Ebay Tips And Ideas.

I find that items starting at $0.99 will often get the most interest and a good price (However, some do slip through the cracks, and sell cheaper then they should).

I once listed a coin on ebay for $35 and it ran for 5 days, without getting a bid. When the item ended I re-listed it starting at $0.99 and no reserve; again for five days. This time I got a lot of watchers, and the coin ended up selling for $50 with most of the bidding in the last few minutes.

I guess it would depend on the coin that you are trying to sell, and how much it is worth. Listing a coin that is worth $1,000 at $0.99 you might only get $600 because that is a lot of money for most people to spend on a single coin, where as $50-$100 is much more realistic.

If I am selling an expensive item that is worth say $400, I will have a starting bid of whatever I am willing to take for the item, so lets say $325.

Not that I've done this, as I am only contemplating selling on ebay, but how "out of bounds" is it to up the starting bid price before the end of the auction?

Say you list it a little below what you're min is to try to elicit bidding action, but then it is sitting with no bids near the end. Could you then up the min to what your real "comfortable minimum" price is - so that a sniper has to at least pay that? Is that any better/different than those that end an auction early to prevent getting sniped? Is it allowed? Kosher?

When I do start selling I am worried that .99 start will get me taken too often. But I do see lots of coins sit unbid on even when starting at say 2/3 the retail on it as a min. Just kind of wonder what the "ethics are" on changing prices mid-stream. I rarely saw it until recently, now I see it pretty regularly it seems. Maybe their rules changed on it!

If it lets you do it Id do it. Prices end up all over the board on ebay which is why I just stick with minimums I would be comfortable accepting as some coins go under value and some over.

I feel like a lot of the people that start with real low bids will use another account to drive up prices when people start bidding to make sure they get what they want.

My theory is dont list it for a price you arent worth accepting and then you dont have to worry about upping prices ect