[Milsurplus] Re: Best time to end eBay auctions ? More questions

[J Forster]

David Stinson wrote:

> I've done quite a bit of Ebay; it's
> the only way I can pay for my collecting :).
> IMHO, end your auctions Sunday night 9 PM eastern,
> + or - an hour or so. [snip]

I had planned on going with ten day auctions as it gives more exposure
time. Is there any downside to this? The groups seem to suggest a
weekend evening is the best time to end a sale.

> [snip]
> That being said, of late I've often gone with
> a fixed, "But It Now" price.

How do you think a BIN price should be set? A multiple of the opening
bid? And where do you think the opening bid should be set? What about a
higher opening bid vs. a reserve? Sometimes it's hard to gage what an
item is worth Do you think a BIN should even be offered? I've never been
on the seller side of the fence.

Thanks,
-John


> The advent of sniping killed the
> human nature effect of auctions that brought
> higher selling prices, so there's less incentive
> to sit and wait 7 days for 15 seconds of sniping.
> Not that I decry sniping; I do it myself.
>
> 73 Dave S.