ebay

[Thunderchild]

if the item I have put up for auction does not sell for what I hoped can I refuse to sell it ? I know I should be able to obtain this infor from ebay but well thats a joke just like any other "help page" of any other website

[kempie]

To establish the lowest price you would accept for sale you need to set a reserve price or set the initial bid price at a figure that you would be happy to sell for.

If you haven't set up the auction as a reserve listing then you are obliged to sell your item to the winning bidder no matter how low the price.

[Thunderchild]

right yes I noticed the "reserve price" so what exactly is the "reserve price" ?

[sara3]

it's when the seller sets a minimum price before the item sells.

so, if you want at least �20, that should be your reserve price.

[Nik315]

When you list your item for auction you are given the option of setting a reserve price (I think the minimum is �50, or it used to be anyway), then if your auction ends without reaching the reserve price then you do not have to sell, all bidders can see if the reserve has been met or not.

[Thunderchild]

aha so it gives me the option to retract thats what I'm after, I guess they are going to what quite a fee on that one option but thats just what I'm after

[ACtheTROLL]

not brains

[Thunderchild]

a digital camera a good one its a couple of years old but still a very good peice of kit, after seeing othrs of the same model go for a very good price i'll be damned if mine goes for much less

[Thrasher1504]

Just stop the sale and say item was broken or stolen. Not your fault hat way.

What u selling?

[Ethel]

You are, of course, supposed to sell the item for the highest price unless it hasn't met the reserve.
However, I haven't yet heard of anyone taking a seller to court for breach of contract, but you would get appropriate negative feedback.

You have four choices:
Start at a low price to attract bidders and hope it flies. Most bids come in during the last minute or so;
Start at the least you are prepared to sell for;
Start with a low bid and put a reserve price;
Start with a low bid a high 'buy it now' price, also with a reserve

[stefos]

if you were to go to your opening page on eBay and follow -
Home > Community > Discussion Boards > Community Question and Answer Board you will discover a very helpful bunch indeed so I don't know where you have been looking!

[Thunderchild]

thanks stefos sounds like a good idea, whewn you need to read 3 pages linked to one another to discover that the information is not going anywhere in the direction of what you want to know its nice to just be able to explain circumstances and get a proper answer

[scaniavabis]

I f you have no concept of how an auction works (whether it be online or not) why on earth are you using an online auction site?

[vandersam]

if the item is going for a lot less than you want for it...instead of taking it off the site then put a bid in yourself. I have done this before if an item is not selling well it's a good way of making ti look like people are bidding

[pink-kittens]

"if the item I have put up for auction does not sell for what I hoped can I refuse to sell it ?"

Of course, but you will end up with a neg and an NPS plus low star ratings, all of which will, eventually, affect your ability to sell,

[Thunderchild]

it would be obvious that you are bidding on ypur own item, I could of course register a seperate account and pretend I am someone else but I'm not into that sort of thing

[pink-kittens]

It's called shilling and if you get caught, you can have your account suspended - it' also rather sly and dishonest

[Thunderchild]

just what I was saying myself, I've never studied the rules but its obvious that this would not be appreciated and something would probably be done about it