I dont understand ebay sellers

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tommy123s

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Why do people put a high reserve on something but they put a lower starting bid. Why not just have a higher start bid or no reserve?
 
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480sparky

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Plus, if you have a lens that typically sells for $2grand all day everyday, you can save money by listing it for $9.99 and save on listing fees.
 
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carguy

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480sparky said:
What difference would it make? If their reserve is $2000, and all you're willing to spend is $1999, you're not going to win the auction anyway.
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I agree. If you're an educated bidder, you know what you'll pay for the item. Doesn't matter if you know the reserve or not.
 
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nickt

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I've messaged sellers on a few reserve auctions asking the reserve price and they quickly replied with the info. I think they mainly do it to spur interest and get some momentum going. Small-time sellers get 50 free insertions per month, so in some cases it may not be to lessen their insertion fees. I don't care for reserve auctions, mainly because they tend to get a lot of traffic, so I guess it works.
 
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480sparky

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Whiskeyman said:
What I don't understand is those selling and buying used items for more than they may be purchased for when new.

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I can't figure that out either. Especially the ones who want to sell something used for twice the price of new/with warranty.

ETA: Another is those who list something for $1 less than the BIN price. Like a lens.........starting bid: $299 / Buy It Now $300.
 
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carguy

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480sparky said:
ETA: Another is those who list something for $1 less than the BIN price. Like a lens.........starting bid: $299 / Buy It Now $300.
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Once a bid is placed, Buy It Now goes away, in cases like that the seller may actually end up getting more than the BIN was when it was listed.
 
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carguy

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Whiskeyman said:
What I don't understand is those selling and buying used items for more than they may be purchased for when new.

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Agreed. I've been watching Pocketwizards for months now, scooping up deals from time to time. Too often I see Plus II units actually selling for $100 each PLUS shipping. Who is buying these when a PlusX is $99? I'll never understand the uninformed impulse buyer :)
 
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Mike D90

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And why are some really cheap items listed at a selling price of $999?? There is a reason, and I am not sure it is to trick people somehow.
 
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rocketman122

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Mike D90 said:
And why are some really cheap items listed at a selling price of $999?? There is a reason, and I am not sure it is to trick people somehow.
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And this is anything. a new lens thats sells for $400, these guys are selling for $800. the exact number is not relevant but were talking super high numbers. theyre pricing it as if they dont know what it sells for.
 
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