I have to clear some space in my collection, so I am going to be selling a bunch of VB stuff (most likely) on ebay. I am not quite sure what I should ask for some of the rarer stuff, though.
Noooo… You fell for one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is to never ever spend money on YOB LAUTRIV manuals on eBay.
I want to get the box and manual, but i am having the same problem ordering as I did with Bloxx. You never answered me when I PM’ed you about Bloxx, so I just went on with life, but if I don’t get the box for Face all I will be a sad panda indeed.
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
By the way, if the seller cancels the auction early, I was under the impression that he only gets “one freebie” a year or something under eBay’s new policies. Thus, if he cancels this auction early, he will have to pay the typical selling fees on the “potential selling price,” which would be the highest bid that was placed before the auction closed. Am I right about this?
No – he’ll just have a buddy bid it way up there and then cancel the transaction if nobody outbids his buddy.
There’s a million ways around eBay’s childish little rules.
John E Bravo wrote:
WOW! I agree that is a risky move to start it at at 99 cents! I am highly confident it will bid up to ridiculous heights. I will be watching not bidding but watching. American seller no less! Good eye Ben!
Not risky at all. He would have to be an idiot to start it with a reasonable starting bid.
Here’s why :
1) MUCH lower listing fee by starting at $0.99.
2) eBay Best Match gives a higher rank for items that get a lot of bids.
3) It will get a lot of bids.
4) If he isn’t happy with where the price is heading he can always cancel the auction as long as there is at least 12 hours remaining.
5) Made you look.
6) Listings with lower start prices typically have higher final prices.
The only time you want to hedge your bets with a higher start price (or a Fixed Price) is when there are very few people willing to pay what an item is worth, and the odds of a bidding war are slim. There should be no problem with this item, though.
Don’t get your hopes up on this one. Several sellers have been using the same photo to sell their taps. I can tell you for a certainty that the original seller that used that photo does not have any demo taps. I sent photos, discussed in detail, and still ended up with a standard tap. With that said, I’d be very skeptical of anyone else selling their taps using this photo.
I told the original seller that the photo is misleading and recommended they change it to prevent others from bidding for something the very likely will not receive. I’ve found it very difficult to “educate” sellers on the differences between the two even when emailing them side by side photos showing the difference. I now have 5 taps from different sellers, all of whom claimed they had the elusive demo taps, none of which did.
70 – Space Squash – Japan
45 – Mario Clash Boxed – Japan
75 – Virtual Fishing Boxed – Japan
50 Eyeshade NIB – EX+
I’ll pay full price for those.
I also want the Gundam and the Virtual Bowling, but I can’t go full price on them… Any wiggle room?
foil_lone_wolf wrote:
So, I’ve decided to liquidate my store’s stock of VB stuff, as I need case space for other stuff. The VB scene here is limited at best. I am however making it available to PVB first.
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
So perhaps this isn’t the best time for me to mention that I got Nintendo Power Issue 75 complete with 3D glasses and attached trading cards, as well as Nintendo Power Issues 51 through 74, each complete with attached posters and trading cards… all for $49.98?
I could’ve gotten it cheaper, but it never seems to be available when I look for it. This is the first time I’ve seen it pop up on eBay. I know it has been there many times – just never when I’m looking for it.
