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casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
edited April 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
so I'm gonna try and put the strat on eBay. It's my first time. I'd like to get 650 euros for it. So how do I do this? eBay recommends to start with a low starting bid and no reserve, so people will more eager to bid and think they've got a steal and the price might go higher than the one I'm aiming at. But I don't want to run the risk of having to sell a mint USA strat for only 500 or less euros.

Tips from experienced users? How do you guys work it?
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  • upina2001upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    There is an option where you can make sure your item has to sell for a certain dollar amount. (so you dont get screwed.) But sometimes those items dont sell as well.

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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    upina2001 wrote:
    There is an option where you can make sure your item has to sell for a certain dollar amount. (so you dont get screwed.) But sometimes those items dont sell as well.

    I know, that's the reserve option. That's just what I mean, I don't know if I wanna risk the strat going for a price that's too low instead.
  • moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    pearlwax wrote:
    I know, that's the reserve option. That's just what I mean, I don't know if I wanna risk the strat going for a price that's too low instead.

    I've never sold a guitar on eBay, or much of anything else, just an iPod and a Nintendo 64. All I can suggest is this, if there's a price you want to get for it, set a reserve on it, buy maybe just a little lower than you hope for. If you're looking for 650, maybe set the reserver at 600, or 575. Start the bidding kind of low so people think they're getting a deal. And don't get worried if the bidding doesn't really move at first, it'll heat up towards the end. Good luck!
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    A few tips.

    1. People will be leary of doing business with you because you have no e-bay feedback. do you have any friends who have done a lot of e-bay business? If so, see if you can get one of them to give you a reference, and be sure to include that you can provide references from other e-bay members.

    2. Make sure that buyers can contact you easily. Also, be leary of doing business of people with low or no feedback.

    3. Take pictures of the instrument and be honest about its condition. If there's anything wrong with it that you would be concerned with as a buyer, be concerned with it as a seller too. It will go a long way to getting you some positive feedback, and if you are honest and people can see that you are honest via photo proof, it will help the transaction.

    It wouldn't hurt to list the serial number of the instrument either.

    Good luck!
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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    So the first time the strat didn't sell, even though it had 5 people tracking the auction. Almost immediately after the auction ended, someone mailed me if I was gonna put it back up again.

    So I did and I lowered the starting bid a bit. No I have 3 more days to go, 8 people tracking it and 3 people asking questions about it. My starting bid is 600 euros, and I'm hoping to catch 650-700 for it.

    But why isn't anybody BIDDING yet!! If I loose it for 600, than the buyer would have an awesome deal, but I'd loose.

    Advice?
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    start the bidding much lower but put the reserve at 600.

    when the starting price is high, people don't tend to jump in.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,213
    good point

    but also, how is your feedback? if you only have like 1 or 2 points, people may not totally trust you
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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    It's my first time on Ebay, I don't have any feedback.

    As for the reserve, for some reason on Ebay Belgium you can only use that for some items like cars. So I tried, but I couldn't set a reserve. Taat's why my starting bid is at 600.

    I hate Ebay already.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    please dont mention ebay at the moment!
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,213
    pearlwax wrote:
    It's my first time on Ebay, I don't have any feedback.

    As for the reserve, for some reason on Ebay Belgium you can only use that for some items like cars. So I tried, but I couldn't set a reserve. Taat's why my starting bid is at 600.

    I hate Ebay already.

    thats the main problem...because you have 0 feedback, no one trusts you because you are selling a big item
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