Question for EBay sellers! Does this ever work???

[Vegas-guy]

I've been watching a few T206 cards all with BINs most listed a few times over at 30 days with let's say a price of 350.00 (example) and it doesn't sell. Then when it's relisted the seller ups the price 100.00 or so! WTF?? It didn't sell at the lower price, what's the point of relisting even higher??

[FrankWakefield]

I know that it works sometimes with used cars... sometimes if something is priced to low then potential buyers suspect something is wrong with it. I doubt that it works with ballcards. And if one does sell later for the higher price, I'd think it would be because the buyer didn't see it earlier at the lower price.

[CMIZ5290]

Reg- you're right...there are some seller's that have had the same cards on ebay for close to a year at stupid prices. I don't get it either.

[novakjr]

Just a few questions. Did the original listings have a BIN? And do the new(higher) listings have one?

If yes to both. I might suspect that the original listings are the prices the seller was kinda firm on, and rather than let it keep sitting, they're playing some mind games, by upping the ante with a higher price but with a BIN option, in hopes that someone will make an offer based on percentages of that high BIN. This will hopefully bring them somewhere near their original asking price, while allowing the buyer to think he's getting a better deal(based on the percentages).

Now, I'm not saying that this is a plan that will work, but theoretically it makes some sense..

The one thing I never understood was when a card is in a straight auction, and doesn't sell. Then the seller relists it as a straight BIN for nearly double the original starting bid.. But then again, I've missed a few auctions on cards that I wanted that didn't sell, only to see them get relisted and suddenly sell for ridiculously high prices.. Timing is everything, I guess.

[Vegas-guy]

David,

The ones I'm talking about are all BIN only! No auction and No best offer? Straight BIN at one price then re-listed with a straight BIN at a higher price?

Originally Posted by novakjr

Just a few questions. Did the original listings have a BIN? And do the new(higher) listings have one?

If yes to both. I might suspect that the original listings are the prices the seller was kinda firm on, and rather than let it keep sitting, they're playing some mind games, by upping the ante with a higher price but with a BIN option, in hopes that someone will make an offer based on percentages of that high BIN. This will hopefully bring them somewhere near their original asking price, while allowing the buyer to think he's getting a better deal(based on the percentages).

Now, I'm not saying that this is a plan that will work, but theoretically it makes some sense..

The one thing I never understood was when a card is in a straight auction, and doesn't sell. Then the seller relists it as a straight BIN for nearly double the original starting bid.. But then again, I've missed a few auctions on cards that I wanted that didn't sell, only to see them get relisted and suddenly sell for ridiculously high prices.. Timing is everything, I guess.

[BleedinBlue]

Sounds like the 707sportscards model. Levi loves to hear you only need a couple of cards to finish a set because he has the cards you need and is more than willing to wait until somebody is ready to pay his extortionist prices.

[mpduq]

how about the dealer who lists a card for 275 or best offer, and then he is only willing to come down to 270. why waste everyones time with a best offer? just list at 270 if that is your bottom price

[nolemmings]

McAvoy had this "gem" listed on ebay for a LONG time, asking $100.00. Somehow it wound up with a new seller, who recently listed it with a BIN of $195.00 and accepted a best offer of $150.00. In addition to being one of the most overgraded cards I have ever seen--could there be more distracting scuffing/paper loss on the front?--it also seems a real headscratcher how cards like these are ignored forever and then scooped up. An impatient newbie who didn't notice the history?


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