[eBay] A huge bunch of rare decks!!!!!!!

[xZEROx]

I might just throw my budget for the next two years into this auction if it wasn't for US only. It's a good deal, big bucks, but bigger if you sell them individually later. Some of those decks that have values that would only increase.

[Russell CircleCityCards]

I still think the whole reserve thing is nonsense.  What this guy should have done was broken this humongous auction into maybe half-a-dozen smaller ones, then set the opening bid at the reasonable minimum he would have accepted.  Generating action with people bidding on it does you absolutely no good if it doesn't get bid up to the reserve - it's like getting the bubbles instead of the champagne.  In the end, breaking this monstrous collection into bite-sized chunks would probably net this guy more cash.  As it stands now, he's got about 18 hours left and he's not even up to half of his reserve.

If I were a betting man, I'd say this auction will be a bust.

If I win, (doubtfully) that's exactly what I was going to do.

[Don Boyer]

This is a funny development.  The auction ended without meeting the reserve, he reposted the whole lot in a new auction, and that auction ended with zero bids but at a price of $2,300.  So, exactly which non-existent bidder is he going to collect his $2,300 from? 

EDIT: I see what's happened.  He's created a THIRD auction, minimum bid of $0.99, Buy It Now of $2,300.  Plus the $100 in shipping, of course.  It still has a reserve, though - I'm guessing it would have to be lower than his former reserve of $2,400! 

[DeckOfCards]

Wait. So if the auction didn't meet it's reserve does it mean that the final bid has no effect, the last bidder couldn't get it at US$1325?

[digipunk]

Wait. So if the auction didn't meet it's reserve does it mean that the final bid has no effect, the last bidder couldn't get it at US$1325?

Yes, "reserve" means the seller's lowest acceptable price. If it is not met, the seller keeps the item.

[DeckOfCards]

This is bullshit. I doubt the auction will ever meet the reserve.

[xZEROx]

Hard to say. If I'm in US, I might go for it. It's a good deal!

[digipunk]

This is bullshit. I doubt the auction will ever meet the reserve.

Haha, high starting prices and reserves are all the methods that sellers use to protect themselves.
 
Let me tell you what is really bullshit. Do you know "overtime bidding"? It might be the evilest function I've ever experienced. eBay doesn't provide this function to sellers, but Taiwan and Japan auctions do. If there is a bid placed in last few minutes (e.g, 3 min), the end time will automatically extend by an additional 3 minutes or so. That would be a nightmare for crazy bidders/snipers. Overtime bidding: "fight! fight until you die".

[DeckOfCards]

This is bullshit. I doubt the auction will ever meet the reserve.

Haha, high starting prices and reserves are all the methods that sellers use to protect themselves.
 
Let me tell you what is really bullshit. Do you know "overtime bidding"? It might be the evilest function I've ever experienced. eBay doesn't provide this function to sellers, but Taiwan and Japan auctions do. If there is a bid placed in last few minutes (e.g, 3 min), the end time will automatically extend by an additional 3 minutes or so. That would be a nightmare for crazy bidders/snipers. Overtime bidding: "fight! fight until you die".

that is real bullshit! It's like a never ending war. Have you ever won in such bid?

[digipunk]

that is real bullshit! It's like a never ending war. Have you ever won in such bid?

No, I don't play the game. Most of the time I buy items have BIN prices here.
 
There are too many dirty tricks on auctions. Do you know sellers may cancel your bid? It is not a problem as long as he has a good reason. Suppose one day you find an item that you really want, you know it's hard to find and worth around $100 though the starting bid is only $0.99, so you input your max bid $120 to ensure that you may win it. Now, what if the seller has a stooge? The stooge can not only bid you up, but also know your max bid by outbidding you. Once the stooge outbids you, the seller cancels his bid and you are still the highest bidder. Stooge#2 then inputs $119 to bid you up. Finally you win the item, with $120.
 
These are all dirty tricks. Fortunately they are no more secrets here and bidders/buyers know what happen when they encounter these situations.

[Jin Jian]

1300+ reserve not met .. i would just sell it for 1300

[NathanCanadas]

1300+ reserve not met .. i would just sell it for 1300

He cant do that! He would be losing a lot of money!

[Don Boyer]

This is bullshit. I doubt the auction will ever meet the reserve.

Haha, high starting prices and reserves are all the methods that sellers use to protect themselves.
 
Let me tell you what is really bullshit. Do you know "overtime bidding"? It might be the evilest function I've ever experienced. eBay doesn't provide this function to sellers, but Taiwan and Japan auctions do. If there is a bid placed in last few minutes (e.g, 3 min), the end time will automatically extend by an additional 3 minutes or so. That would be a nightmare for crazy bidders/snipers. Overtime bidding: "fight! fight until you die".

I actually LIKE the idea.  Here in the States, it would more closely resemble a real auction, and it would destroy last-minute sniper bidding.  One should bid what it's worth to them, period, not simply what's one bid fractionally higher than the last.


This seller, though - he's being a fool by not splitting his lot into smaller auctions.  He'll go through a few more rounds of this before his decks sell, and he may STILL miss out on his reserve.

[NathanCanadas]

Quibids.com works that way. Except there are many differences from ebay, apart from this one.

[Don Boyer]

Quibids.com works that way. Except there are many differences from ebay, apart from this one.

Such as?