> Also, as a psychological matter, when a buyer has indicated how high > they would go with a bid it becomes very difficult to retreat from that > monetary amount. I've personally only been able to do it once (IIRC) > and that was in eBay's early days. The seller has the advantage over > the buyer in this situation. There is just no incentive for the seller > to retreat from that high bid -- the buyer has gone so far as to place > a bid for that amount! The whole 'can I get more money now or later?' > line of thought seems to just go down the drain, which kind of screws > the buyer looking for an after-auction deal.
This is a very good, and interesting, point. A lot of sellers would see this as you having made an offer, now you're trying to back down. Personally if it were me, I'd've let the $7 go and sold it to you for $25: eBay can be notoriously inconsistent, and something that sold for $32 yesterday might only net you the starting bid of $15 today, it all depends on the competition. If you wait until they relist it, you may even get it for less, and they'd be the ones getting stuck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
