What about eBay?

I'm guessing it _did_ show up had you looked while the bidding process was going on. Further, if you look to the right just above the list of bids, you can see a link to "show automatic bidding". If you click on that, you should see the interim bidding amounts -- I think that's what you are looking for.

 

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if it were automatic then the same person should have the last wining bid and new wining bid. rather its a completely different person who hasnt previously bid.

 

Thats e-bay for ya! Always making things more difficult then they have
To be as well as more expensive!!

 

I'm not sure that applies here -- I mean, after all, eBay permits anyone to look at the bidding history, and, furthermore, there are two options (one that displays 'automatic bids' and one that does not) for the user. If it's difficult, it's because there are extra options.

 

As a previous seller i know this to be true!, Sorry but i have
Experienced this first hand

 

I really dislike ebay the fees kill me

 

Now they can hold your money for 21 days. It's hard to run a business with a policy like that.

 

Yes, they raised the fees again and again, then they

called the sellers to explain like that "no fees if the item not sell, so it is great deal to the sellers".
It was not true, because they have never charged before except insertion fee. I think people will run away in the future.

 

So if I understand this correctly - if a seller has a AG-3 BIN ridiculously marked-up to the price of an F+, and it doesn't sell, there's no charge... and they can relist / recycle the ridiculous item for ad-nauseum for no charge... if and until some fool comes along and buys it?

 

I mean Ebay, not sellers.

 

Since Ebay comes in many numerous discussions, maybe we can post a thread concerning sellers that is recommended / avoid to include maybe posting your ebay name so that others can see what you have to sell and may want to look at (however a person may not feel comfortable doing that ).. I think this may be a good idea to help each other out and possibly have both the seller and buyer have a win win situation.

Thoughts?

 

The eBay fees are way too high ... especially on the low priced items. To list a $1.50 item with a thumbnail image costs $0.70 and then there are selling fees on top of that. It's gone up a lot in the last few years. I have started listing all of my lower priced lots and most of them have sold. I find that it works out much better than eBay even if it takes a little longer to sell.

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The last PayPal transaction I accepted worked out to 3.05%.

 

I found that I get a far greater return selling on eBay and paying the fees than selling to a dealer for a fraction of what my item is worth. And any auction house charges a hefty fee, no matter who you use. But most auction houses won't take low priced items. I think eBay helps promote transactions between collectors that are not possible elsewhere.

 

My understanding is they charge a nominal listing fee everytime an item is listed. In your example, the unsold item would incur a small fee everytime it is relisted.

Listing fees tend to be very small compared to Final Value fees. Listing fees vary depending on many factors, but my listings are always less than $1.

Final value fees scale up; the higher the final value, the bigger the fees. They tend to run around 6%-8%.

 

Certain things are difficult to list on eBay due to final value fees, notably things with small margins like Low Gold.

 

Do any of you get free listings? I know certain accounts aren't allotted this 'service,' but I'm allowed something like 100 free listings a month. Free meaning the insertion fee is free, meaning I don't pay anything unless my item sells. Also I get cash back through certain purchases through eBay Bucks, anyone else use this?

eBay has been harsh for me lately, taking anywhere from 10-13% with combined paypal and listing fees. I wouldn't recommend selling anything over 100/200 dollars; try to sell local, maybe through Craigslist, but at the end of the day eBay is just so darn convenient! Convenience costs though...

 

It's All Relative!!

You are correct, the eBay "amenities" somewhat offset the fees and regulations imposed by eBay. The "perks" (which are definitely purchased through fees) can be very useful if you're creative.

The free listings are very beneficial if your selling high dollar items, where the fees are reduced by eBay for numismatic items ($50 max), after their ceiling item value is met. The free listings are also useful if selling low value items, where the listing fees are easily 15-30% of the item value. A mix of items can really reduce eBay fees.

You can say what you want about eBay, but if you're a considerate honest seller, there are many serious buyers on eBay anticipating your listings.

I offered classified items on this site and eBid at significantly below melt value with free shipping, generally realizing a lot of bogus responses offering to buy without "follow-up" (non-paying bidders).

I placed a comparable ad on eBay with the price increased to reflect fees, and had a serious buyer within several hours. EBay currently really has protection for the buyer, unequaled on any other site I've seen.

Say what you want about eBay, but in my opinion, you can't find a better general source for buying/selling.

My previous eBay recommendation comes with the caveat that you had better have done your research, and understand the relative value of the items for which you are contracting, before you "jump into the deep end". :thumb:

 

Yes

Yes, it has saved me some money with my purchases.