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View Poll Results: Do you still shop ebay? | |||
Yes; very often | 164 | 70.09% | |
no | 6 | 2.56% | |
occasionaly | 54 | 23.08% | |
very seldom; to much BS | 10 | 4.27% | |
Voters: 234. You may not vote on this poll |
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If it was an even exchange each and every time...The high bid is the high bid regardless of BP or not....then answer my question. Why confuse the situation with a buyer's premium instead of just taking 20% off the high bid at the end?
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Yes Rob, the entire board is stupid and you alone get it because you're so savvy. Happy now?
Here's something to ponder though: buyer's premiums depress hammer prices. The high bid is NOT the high bid independent of the premium, it's a function of the premium. Think about it, and maybe you'll finally actually see what everyone here is talking about.
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If it's all the same in the end, why is there a buyer's premium? Just to trick those dim consignors?
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Ok guys, we get it, you disagree.
At the end of the day, the final cost of an item I buy is what the item cost me, and I won't buy it if it's more than I want to spend. Buyer's premiums, or what ever they are called, are part of that. As is shipping. If an AH doesn't charge a premium, good for them, but my end cost will probably be similar to if they did, due to buyers possibly bidding more. I buy stuff everywhere that I can get a deal that I am happy with, which doesn't necessarily mean that I got "a deal". At the risk of fballguy thinking that I'm on Peter's "side", it really is all semantics, and certainly not worth arguing about for as long you two have been on this thread. The original question actually deserves only a simple yes or no answer. My answer is "yes". Hugs and kisses, Doug |
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Well said and 70% of our respondents agree.
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I knew it. The Angry Codger Coalition swore it would be 99%. Vindicated!
I'm joking. Tired of the topic. To each his own. I believe change is coming...for the first time since Ancient Rome. Enjoy giving your money away while you still can.
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The first priority for an auction house should be getting quality consignments. Collectors will bid from anyone who has the stuff they want. If you dont believe that read the candiman thread.
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I'll answer the original question. I prefer ebay for reasons of convenience, and because I don't feel like taking extra time to figure out the final costs of things on auction houses. I bought some comics last year and set some really low bids through one of the major auction houses we discuss here often. The comics were worth about $35 each and I won the auctions for about $16 each. In my mind I had done really well. Then a buyer's premium was added, plus a shipping fee that was about twice what actual shipping cost, and before I knew it I had paid about the same as a BIN on ebay. So, I will just do ebay unless it is some unusual item that never pops up.
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"I can't wait to stay up all night to watch an auction close multiple times while I have to put bids in manually because I can't snipe, while getting shilled by dozens of bidders I can't see at these Auction Houses" said no-one ever
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100% of my bids are on ebay.
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