Howdy Claude et al, Interesting debate on reserves and whether it would advantageous or foolhardy to a prospective bidder.
When viewing solely from a bidder's angle, I agree that it is probably a waste of time, with a few exceptions. I noted a comment ... "There is also the ebay nonsense of a price plus Best Offer". While all opinions are valued, (some more than others), the 'Best Offer' option has allowed me to list items on eBay at a price that I would like to sell, but would be willing to discount in certain instances. An excellent example is a listing of All American toys that placed on eBay in the first week of November. I listed at $4100 'Buy it Now' or best offer. The 'Buy it Now' option included free shipping / insurance. I accepted the bidder's offer of $3500, but he picked up the tab for shipping / insurance, which totaled north of $400. Small difference when all factors are considered. One man's nonsense may be logic to a fool. A fool on the way to the bank. allenday Note: forwarded message attached. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com 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.
--- Begin Message ---Andrea (and this is for Rich, Henry but not Sean) Please read what I wrote. Did I ask you to give it away? All I said is I don't chase reserves. I also said that once a reserve is hit, I may bid. I don't like my time wasted. There is also a second reason and before I give it, I want to thank Sean for also clarifying my point. The second is that there are scoundrels on ebay who place a reserve on a poster which can never be attained and they do it to see how high the bids will go. If high enough they will then try to sell it to the highest bidder for even more than the high bid and avoid fees. I will not aid them by bidding when there is an unknown reserve. I will repeat-----------------reserves are a waste of time. I do not want anyone to give a poster away. Just let me know that it can be won. There is also the ebay nonsense of a price plus Best Offer. I will never make an offer either. (I await insults from those who use this tactic to elicit high offers without having to actually sell the poster.) The last statement is simplicity. Kindly read what is written and not take it personally. Claude 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.
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