[R-390] auction scams

[Jim Shorney]

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On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:56:19 -0700 (PDT), Joe Foley wrote:

>Nobody even bids on my stuff!

This is what works for me:

1. Include a decent picture in the auction ad.

2. Include plenty of info in the ad.  Check your grammar and spelling. 
Make sure your ad is nicely formatted (white space between points
really helps readability) and doesn't take forever to load (keep
pictures under 30-40 KB).  A poorly formatted ad in badly-phrased or
misspelled english really hurts credibility (at least, it does with
me).

3. Advertise.  Do a google groups search to find any neswgroups where
your particular item (or something similar) is discussed.  Then post a
FA ad with a link to the auction - BUT FIRST, peruse some of the
message headers in the newsgroup to see if this type of post is
acceptable.  OT posts get some folks all twisted up in a knot.  Don't
post FA ads to newsgroups or lists (reflectors) where it is expressly
forbidden.

4. Set the start price LOW (set a reserve price if appropriate) - this
helps get the bidding frenzy started.

5. Don't bother trying to sell any Collins gear, just send it directly
to me.

YMMV

(insert obligatory mention of R390a here to keep this on-topic)

Big Jim
(IBM)

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