Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Some questions make the price go down, too. I've seen it happen. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the ebay habit after I sell a gazillion of small items left (filters, an Olympus AD2 and other bits and bobs). Kostas
eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
So, a guy has a Takumar lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? I'm not sure I like the idea of an informed person raising the price for sellers just by asking the right questions. Perhaps instead, I should have asked for a better pic of the front of the lens? (Doh!) Don (Sulking now, not nearly as clever as I thought.)
Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the ebay habit after I sell a gazillion of small items left (filters, an Olympus AD2 and other bits and bobs). Kostas
Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Just be thankful that the answer to your question isn't reflected in the search results for 'smc takumar' Or is it? On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:11:29 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the ebay habit after I sell a gazillion of small items left (filters, an Olympus AD2 and other bits and bobs). Kostas
RE: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Yes, the downside is that other bidders may get key information that only you had in the past. BUT, there is also a great upside to this. If the seller gives you false answers, they are in the listing and gives you much better grounds to get a refund if you end up getting something less than what you bid on due to his false claims! The seller certainly cant deny he made them when they are right there in the listing and unalterable... JCO -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 8:44 AM To: PDML Subject: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy. So, a guy has a Takumar lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? I'm not sure I like the idea of an informed person raising the price for sellers just by asking the right questions. Perhaps instead, I should have asked for a better pic of the front of the lens? (Doh!) Don (Sulking now, not nearly as clever as I thought.)
RE: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Here's a response I got from a fella named Jim: quote i) Level a complaint to eBay directly and send one to their suggestion box, as others have. ii) Your questions cannot be edited by the seller so I go with something like If it's alright, I'd prefer my questions not be posted. Thanks. Make sure its the very first sentence. It's awkward, but I've had pretty good luck with it. end quote Very good ideas IMHO. Jim hasn't posted to the list yet, can't blame him the way some of us COF's growl sometimes. Everybody altogether now: HEY JIM, it's OK we don't REALLY bite! (Probably would but it's just a mailing list!) ;-) Don -Original Message- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:44 AM To: PDML Subject: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy. So, a guy has a Takumar lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? I'm not sure I like the idea of an informed person raising the price for sellers just by asking the right questions. Perhaps instead, I should have asked for a better pic of the front of the lens? (Doh!) Don (Sulking now, not nearly as clever as I thought.)
Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Kostas Kavoussanakis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. Keep in mind that, with many items, more accurate information would tend to keep the price *down*. I've bought a few things that would have been cheaper had this kind of question been answered :( -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
I sure don't like this either. I wonder what would happen if one used a category for the question that might not trigger posting of the query. I would try: Question about combined shipping for multiple items. Then ask your question about SMC or whatever. Joe
RE: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
The posting of the Q A is solely up to the seller. This is not that good because anytime the seller has a less than desireable answer he can choose the Q A to be kept private. JCO -Original Message- From: Joseph Tainter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 4:56 PM To: pdml Subject: Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy. I sure don't like this either. I wonder what would happen if one used a category for the question that might not trigger posting of the query. I would try: Question about combined shipping for multiple items. Then ask your question about SMC or whatever. Joe
Re: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy.
Have watched this happen often since the change. This is becoming inflationary! Contact Greenspan! - Original Message - From: Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:44 AM Subject: eBays new Questions from other buyers thingy. So, a guy has a Takumar lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone discovered a super, devious, informed, clever way around this? I'm not sure I like the idea of an informed person raising the price for sellers just by asking the right questions. Perhaps instead, I should have asked for a better pic of the front of the lens? (Doh!) Don (Sulking now, not nearly as clever as I thought.)
