manetteska

as long as you "add to cart" and check out all at one time.... It's always been that way... I don't know if it's always been that way, or depends on the coupon. The coupon is advertised as "10% off Everything"; some may interpret that as everything is 10% off and buy an item here, another there, only to realize on that second purchase you couldn't use the coupon anymore. Just clearing it up.

You *can* use this coupon on multiple items as long as it is used in a single transaction. The 10% cap for that single transaction is $100. Ex: 3 items of $100, $200, $300. Instead of getting $30 back on that $300, put them all in your cart and checkout to receive $60 back. I haven't tried it out (yet), but that's what the fine print is telling me.

Guessing: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=return+of+wolverine+error&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

That's not the question. We're talking about sellers who DO NOT want to sell it, and forcing them to accept "the highest offer", whatever it may have been, to "clear out the clutter." But that is what I'm talking about and how this started: List items to sell them. If you don't want to sell (or sell in a "reasonable" amount of time [not to be defined here]), don't list the item on a site which was explicitly created to sell items. Pretty simple to me.

$600 is the "got to have the money now price" similar to if you walked into a pawn shop and said what will you give me for this item. Auctions on e-bay right now will give you a price that a couple to a handful of people are willing to pay for it (with most being flippers in my opinion) at that given time. The $1,000 price is the "sitting in a showroom waiting to find the right buyer" price and there seems to be a lot of people window shopping in the example you guys are using. The average price is $975 so the average going price for the book can be quoted at $975 and most people will price it at $975 to $1,000. Now if the only time the book starts selling is in the "need money now auctions" since demand tanks then the price will drop and the price may get down to $600 after awhile especially if there is a bunch of people that really need the money. So if you want to sell your item, you price it close to what the last sale was, ignoring the "calculated worth". A comic in 8.0 sells for $200 for years. All of a sudden it begins selling for $400; the new calculated/average worth is $250. Do you price it at $250? Seems like this calculated worth is just a number and worth is what someone is willing to pay for that item at that time.

Come on, these aren't fair responses. No, I'm not the only buyer on eBay, but I'm also representative of at least a PORTION of people who buy on eBay. I am, just as you are, representative of "an" average group of people who use eBay. Correct; but you can't take your situation (or my situation) and say that's the "average" person. It's a sample of 1. Without data from eBay, I don't think we can say how many times the "average" eBay buyer/seller/looker visits the site. Back to the "worth" example... If that $1,000 worth book sells for $600 at a recent auction, and the "average worth" is now $975, what do you price yours at -- if you want to sell it?

If buyers knew the best offer on an item wins it, would they be willing to offer $1000 on that $2000 ashcan? There is no fear of buyer rejection, just waiting that 30 days (worst case scenario) to see if you offered the highest amount. Because you haven’t checked eBay in a couple months that’s the end of it? Are you the only buyer on eBay? On the flip side there are buyers who look at eBay multiple times in a day. If not 30 days what is the appropriate amount of time? Perhaps 30 days is too short for some items, but I’m of the opinion that if you put something on eBay (or CL or the boards sale section, etc) it’s to sell that item. There are multiple other venues to show off your goods.

1. If it’s a rare item, how do you establish what it’s worth? 2. No one needs to look at eBay 24 hours a day. The listing would be up for 30 days — same time as a best offer now. 3. Dutch auctions have been run here without issue. Perhaps if there was a specific category on eBay for Dutch auctions and comics, a person could go there and sort by “latest price drop” or similar.

Though this method may sound odd, it’s not much different from a Dutch auction.

We can go round and round on this; if the item is worth $1,000 why did no one offer $1,000? Or $900? Or $800? Or why didn’t they need it so bad they would spend $1,200 for it? Can make up any scenario we want.

So if this $1,000 book is put up for auction and ends at $600 how much is it worth?

Then if it was one silly lowball offer, people must not want it as bad as you think. Not relevant. If I, for example, think a book is worth $10,000, but the market thinks, through multiple established sales, that the book is really worth $1,000, but my only offer....for whatever reason....is $500...forcing me to sell it for $500 isn't going to fly with anyone. I think we're now getting into technicalities of "worth". If it's worth $1,000, someone should have hit the BIN for $1,000 (or sent a similar Best Offer). If no one did, perhaps the worth is less than $1,000. I don't implement eBay's rules; this is just a hypothetical attempt to get more books (items) sold and less clutter. Additionally, no one would be forcing the seller to use eBay. If you really want that $1,000, setup at a show or offer the books here, or Facebook, or Instagram for $1,000 and see if someone bites.

Then if it was one silly lowball offer, people must not want it as bad as you think.

I was wondering about this seller/thread. Sent the OP a message over a week ago; not read, no reply.

Thanks. What other show(s) do they put on?

Info?

I don’t think a boardie but definitely a dealer who sets up at bigger shows. Mis-priced and back up at $1200.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Walking-Dead-19-Variant-J-Scott-Campbell-Pencil-Sketch-1-100-VIRGIN-2018/263988253935?hash=item3d76ed14ef:g:CC8AAOSw6xJbwiDH:sc:USPSPriority!60620!US!-1:rk:1:pf:0

Just an idea to return eBay to a selling venue not a showcase.

Idea for eBay to start clearing out stale merchandise, and also help realize actual value for some of these crazy sellers: All BIN listings are also Best Offer listings, set at 30 days. If the item does not sell as a BIN, at the end of the 30 days the highest offer during that time period "wins" the item. If that person passes, it keeps going down the line. If there is no offer, item is moved to a 7 day auction with a $0.99 start.

I hope it's MARVILLE so my trips to HPB are worth the effort.

That's a sweet one. Did you buy/trade it graded or just get it back?

Closed. Invoices sent.

It's been such a while I forgot to mark the winners, but all claimed comics have been marked SOLD -- either in the thread or via PM. Last call on this set; take 15% off any remaining comics. I will be closing this early Thursday and sending out invoices. Thanks everyone!

Take 10% off any unsold items. Everything sold should be marked as such in the thread.