Reply to "50 cent starting price, foolish or worth the risk?"

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Originally posted by grateful:
There is a strategy no-one has mentioned yet, and that is ENDING YOUR LISTING EARLY...

you can end the listing, even if it has bids...

The trick with this is keep an eye on the number of watchers, and the number of bidders. If one or both of those is still low the day before the auction end, then it's likely the ending price will also be low. In which case, you can end it if you w

Like ChooChoo said, this is a great way to self sabotage your own business in the long run! This is a tactic that is abused by so many sellers. There are valid reasons to justify using this option, but it shouldn't be used to hurt the buyer's experience because you didn't do your homework, as a seller.

7/25/082:28 PM

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