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Title: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: ultimate7 on 03/24/05, 01:42:05 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13716&item=6165199375&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Maybe near you Bloomington guys
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: Gantry on 03/24/05, 04:27:24 PM
I hate reserve auctions, never know how much the thing will really go for.  Haven't seen on awhile though, this may be your chance.   nightwulf?  Gerlost? 
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: Gerlost on 03/24/05, 05:01:47 PM
Like I've got $400!  I don't even have the $10 in cash for the fantasy baseball entry fee yet.  I will, though, after this weekend.
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: BeeJay on 03/24/05, 05:03:10 PM
I don't understand why more sellers don't post the reserve price.  I assume that the only reason they do it is so they don't have to pay for the auction if the bid doesn't go high enough.
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: Stock on 03/24/05, 05:13:26 PM
More sellers don't do it since eBay charges a fee to put a reserve on it, if it does not sell.
If I lived near there, I would put in a bid for $100.
If he has the reserve higher than that, you are not obligated to buy it, even if it is the high bid.
In the past, I have sent an email to the user, to ask what the reserve is set at.  In all cases, they have replied w/ the reserve price.
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: BeeJay on 03/24/05, 05:22:30 PM
What I don't understand is why the sellers don't just post what the reserve price is to begin with, not why sellers don't use the reserve price(I'm still not sure if I'm making sense).  I was wrong though, I thought that if the item went unsold, the seller got their reserve fee back, but they don't. 
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: Stock on 03/24/05, 05:34:18 PM
Quote from: BeeJay on 03/24/05, 05:22:30 PM
What I don't understand is why the sellers don't just post what the reserve price is to begin with, not why sellers don't use the reserve price(I'm still not sure if I'm making sense).  I was wrong though, I thought that if the item went unsold, the seller got their reserve fee back, but they don't. 

Some sellers do post the reserve.  For example, when I used to sell baseball cards on ebay, I would put something in the description like, "To protect my investment, I have set the reserve at $100."
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: TempoGL on 03/24/05, 05:59:41 PM
i'm gonna try and talk nacho into splitting it with me.
Title: Re: ARCADE RBI EBay - Central Illinois
Post by: nightwulf on 03/24/05, 06:15:00 PM
Quote from: Gantry on 03/24/05, 04:27:24 PM
I hate reserve auctions, never know how much the thing will really go for.  Haven't seen on awhile though, this may be your chance.   nightwulf?  Gerlost? 

Like I've got $400 lying around. :P

I agree with e-mailing the seller and asking the reserve price. They've always been happy to let me know.

Nightwulf