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eBay: Is this a new ebay feature?
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Kono
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Sun, Mar 13, 2005 4:15 PM
Submit Best Offer? Is this ebay's way of dealing with the "I'll pay you fifty dollars if you end the auction early" cads? I guess now you can make your offer and ebay still gets their cut. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29460&item=3963772311&rd=1 |
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Unga Bunga
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Sun, Mar 13, 2005 9:24 PM
I’ve never seen this before. Isn’t auctioning the “best offer” to begin with? Like Ebay has always been? |
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Turbogod
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005 1:55 AM
The way it reads though is that you can only make 1 bid. I guess that's where the multiple usernames come in handy. |
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princessP
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005 12:58 PM
that's the first time I've seen that myself. b |
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WillTiki
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005 2:38 PM
Best Offer is essentially a Buy It Now where the buyer sets the price, terms etc and the seller has right of refusal. Another way of looking at it is a hidden reserve combined with buy it now but with right of refusal. So, you are correct; it is the way ebay gets their cut from the end it early via email transaction crowd. The plus side is that if you offer a high enough price and you offer is accepted, there is no sniping to worry about. |
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Mystiki
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Fri, Mar 18, 2005 11:04 PM
I think craiglist has cornered the trading/bartering market handsdown and still doesn't ask any money for it. I can't see bartering being profitable for eBay.
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Mystiki
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Fri, Mar 18, 2005 11:08 PM
Yeah, I guess this new feature justifies the fee hikes!!! I do like the new "Want it Now" feature though. It's hard enough to know what people want, this feature tells you what people are looking for...me likes @;-)
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