OT: Smart Online Auction Bidding

[FretDragon]

[Begin rant]

Why is it that bidders feel obligated to enter a bid in the first few days of a 7+ day online auction? While "quick bidding" makes sellers drool by prematurely driving up prices, it stinks for the rest of us waiting to make our move in the last seconds.

[End rant] - And now I'm waiting for the chorus of thousands of tiny violins... :rolleyes:

Jeff

[MatthewL329]

I don't know if what I'm about to say sounds like a violin when you read it ;) but I'm with you... Considering that nearly ALL the bidding is done at the last minute, it's of no benefit to any of the buyers involved to drive up the price earlier.

I've heard of practices where sellers and their friends bid on items to get it started, maybe that happened...

who wants to start teaching Ebay 101 ;) ?

[FretDragon]

There must be a conspiracy on all the polycarb and ironwood Sticks and the Solenes that have sold recently then! They're all out to get me. :eek:

[Actually, I think my wife is paying people to bid out of my price range so I don't make the expendatures myself....]

Jeff

[rjgoos]

Fret Dragon:

For some reason, there has been a strengthening of the used touchstyle instrument market in the past year.

Polycarbs that once sold for $900 now sell for $1200, and instruments that are just a couple years old sell for essentially new prices, as there is no wait in buying a new instrument.

I don't know what is driving this increased demand....but I am hoping that it is because of an increasing popularity of this style of play.

RJ Goos

[FretDragon]

Well, there is 1 polycarb and 2 ironwoods f/s on eBay this weekend, so I would appreciate if everyone would stop bidding for a few days and keep at least one of them in my price range.

Thanks in advance. :D

Jeff