...OR... one could bid on all the other auctions out there that have NO BUYER'S PREMIUM and save 15% or 20% or whatever...
...or is that too obvious a solution? I recall that eBay makes a big deal out of prohibiting sellers from adding "hidden or unexpected" charges to their auctions after they close. I know when I stated in my auction descriptions that I would add a 2% fee to anyone who paid with PayPal that eBay quickly shut down my auctions without notice. But somehow Heritage can publicize their auctions on eBay... take bids on eBay... not close them on eBay... and then charge a 20% premium ON TOP of the final bid if you somehow happen to win the item via your eBay bid... ? I guess all this falls under the umbrella of the "eBay Live!" format. Whatever. For sure it's nothing like the rules and conventions that apply to all other eBay auctions (including Bruce's and other big-buck, high-quality, high-end sellers). For some reason Heritage seems to be able to operate on a completely different playing field using a completely different set of rules and expectations than those which people expect all other on-line sellers to operate by. I guess I just don't get it. -- JR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 13:46 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Heritage Auction > > > >Why the hell should ANYONE bid on eBay then? > > Well, I believe that any bid you place on a Heritage auction through > eBay, whether an absentee bid or an eBay Live bid, is going to incur > an extra 5% buyers premium over any bid placed in advance or live > directly with Heritage. > > So yes, bidding through eBay is always going to cost you a bit more. > After all, it's not like Heritage has any reason to encourage people > to participate via eBay; I'm sure that they would much rather you > deal directly with them, and they've set up several ways to do this. > The eBay options are just there for people who prefer to go through > eBay for whatever reason and are willing to pay the price, and also > to draw in those who just don't know any better. > > Randy Petersen > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
