jmidgley 0 #1 September 5, 2005 Hi I'm selling my bike on ebay at the moment - it's due to finish in a few hours. Not having sold on ebay before, I'm puzzled that there are 39 people watching, and no bids. What's that about? If I've priced it too high, I'd have thought they'd just move on. Anyway, admire my bike! John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisamariewillbe 1 #2 September 5, 2005 Very normal, what will happen is they will bid in the last minute , hoping to not have the price drawn up to highSudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #3 September 5, 2005 Ooooh nice bike too!!! Wish i had the cash.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #4 September 5, 2005 I'm puzzled that there are 39 people watching, and no bids. What's that about? Quote im guessing that is because they are waiting for someone to start the Bid, to see if they can get it at a cheaper price, or when a bid is made then see if they still want it - they aren't committing themselves until they really want to if you see what i mean. or it could be because some are just looking out of interest, and are maybe looking into getting a bike but are for now getting an idea of the market or how things run on ebay. Another guess - youll probably get a lto of bids in these last hours because the potential customers then have to decide for sure and will thus start putting the bids through as the time runs out. Nice Bike, id be very surprised if it didnt sell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Kris 0 #5 September 5, 2005 I sold my '02 Suzuki GSX-R 600 on eBay last year. I set a reserve of $3500, started the bidding at $3000. I was starting to get really worried when there were no bids, but an hour before close, they started tumbling in, and it finally went for $4300. There were two bidders in the last 45 seconds who battled it up from $3700. Not a bad price for a bike with a salvage title and some plastic damage.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #6 September 5, 2005 Yes, very normal behavior. It's called "sniping". You can probably find out more than you'd ever want to know about the tactic by googling the term. People won't bid till the last 30 seconds if they're serious. People who bid earlier simply drive the price up. If you're not happy with the bike going for the price it currently is, withdraw it and put a reserve on it (or up the start price). IIRC you're allowed to as there've been no bids yet. I'm not saying it won't go for a lot more than it's currently listed for – it might well double or triple in price in the last 5 minutes... but then maybe no one will be at all and someone will pick up a bargain for not a lot more than it is now. Point is, you won't know till it's too late to do anything about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jmidgley 0 #7 September 5, 2005 I won't exactly be thrilled if someone gets it for £1,600 but I picked that as my "I'd rather it gathered dust in my garage" price. At the end of the day it's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it - and £1,600 will make a modest dent in an Aerodyne Icon... John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites slug 1 #8 September 5, 2005 Hi JM There are sniping programs available that will automatically bid at the last moment that can beat the last bid by a minimum amount of money R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Kris 0 #5 September 5, 2005 I sold my '02 Suzuki GSX-R 600 on eBay last year. I set a reserve of $3500, started the bidding at $3000. I was starting to get really worried when there were no bids, but an hour before close, they started tumbling in, and it finally went for $4300. There were two bidders in the last 45 seconds who battled it up from $3700. Not a bad price for a bike with a salvage title and some plastic damage.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #6 September 5, 2005 Yes, very normal behavior. It's called "sniping". You can probably find out more than you'd ever want to know about the tactic by googling the term. People won't bid till the last 30 seconds if they're serious. People who bid earlier simply drive the price up. If you're not happy with the bike going for the price it currently is, withdraw it and put a reserve on it (or up the start price). IIRC you're allowed to as there've been no bids yet. I'm not saying it won't go for a lot more than it's currently listed for – it might well double or triple in price in the last 5 minutes... but then maybe no one will be at all and someone will pick up a bargain for not a lot more than it is now. Point is, you won't know till it's too late to do anything about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmidgley 0 #7 September 5, 2005 I won't exactly be thrilled if someone gets it for £1,600 but I picked that as my "I'd rather it gathered dust in my garage" price. At the end of the day it's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it - and £1,600 will make a modest dent in an Aerodyne Icon... John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #8 September 5, 2005 Hi JM There are sniping programs available that will automatically bid at the last moment that can beat the last bid by a minimum amount of money R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
