Another Buy it now anecdote:
I put a used 5 meter TTL flash cord (no box, just cord) up on eBay Sunday
night. Since eBay was running a special on BIN (free), I decided I ought to
try it out. My first thought was to put 50.00 on BIN. Then I decided I'd
better check around. Went to KEH, and found that they wanted $35 for a *new* 5
meter cord. So I put 40.00 on BIN, and someone picked it with BIN eight hours
after I listed it. My wife says I should have put 50.00 on BIN.
Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
Chip Stratton wrote:
>
> I think 'Buy It Now' is a more potent seller's tool than most of us have
> realized. This evening a Zuiko 21/2.0 went for $625, and a 90/2.0 for $775.
> These are each about $100 more than I can remember seing either sell for on
> ebay in the past. Either Olympus on Ebay is once again a seller's market, or
> 'Buy It Now' is sometimes making a big difference in top dollar paid for
> some items.
>
> It only takes one person to go high with 'Buy It Now', but it takes two
> people bidding high to do so in a normal auction - excepting those with very
> high reserves.
>
> Its also a lot easier to goof up and make a non-retractable bid via 'Buy It
> Now'. I can say that with some authority.....
>
> Chip Stratton
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