just saw on ebay

[Doraemon]

BMW Other | eBay

 

[Oldscoot]

What is the reserve amount? The owner is not letting it go for $4,000.00.

 

[JaimeC]

I'm not a real experienced "eBayer," but... why would anyone post an item for auction for LESS than he's willing to accept for it? That whole "reserve not met" thing confuses me...

 

[Doraemon]

Most auctions allow a reserve price, but surely he would have put the start higher, maybe 8k? I thought it might be a member but only saw the black one sold in Phoenix. Weird

 

[Oldscoot]

I don't know how e-bay works - but in a standard auction the bidding starts at the reserve price since that is the minimal acceptable price.

 

[Xian Forbes]

Starting prices are sometimes set low to get the interest rolling. Then a bidding war begins. Honestly, the only way to really win an eBay auction is to literally bid at the last milisecond of the auction with an outrageous offer as the bids go up incrementally. I've kept several windows open and keep hitting refresh until I launch my bid. It works but you have to be at the computer working the page to ensure success.

 

[JaimeC]

Starting prices are sometimes set low to get the interest rolling. Then a bidding war begins. Honestly, the only way to really win an eBay auction is to literally bid at the last milisecond of the auction with an outrageous offer as the bids go up incrementally. I've kept several windows open and keep hitting refresh until I launch my bid. It works but you have to be at the computer working the page to ensure success.

Yeah. Too damn much work. If there's no "Buy it now" price, I move on to the next ad.

 

[Xian Forbes]

I feel the same way these days. Unless it's something extra ordinarily rare that I have to get I'm grown up enough now to not want to waste time with that rubbish.

 

[Skutorr]

True. The Reserve Price is hidden from all the bidders, so you just blindly bid, put in the highest one at the last minute, and STILL don't get to buy it. They obviously think that the demand for an item will drive the price well above the normal resale value. Good luck with THAT...

 

[SteveADV]

Yeah. Too damn much work. If there's no "Buy it now" price, I move on to the next ad.

Yup. Me too.

 

[Doraemon]

Starting prices are sometimes set low to get the interest rolling. Then a bidding war begins. Honestly, the only way to really win an eBay auction is to literally bid at the last milisecond of the auction with an outrageous offer as the bids go up incrementally. I've kept several windows open and keep hitting refresh until I launch my bid. It works but you have to be at the computer working the page to ensure success.

There's an app for that. Try searching ebay sniper.

 

[Doraemon]

and the other shoe drops....

BMW Other | eBay

 

[wsteele]

$7000.00 seems a reasonable price with the extras that are on the bike.

 

[Xian Forbes]

So this popped up on my facebook. Is this Jamie's old bike?

 

[JaimeC]

No, mine was the faster yellow with graphics!

 

[SteveADV]

Plus you'd probably have to add a few zeros to the odometer reading.