E-Bay oddity

Hi Bud,

Good point !!!!

When we see Model A Forum questions & comments, this means we are "still" kicking.

After this doctor gave a half-hour long radio explanation on how seniors should exercise, the announcer asked the doctor if there was just "one" most important thing for seniors to remember about exercise.

The doctor replied, "Yes, if you keep moving, they cannot bury you."

Hope this helps guys to think twice before trying to buy a Model A "For Sale" sign.
 
While most sellers won't do it, last car I bought on eBay, I called the seller about some questions on the car & then asked him what his reserve was and he told me. Makes bidding easier if you get lucky.

Glen
 
I snipe all the time I use Gixen and it's free.

I decide what I am prepared to pay for a part and set my snipe at that level and leave it at that. If I miss out that is the way it was- the part was to expensive for me . However often I will get the part for much less than than what I would have been prepared to pay for it . Why would you not snipe and save yourself some dollars ? Karl
 
I copy and pssted this right out of my email. As you can see I had a bid of $8K. The seller lowered his reserve to $7105, which Ebay told me about. (I thought the reserve was supposed to be confidential) and for some reason they changed my bid to $7104 instead of 8K


Good news! The seller has lowered the reserve price on this item to less than your maximum bid of US $8,000.00.

You are now just $1 away from meeting the new reserve price.


Ford : Model A 1929 (Item #201151860838)Seller's NEW reserve price:US $7,105.00
(reserve not met)

Your maximum bid is now:US $7,104.00$_1.jpgPlace a bid of US $7,105.00 to meet the reserve.

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View the item you're bidding on:
 
H. L. Chauvin said:
Hi Jeff,

Lastly, it appears that most of us check the obituary columns every day to see if any of our friends passed away; however, it might be helpful if we think about how our announcement will read ...... will they remember us for respecting others .... or will they say the old know-it-all SOB with the Model A finally croaked.

Just one opinion.
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I LIKE that!!
 
whirnot said:
I copy and pssted this right out of my email. As you can see I had a bid of $8K. The seller lowered his reserve to $7105, which Ebay told me about. (I thought the reserve was supposed to be confidential) and for some reason they changed my bid to $7104 instead of 8K


Good news! The seller has lowered the reserve price on this item to less than your maximum bid of US $8,000.00.

You are now just $1 away from meeting the new reserve price.


Ford : Model A 1929 (Item #201151860838)Seller's NEW reserve price:US $7,105.00
(reserve not met)

Your maximum bid is now:US $7,104.00$_1.jpgPlace a bid of US $7,105.00 to meet the reserve.

OutbidButton_73x25.gif
View the item you're bidding on:
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Bill, that looks like a good buy at that money!! Congratulations have fun!!
 
Apparently eBay just crashed big time and could be up to 24 hrs before things get back to normal they're saying. Can't even log in.
 
I'm on now but I notice when I look at the bid history some auctions
don't show the bids.

Bob
 
I have purchased many items on Ebay. I wait to bid when it gets down to 21 seconds and then I bid the most I am willing to pay. Most of the time it does not give another bidder time to increase their bid.

Henry's 31
 
henry's 31 said:
I have purchased many items on Ebay. I wait to bid when it gets down to 21 seconds and then I bid the most I am willing to pay. Most of the time it does not give another bidder time to increase their bid.

Henry's 31
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Sniping software does exactly that automatically. The only difference is it will bid as high as it needs to win the auction up to your defined maximum amount. So if your leading bid is half your maximum amount and the other bidders can't bid in time you get the item for 1/2 what you would have paid. I use www.gixen.com is free and works well for me -Karl
 
whirnot said:
I copy and pssted this right out of my email. As you can see I had a bid of $8K. The seller lowered his reserve to $7105, which Ebay told me about. (I thought the reserve was supposed to be confidential) and for some reason they changed my bid to $7104 instead of 8K


Good news! The seller has lowered the reserve price on this item to less than your maximum bid of US $8,000.00.

You are now just $1 away from meeting the new reserve price.


