Rishi
Well-Known Member
ebay is free to list things. as such, one can list an item for whatever they choose, without much consequence. and there are good reasons to list it high, if the seller is high. I admit I've listed things on the high side of their anticipated value, mostly because I was not in a hurry to sell. my thinking was "if someone wants this bad enough to pay this ridiculous price, I will happily sell"
some of these listed items I forget about it, and I've been surprised when they do indeed sell at my higher asking price. abeit, a year or so later. one thing I think i've figured out, is when the listing is created, and I may choose a high-ball price, I tend to not be bothered updating the listing. eventually, demand and inflation seem to catch up to that high-ball price, and it becomes more reasonable to some.
another is expressing to a would-be buyer, "well, if you look on ebay, 'they are selling for...' some number, and my number is much less than that, ergo, mt claim this is a good price is substantiated." I've heard this claim more than once by a seller, comparing their high-ball price to one on ebay, as if that justifies their asking price.
some of these listed items I forget about it, and I've been surprised when they do indeed sell at my higher asking price. abeit, a year or so later. one thing I think i've figured out, is when the listing is created, and I may choose a high-ball price, I tend to not be bothered updating the listing. eventually, demand and inflation seem to catch up to that high-ball price, and it becomes more reasonable to some.
another is expressing to a would-be buyer, "well, if you look on ebay, 'they are selling for...' some number, and my number is much less than that, ergo, mt claim this is a good price is substantiated." I've heard this claim more than once by a seller, comparing their high-ball price to one on ebay, as if that justifies their asking price.
