A trip to Ebay in my future, I guess

[kinzel]

Sigh...

I don't like Ebay all that much but it looks like the bet since we've come up with a few copies of some of the harder to find books, like I Dare and and Pilots Choice and the first edition Partner in Necessity among the miscellany I picked up ion Atlanta. We've had multiple requests for all this stuff...

so tell, do, what's the best thing for bidders? A 1 week deadline? A 24 hour deadline?
When I have multiple copies in different states (one signed/dated to a principal of the company, for example, and the others unsigned (but signable!) should I put them up at the same time or one after another...

Should I permit a "buy now" with some off-the-wall high bid?

Gah, can you believe someone's asking $127 for the Ace version of Agent of Change? Heck, I think I may have a couple Del Rey copies around here - should I put them up to?

Real questions: I find in these different boxes a couple of the out of print SRM chapbooks as well as some Meisha Merlin stuff. Should I just list one each of them as well? What kind of starting bids make sense -- don't want to scare people away...

We have a few odds and ends of other things around -- for example, I know have the (somewhat dinged up)cover - poster of Crystal Dragon and of Balance of Trade -- anyone interested in them?

Advice from experienced ebayers welcome, but as always we'll make up our own mind...

Comments

ebay

[(Anonymous)]

The only auctions I ever won were when I bid in the last 2 minutes. Any sooner and all I did was alert others that I was willing to drive the price up. I would think I had won and then "they" would swoop in with one minute to go and beat me. Very frustrating. Don't bid early. There is no point. I guess if you are not going to be there when the auction ends then telling the computer how high you would go it worth a shot. For things that are really in ebay "stores" and the price is fair, I always "buy it now."

Kelly
TC, CA

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[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The only one I ever lost was when I bid early. I am now a swoop-and-snatch buyer.

:)