Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
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Philb - Me too! I just find it a bit strange that so many of the items seem to go for the first bid. I guess part of it is that there are a lot less potential bidders.
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Many of the collectors here are lifelong collectors, I suspect;
that being said, I tend to be of the opinion that much of what is
on the auctions is or has been owned by most, there being the reason
for the low number of bids on many items.
I also would offer that shipping costs - usually to 'foreign' countries -
is another factor to consider.
Also, in comparison to Ebay, SOR sells many, many low value items,
which is not very profitable for Ebay sellers.
I would dare say that SOR sellers - by a vast majority -
are not selling here strictly for profit, but to be rid of duplication,
to pass on their collection, or even to just have fun with it,
among other reasons!
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Musicman has covered it all.I list from time to time a few items in the auction section with middling success.I find that the approval books are the most effective and efficient way of presenting your material for sale.For material you might consider for auction but wish to put into an approval booklet,you just have to come up with the lowest price you would be happy with and get on with it.
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I think musicman has it spot on ~ its mostly pro bono and that is not a bad thing 
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04:17:24pm
I've been playing around with your auctions for about a month. I've bid on 53 items and have finally been overbid on an item - everything else went on my first bid. That's a success rate on one bid of 98% assuming I don't get overbid in the next couple weeks on any other item that I'm on at the moment. Not trying to say or imply anything - just playing with the numbers. This is totally different from E-Bay, which is not really a bad thing.
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04:16:50pm
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Philb - Me too! I just find it a bit strange that so many of the items seem to go for the first bid. I guess part of it is that there are a lot less potential bidders.
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re: finally been over bid
Many of the collectors here are lifelong collectors, I suspect;
that being said, I tend to be of the opinion that much of what is
on the auctions is or has been owned by most, there being the reason
for the low number of bids on many items.
I also would offer that shipping costs - usually to 'foreign' countries -
is another factor to consider.
Also, in comparison to Ebay, SOR sells many, many low value items,
which is not very profitable for Ebay sellers.
I would dare say that SOR sellers - by a vast majority -
are not selling here strictly for profit, but to be rid of duplication,
to pass on their collection, or even to just have fun with it,
among other reasons!
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12:15:30pm
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re: finally been over bid
Musicman has covered it all.I list from time to time a few items in the auction section with middling success.I find that the approval books are the most effective and efficient way of presenting your material for sale.For material you might consider for auction but wish to put into an approval booklet,you just have to come up with the lowest price you would be happy with and get on with it.
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12:39:27am
re: finally been over bid
I think musicman has it spot on ~ its mostly pro bono and that is not a bad thing
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