#and any doll that isn't the classic of a josephina is wildly rare in uk second hand market place

[vivalasthedas]

i have such a such a hate for reserve prices on ebay. I can't explain why. They made sense before cause didn't all bidding start at 0 and you couldn't change that. But now that's not the case. If you're unwilling to sell the item for less than, say, 40, you can start the bidding at 40.

I do get it to some extent cause you'll see all the time an item listed for 60 that will languish unsold and get reslisted over and over without them lowering the price or doing anything, certain they can sell it for that much because they'll see people list the same thing starting at 20 and the final bids will be well over 80. And they're comparably conditioned and all that. It's the whole start the prices low and you're more likely to get people bidding competitively thing.

But I think if you're going to use that tactic, you have to be ready for people to just... not... That should be the flipside. You don't want to list it for what you want to sell it for, then be ready to lose if you don't get that competition brained over spending. Or just list it for what you want to sell it for.