P3D Re: eBay; reserve pricing; startingbid; making a profit

[Bob Wier <wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>
>The advice to me from eBay was to list my items with a hidden reserve
>to protect myself from this type of action.  So be kind and give us a
>break over the matter of reserve pricing.  It is what the system
>forces
>upon us.  Mixed in with the untrustworthy are also the sellers who
>are simply trying to provide good quality items to the buyers at a
>price
>that includes a profit margin.   Should you bid on my items, simply
>place your fair bid as if the reserve did not exist and you may be
>surprised at how low the reserve actually is!
>
>                                        Hershel

Hershel - thanks for that explanation. It's the first I've heard 
that might justify a hidden reserve for something other than
playing on psychological weaknesses of buyers (you should hear
the debates I get into about marketing with a colleague up on the
3rd floor in the Dept. of Business :-)

--BW

              Bob Wier
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