Hey! I do the same thing. I hate reserves. Why don't people just say what
they are or start their auction price higher?
-Colin
> From: bob bellerue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 00:35:15 -0700
> To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Duo] Re: FS: my powerbook 2400c on ebay ends in 3 hours. - - What
> is it worth?
>
> i have started emailing people who have a reserve price and asking
> what it is. sometimes they say, sometimes not. i think it's only
> fair if you're gonna make an effort and email... bob
>
>> The problem with a reserve auction is that many people will not bid on them.
>> I am one of those people. My reasons are two fold. The first is that I do
>> not know what the reserve is, I do not want to waste my time bidding on
>> something that I may not get, even if I am the high bidder. The second
>> reason is that I feel that the people who put a reserve on something have no
>> faith in the system. Also I have found that many people place a high reserve
>> price so that they don't really have to sell it. There is a reason that ebay
>> charges for reserve auctions now. I have sold many things on ebay and have
>> never set a reserve and have never been disappointed about how much I got
>> for something.
>> -Scott
>>
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