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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 1434097, member: 36248&quot;]The eBay ecosystem is pretty large.&nbsp; If it was not profitable to relist an item 10 times before some will pay/overpay for it, then it would become extinct.&nbsp;&nbsp; Believe me, I totally agree that it seems crazy to relist an item over and over at the same price 99% of people wont pay, but many sellers are hoping that eventually the RIGHT buyer will come along, fall in love with the item, and pulls the trigger on the coin.&nbsp; And in fact, this MUST happen, or we would not see this type of selling.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; So, since some sellers can sit on a coin until the right buyer comes along, you will continue to see this on eBay.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I dont think it is wrong to start a thread about it, or to voice disatisfaction about it, since it puts coins you and I would like to purchase out of reach, but you must also realize that it&#039;s just the reality of the situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Keep in mind, a given seller might get sick of relisting and not selling a particular coin, and maybe he needs to take his wife on trip next month, and all of a sudden the coin you&#039;ve been eyeing for 3 months is relisted at an acceptable price.&nbsp; &nbsp; This is economics.&nbsp;&nbsp; The natual tug of war between buyers and seller to find the &quot;correct&quot; market price for the coin.&nbsp; &nbsp; .99 auctions let this price bubble up to the correct spot.&nbsp; With overpriced BIN listings, it&#039;s just a matter of how much financial resources /flexibility the seller has.&nbsp;&nbsp; For some sellers with lots of money, there is no pressure to sell until Mr. right comes along and pays.&nbsp; Other sellers who have less flexibilty might relist 5 times, and then give in and lower the price to what the market considers fair, and then all of sudden there are mutiple buyers.&nbsp; &nbsp; This is where being persitant pays off.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note, I dont understand why *some* people here are always complaining about Detecto&#039;s threads.&nbsp; Notice many of them are multi-page?&nbsp;&nbsp; He is promoting discussion, promoting coin collecting, and has a general enthusiasm about the hobby, hence he is a prolific thread starter.&nbsp; Not everything he says is going to be a revelation, but not everything he says is going to be worthless.&nbsp;&nbsp; You could say the same about 95% of the people here.&nbsp; &nbsp; Just saying...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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