| Ebay price strategies are always interesting | | Other sellers, though, list their tubes as "no reserve" | and speculate on the price to climb due to that. After | they have established a price this way, they add several | "Buy-It-Now" auctions. I dislike this quite strongly, | because I think it is simply ripping off people. | ... | The bottom line is, though: $19 for a single not | uncommon [CD81] tube is too much. | | Jens
That's the tactic I use. Last time I used it was for some GC10/2P mini dekatrons that came my way: http://www.tubecollector.org/gc10-2p.htm http://www.flickr.com/photos/20801462@N00/4927608314/ I sold the 1st two, or three, by standard auction, to get a feel of its worth. Then I bumped up that price by ~15%, and put the remainder (~6 more) up as 'Buy-it-Now'. I personally think this is fair way to sell them. As for 'Rip-off', no one is putting a gun to your head to buy them. If its an item that's of limited supply, you can set the price as high as you want, or need. If you need quick cash, set the price low. If you can wait, bump the price, as 'throttle control' of the sales rate. Those GC10/2P were selling for $35 'Buy-it-Now'. GC10/2Ps are pretty rare. $35 was probably a bargain basement price, in retrospect. Walter does it for his wares: http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/nixie.html Yes, the prices are high, but its a fixed target. On eBay, its a moving target, and you never know when a needed part will show up. Walter's site is always there. If you REALLY gotta have one, you'll appreciate his presence. These parts aren't being made anymore. Right now, $19 for a CD81 might seem high, but in the future (months, years, ...), that could be considered a steal. When I first started buying dekatrons (late 2003), you could easily find western types (GC10B, 6802, ...) for $5 in NOS condition. Now anything under $25 looks like a good deal. If the item was still being manufactured, then a different tactic is used. Take nixie power supplies. I price them, again using the 'throttle control' scheme, so they sell at a pace I can keep up with. Selling them to match Taylor, just took too much of my spare time. They sold too quickly. Its nice to have the extra cash to feed the hobby, but then you need to have the time to enjoy it, too. BTW: Nobodies getting rich selling nixie power supplies. Just be glad if it brings in enough money, to offset any nagging about your expensive hobby. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
