Ebay selling - start price high or low ?

[Chris L]

If you're selling on Ebay do you take a risk and ask a low starting price and calculate it will reach it's expected value at the end of the auction or do you start with a high price just in case it doesn't ?

[kevinsoulman]

you can put a reserve on it 

kev

[Dobber]

list on ebay uk,make sure you offer international postage,this way they appear on ebay.com aswell,start at 99p for 10 days,no reserve,you will get what they are worth mate.

[Jkpnefc]

Always start mine at 99p...usually reach what they are worth.......now and again miss out a bit but swings and roundabouts.Always amazed when I check completed listings of those that put ridiculous prices on...........row after row unsold again and again.How do You motivate Yourself to keep listing?Madness

Edited August 1, 2015 by jkpnefc

[Chris L]

An Ebay seller told me he'd listed a Sam Fletcher at £100.00 and only got one bid, he saw it sell a month later for £280.00, that seller started at £19.99.

[paultp]

Personally, I think that common records should be listed at the minimum you want for them, I've had a few at 99p. In demand/rare records will always find their price on an auction no matter what you start them at.

the thing about eBay is that you are trying to find a buyer in 7 days, so records can go for wildly different prices. I've listed things that don't sell and just re-listed them at the same price to see them take off sometimes on the 3rd listing.

no point trying to second guess ebay

 

Edited August 1, 2015 by paultp
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[Northern Soul Uk]

99p start always, it will find it's own level. Start too high puts bidders off, start low it's a 'come and get me'