How cheap does it have to be?

[pistolar]

I have been clearing all my collection of Tvr parts out at what i think are bargain prices. Prices at which you should think i'll buy that and keep it as a spare.

So why hasnt this sold after a few listings?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290903746774?ssPageName=...

[Mr Tank]

Neil

Simple mate unless sombody needs it people will not buy it just to have it laying around. The number of TasminsS1 around is also ltd!

Andy

[mrzigazaga]

I would of had it if it fitted mine mate...Ziga

[adam quantrill]

Does the sofa come with it? ;^)

Ebay might not be the best place for this type of thing where you only want one when you need one. Try Ebid instead - for peanuts you can put up an advert that last for weeks on end - I've had one running for months.

[Lemonentry]

Rules of eBay v market place. Start the item for £1 in a 10 day bid. Then say to yourself, "what will be will be" and don't look until its sold. I've sold thinds from £2 to 20k and always been happy, cause that's the market place v junk you want gone. And it's always gone when you start it at £1. Win some lose some is the motto.

Kev

[mrzigazaga]

Lemonentry said:

Win some lose some is the motto.

Very true!..i bought a saxo power steering pump off ebay that cost me £70 with postage and it was the wrong type so i listed it for £50 with a reserve of 50 + £10 postage..It didnt sell and i was charged £2.33...they relisted it for free but i couldnt put a reserve on it as it has to be £50 or over!..So i kinda forgot about it until i checked my ebay account and there was a reminder for an invoice..It had sold...When i saw for how much i was gutted..£10...+ £10 postage..I posted it off and it cost me £15 to post..So i made £2.67 back on £87.33...I wont be doing that again...Its okay if you have stuff that you are trying to get rid of that hasnt cost you to buy it in...Perhaps hang on to it as someone might need one..If you have the space for it mate..Ziga

[pk500]

put it on classified ! ph its free if you have been a member long enough !

[jmorgan]

Not that I am after it, there are a few bits and bobs I have seen on ebay but the hassle/horror stories mean I never bother.

[Danny Hoffman]

It's a strange and unpredictable beast. Under pressure from SWMBO I'be been slowly selling a few bits.

Some stuff that you'd think would be really popular doesn't sell, and then a few weeks later goes for well over what you would expect.

Occasionally something that is second hand goes for well over the new cost, I sold some second hand Merc wheel centres for 4 times the price others were advertising new ones for.

[Lemonentry]

Occasionally something that is second hand goes for well over the new cost, I sold some second hand Merc wheel centres for 4 times the price others were advertising new ones for.


[/quote]

Ahhh now that's may seem strange, and not saying its the same in your case, but I saw 4 original etype knock on caps go for 4 times the price of new ones that looked the same and proberly were, but because they were battered and used, they were seen more original than new, the Chinese are confusing the market to a point where everyone believes new is rubbish. But on that point it seems it may be worth a punt to, buy 4 new etype caps, hammer them to death, put them out in the rain to rust for 3 months, then cover them is grime and stick em in a old grubby box then come up with a story about finding them in your grandads garage, and hey presto 300% profit. ...... Go figure that cause its one big gamble!!. But on the other hand I got 4 unwanted brand new wedge sport springs that were spot on for £60 delivered, so In that case I was the winner.

[Wedg1e]

Lemonentry said:

Win some lose some is the motto.

Kev

Tell that to the muppet who appears to be refusing to honour his auction that I won for its 99p start bid - plus £10.50 postage. I figured he was jacking up the postage on the off-chance that if the item sold for 99p, he'd at least make a fiver by the time he posted it (item is a power tool, sold as parts/not working) which is fair enough for something that's bin-fodder.
So after I hadn't heard anything for ten days I emailed him: five days later he got back with some excuse and said he'd post that day, I should have it within 48 hours. Another week went by, no sign so I emailed him; some days later Ebay intervened and suggested I opened a 'case'; they would contact him and give him a week. Another week, still nothing, I emailed him (and Ebay) again and still nothing three days later.
The guy is clearly not on holiday, is clearly not old and frail by the items he's previously sold and has 100% feedback on 150+ items (though hasn't listed anything since, at least not on that account).
So I can only assume he's lying doggo hoping I'll either forget and he can keep my £11.49, or that worst case Ebay will deduct it from his Paypal account and he'll be free to relist the thing. I suspect he's seen other faulty items of this type sell for the thick end of thirty quid and wants a piece of that action

[adam quantrill]

Another ebay story I'll share with you - this doesn't apply so much to bespoke wedge parts but you never know...

When selling commonly listed items such as mobile phones I first study the market and see how much they go for. The same make and model can quite often go for 50% more than another one. When I find the best price achieved I copy the ebay ad verbatim (apart from my details of course) and surprise surprise get top dollar! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, some of the poorly worded ads can be more effective than the informative and accurate ones! It's a very strange market out there...

[Lemonentry]

adam quantrill said:

Another ebay story I'll share with you - this doesn't apply so much to bespoke wedge parts but you never know...

When selling commonly listed items such as mobile phones I first study the market and see how much they go for. The same make and model can quite often go for 50% more than another one. When I find the best price achieved I copy the ebay ad verbatim (apart from my details of course) and surprise surprise get top dollar! There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, some of the poorly worded ads can be more effective than the informative and accurate ones! It's a very strange market out there...

Good idea that one, I think it's to do with a honest short to the point blurb and a decent set of photos without using CAPITOLS and fancy coloured words, Mind you that guy on eBay with the Tvr wedge for sale £3100 needs a lesson in adverts as he threatening to knock someone's head off if they enquire and say the wrong thing or dare turn up and not buy it. That's why the things still for sale. Even though in his words he doesn't have to sell it, but its been also advertised as reduced, el desperado or what!!!!

Kev