Ford : Model A 1929 (Item #201151860838)Seller's NEW reserve price:US $7,105.00
(reserve not met)

Your maximum bid is now:US $7,104.00$_1.jpgPlace a bid of US $7,105.00 to meet the reserve.

OutbidButton_73x25.gif
View the item you're bidding on:
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Your 8K bid still stood.

The winner just outbid you by $50 to win at $8050.

Check the run of bids and click show automatic bids.

The seller did not know you were willing to pay 8K.

Only ebay did.

It was all above board .
 
If one studys E-bay users 7 e-bay, it is visited by many gamblers who appear to be addicted to gambling.

One can find where someone bid, won, & in a couple of weeks places the item up for re-sale.

Lots of times it is later bought for far less than what they originally paid for it.

Maybe this is why there is no horse manure on a race track -- all the horse's behinds are in the stands.
 
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Pooch has it right-
often a seller will lower their reserve as time goes by because they have just decided to sell regardless and previously thought they might get a higher amount.
Nothing fishy about it............. unless you're a fishmonger.
 
whirnot said:
I copy and pssted this right out of my email. As you can see I had a bid of $8K. The seller lowered his reserve to $7105, which Ebay told me about. (I thought the reserve was supposed to be confidential) and for some reason they changed my bid to $7104 instead of 8K


Good news! The seller has lowered the reserve price on this item to less than your maximum bid of US $8,000.00.

You are now just $1 away from meeting the new reserve price.


Ford : Model A 1929 (Item #201151860838)Seller's NEW reserve price:US $7,105.00
(reserve not met)

Your maximum bid is now:US $7,104.00$_1.jpgPlace a bid of US $7,105.00 to meet the reserve.

OutbidButton_73x25.gif
View the item you're bidding on:
Click to expand...

Looking at the bid results whirnot's bid is the two $7104 bids not the $8000 bid.

Bob
 
Did Whirnot cancel his 8K bid after the ebay email ?

He does not show up in the automatic bids after $7104 .

The seller lowered the reserve to 7105 when the bid was 7100 .

Then ebay proxied bidded the bid up to one dollar less and sent the email out to the highest bidder .

When a seller decides to lower the reserve, he cannot lower it to below what the highest bid is already.

That is why the one dollar more amount.

It may have had to have been to the next increment at $5, but same reason.

This is because.......if a bidder bids a set amount, and it still says reserve not met, and IF the seller COULD lower it to below this bid, this would automatically put the bidder as highest bidder and liable for sale.

This could be without his knowledge.

The bidder may have seen his bid say reserve not met and given up and moved on and never went back to ad, and then found he has bought it and has to pay.

That is why the one/five dollars more makes any bidder have to make a conscious decision to bid again when he knows the reserve is lifted AFTER the very next bid.
 
In the past when I sold an item and it didn't meet reserve, and I DID want to send that item down the road, I would wait a couple of weeks and re-list with a lower reserve, closer to the last high bid. I always had success doing that.

NEVER re-list with a 'second chance' offer that always smells fishy, I never rebid an item when they send me an e-mail telling me that.

I am going to look at the snipe bid deals out there thanks for the info.....
 
After studying the bids, I think if a reserve is lowered , you must re bid.

Maybe if the buyer was told the reserve by the seller privately, the buyer may only want to bid an amount below reserve just to show his interest in case the reserve is not met and can be negotiated after ad is ended .

This would explain why b***r with a max bid of $8000 (after the reserve was lifted ) took precedent over whirnot, even though normally, the earlier bid of the same amount takes precedent.

b***r bid his 8K after reserve was lifted and he auto outbid everyone but the final winner.
 
From eBay's Help Section:


"Lowering your reserve price

If you lower the reserve price below the high bidder's maximum bid, we lower the high bidder's maximum bid to $1.00 below the new reserve price.

We notifiy bidders of the new reserve price by email, and they must bid again to confirm interest in the item. The high bidder must bid again at or above the new reserve price."
 
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