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Posted By: warshawlaw

As far as I know, a watch list cannot be tracked by another user; I was referring to tracking after placing bids early as the reason why I had to switch to sniper services. I sell too and I watch the watchers. I am glad to have that feature because I use it as a shorthand to determine the level of real interest in my items.

It seems to me that a lot of the seller panic could be avoided if sellers would post realistic reserve and starting prices. If you have a $1,000 card and want to see it get over $700, post a reserve or start it there. Someone who wants it will pay for it and ebay will refund the reserve fee. The problem is the mentality that says you have to post a ridiculous starting price to get "action" on your auction. My experience is that when I put up a quality item at a realistic price, it sells. When I put up a dodgy item or a ridiculous price, it doesn't. Vintage collectors aren't dumb; they pay for quality items. One of the reasons I really don't like auction houses in general is that they post such ridiculously low starting prices. My last consignment actually sold at the starting price and I was plenty pissed. I'd rather have ebay'ed the card myself or kept it.