When someone figures it all out they can write a book and sell it to the
>> list.
>> Best Saturday,
>> Dave Freeman
>> mjwy
>>
>> Bob Evans wrote:
>>
>> > I find it a pain in the rear to wait for a 7 day auction to end. I
>> > know that sellers want to get plenty of exposure, but, it seems like
>> > there are a few initial bids and then the auction goes into a freeze
>> > until the last day of the auction. So, we just sit back and wait.
>> > The way I look at it auctions that are of shorter duration could
>> > possibly double a sellers sales in any time frame.Sure its more work.
>> > But, $10k/ month is better than $5k/ right?
>> > Just a suggestion to all of the larger ( volume ) dealers . Mike ,
>> > Hupe , etc.
>> >
>> > Just a suggestion,
>> > Bob
>> >
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