Hi Doug, List,
Respectfully I disagree with the statement, though only somewhat...
...For those complaining about Watchers being useless to Sellers, check
your basic assumptions. Watching is a tool for BUYERS, not Sellers. It
is not meant to be especially useful to Sellers...
Not really
Hi Eric,
I Googled the term auction sellers fees and found this page:
http://auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/charts/chart.pl?Auction_Site_Seller_Fees
Scanning through it, it seems that most auction sites charge anywhere from 1.5%
to 5.5% commission to the seller, plus either a listing fee, a
Oh, thanks a lot Doug. Now I have 6 watchers on this cheap item.!
On a side note, because of this listing, I made a $2200- sale off of my
website. Having my ebay name (catchafallingstar.com) correspond with my
website name has had it's benefits over the years. Ebay does not allow .com
When it comes to wheeling and dealing meteorites, I'm so far just a
buyer. Some day I might sell a few just to adjust my collection some to my
satisfaction. Most of my purchases have been off ebay. I make one or two
purchases per month and I try to be picky and exact as to what I will bid
Most of my purchases have been off ebay.
I meant to say that most of my purchases are from ebay.
geozay
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Hi Doug, Jim and List,
Now I won't get too started on why government should regulate eBay's
monopolistic and bloated fees just as they regulate pawn shops gouging
and credit interest rates for consumer protection - it makes sense
until eBay is forced to be broken up just like ATT was: to
Hi Mike,
Oh, did I ? Like Walmart/Costco, ExxonMobil/Shell, General Motors/Ford,
General Electric/Philips, HP/Dell, Home Depot/Lowe's, Boeing/Airbus,
Motorola/Nokia don't have viable competitors, if they are not on the
rocks themselves?
Here is the Fortune 500 list:
Please explain to me though, what use the number of watchers is to the
seller other than to show how many people are thinking about buying
or watching their competition without also giving the seller the
opportunity to contact the watcher with an offer.
Hi Eric - Sound like you explained your
Hi List,
Did anyone mention one of the prime reasons that potential bidders/buyers put
items on watch? I do it foe several reasons. eBay reminds me by eMail when my
watched items get close to bid closing time. I buy almost everything off eBay
and I don't have time to keep checking to see
Hi Guido,
When it comes to eBay,
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
and you think:
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
Depends on one's mood, I guess, life is too short to worry sellers'
problems, since, he who has the gold makes the rules (and we ARE off
Or.. they are just saving up money from cashing in all their empty
beer cans. Case in Point Sikhote-alin stamp Buy It Now for $20-
and I have 9 of the left. It has 3 watchers: BTW the auction has had
only 25 hits since I loaded it !
Hi Jim
You're right: that is a case-in-point.
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