Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
11:29:23am
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12:04:06pm
Bobby - I agree. I stopped doing 7 & 14 day auctions quite a while ago.
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Bobby,
I agree with your suggestion too!
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That is normal for online auctions. However, the longer an auction listing remains posted, the more people that get a chance to see it. Ebay, for example, beginning in May is promoting sellers to now list their auctions for 10 days. Ebay has removed the fee surcharge for 10 day auctions. It has all to do with exposure. The more that see it, the more potential bids, and the higher the selling price could be.
For SOR, this is not as much an issue as most auction listings receive from 0 to 1 bid. However, keep track of your 3 day listings to see if the number of listings getting sold without the need to relist goes down. The potential number of buyers here is very small, and many probably do not visit this site more than a couple of times a week. A three day auction will miss many of these people, thus diminishing the number who will see the listing even more.
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03:11:10pm
Good points, Michael. For those sellers who list many lots and do so often, it probably makes sense. However, for those of us who list infrequently, and only do so to get rid of dups and raise quick cash for stamps we want to purchase, the short auction is very attractive.
Then, of course, there is the fact that there are no listing fees, which makes relisting just a matter of a little extra time. I figure I can get much better exposure by listing an item 3 times (3 days each). The only problem is the required 20% reduction when using the relisting feature. However, I figure it only takes a minute or so to list an item from scratch, so this really does not present a problem for those of us who are small volume sellers.
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" Further, as a buyer, I very seldom explore categories, but rather check the new offerings and the closing in 24hrs offerings very frequently."
This is my modus operandi as well
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03:39:26pm
Short turnarounds can be too short. Keep in mind that not everyone checks the new items and about to expire every day or even every other day.As a world wide collector it takes time to check a listing against what I already have. Five days to a week should be the minimum. I know that there have been items I have put on the watch list pending checking against n of he albums only to find that by the time I get that done the stamp is gone, possibly bought, possibly re-listed somewhere.
At the same time I will Admit that when I win a lot I like to get the stamp in hand so I do not bid of a similar item. (AGAIN)
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28 Apr 2015
11:29:23am
I have been keeping tabs on my auctions recently and have found that the bids I get are almost always on the first day and last day the auctions are offered. Further, as a buyer, I very seldom explore categories, but rather check the new offerings and the closing in 24hrs offerings very frequently. Makes a 2-3 day auction seem a very attractive option for those of us who want quick sales. Any thoughts?
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28 Apr 2015
12:04:06pm
re: Observation regarding length of auction offerings
Bobby - I agree. I stopped doing 7 & 14 day auctions quite a while ago.
Bob
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re: Observation regarding length of auction offerings
Bobby,
I agree with your suggestion too!
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02:26:54pm
re: Observation regarding length of auction offerings
That is normal for online auctions. However, the longer an auction listing remains posted, the more people that get a chance to see it. Ebay, for example, beginning in May is promoting sellers to now list their auctions for 10 days. Ebay has removed the fee surcharge for 10 day auctions. It has all to do with exposure. The more that see it, the more potential bids, and the higher the selling price could be.
For SOR, this is not as much an issue as most auction listings receive from 0 to 1 bid. However, keep track of your 3 day listings to see if the number of listings getting sold without the need to relist goes down. The potential number of buyers here is very small, and many probably do not visit this site more than a couple of times a week. A three day auction will miss many of these people, thus diminishing the number who will see the listing even more.
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28 Apr 2015
03:11:10pm
re: Observation regarding length of auction offerings
Good points, Michael. For those sellers who list many lots and do so often, it probably makes sense. However, for those of us who list infrequently, and only do so to get rid of dups and raise quick cash for stamps we want to purchase, the short auction is very attractive.
Then, of course, there is the fact that there are no listing fees, which makes relisting just a matter of a little extra time. I figure I can get much better exposure by listing an item 3 times (3 days each). The only problem is the required 20% reduction when using the relisting feature. However, I figure it only takes a minute or so to list an item from scratch, so this really does not present a problem for those of us who are small volume sellers.
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" Further, as a buyer, I very seldom explore categories, but rather check the new offerings and the closing in 24hrs offerings very frequently."
This is my modus operandi as well
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19 May 2015
03:39:26pm
re: Observation regarding length of auction offerings
Short turnarounds can be too short. Keep in mind that not everyone checks the new items and about to expire every day or even every other day.As a world wide collector it takes time to check a listing against what I already have. Five days to a week should be the minimum. I know that there have been items I have put on the watch list pending checking against n of he albums only to find that by the time I get that done the stamp is gone, possibly bought, possibly re-listed somewhere.
At the same time I will Admit that when I win a lot I like to get the stamp in hand so I do not bid of a similar item. (AGAIN)
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