eBay listing oversight

[darwinbulldog]

If someone listed some cards for auction on eBay running from one Sunday night to the next, and let's say they were pre-war cards from obscure sets, and that seller forgot to specify the era when he listed them, but then the cards received bids so the seller was no longer able to fix that, and let's say he didn't realize this until last night when he was doing his own search for pre-war card auctions in progress and didn't see any of his own cards, what percentage of the potential bidder attention and what percentage of closing price do you suppose that person would be missing out on?

"Asking for a friend" as the kids say.

[polakoff]

I would tell your friend to end the auctions early and relist next week. No ethical quandary in doing so - there is quite literally an "error in listing" which is one of the reasons for ending early.

[bnorth]

The guy selling would probably make more $ if they cancel and relist. Depends on if it is their free cancel or if they have to pay eBay fees to cancel it. The bidder(s) will be mad though, might bid on new listing(s) might not.

Life lessons are ususally not free or cheap but they are the ones we remember.

[savedfrommyspokes]

There are several larger sellers who do not specify which "era" their offerings are from, so when searching that era specifically, their listings are not found. I enjoy buying cards from these sellers because of the better prices due to fewer eyes on their offerings.

Outside of 12 hours remaining on the auction, there are no fees to cancel.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/end_...l#requirements

I would end and relist in proper era.

[SMPEP]

To answer the original question - it depends.

If the right two buyers see it the auction, no matter how listed it will wind up in the right place. In many case if even the top 5 or so buyers see it, you might see a small decline, but not a huge one.

But there's the rub. If only one of the top buyers sees it ... the "seller" could be out 50-75% I'd guess.

And with snipes, a seller really has no way to know if the right buyers have seen an auction or not.

Good luck!
Patrick

[vintagetoppsguy]

Serious question, but do buyers really even search by era? I know I don't. I search for key words.

[megalimey]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

If someone listed some cards for auction on eBay running from one Sunday night to the next, and let's say they were pre-war cards from obscure sets, and that seller forgot to specify the era when he listed them, but then the cards received bids so the seller was no longer able to fix that, and let's say he didn't realize this until last night when he was doing his own search for pre-war card auctions in progress and didn't see any of his own cards, what percentage of the potential bidder attention and what percentage of closing price do you suppose that person would be missing out on?

"Asking for a friend" as the kids say.

if you have clear accurate title, good pictures
and a low starting price, this is all you need.
it could be listed in ladies cosmetics and you wont get hurt , the right bidders will find it because they are looking for specific relevant words in the title.
obviously you need to be listing some thing where there are not tons of the same thing , as very few bidders want to look through a 1000 best match records