I do i contact other buyers so they may bid higher ..please help.
This is my first time at ebay.I have just 6 hours to contact them.
2006-08-22 01:49:34 · 19 answers · asked by dvonmarthairbraids1 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Do what others do. Create dummy ID's and bid up your item. However, you may get kicked off ebay for doing this...so you just create an even newer ID.
I have only been a buyer and have gotten burned by this several times.
2006-08-22 01:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by IknowNothing 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who in their right mind would pay more than they have to?
What you should have done is put a reserve price on your auction so that it would not sell for less than the reserve price.
Most serious bidders wait until the last few minutes of an auction, so you still have a shot at getting higher bids.
You could always pull the auction and relist the item with a reserve price, but you run the risk of being sanctioned by ebay if someone complains that you ended the auction early because bids weren't high enough.
2006-08-22 02:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On eBay you can set a minimum price that you'd be willing to accept, this is called a reserve price. If at the end of bidding, the reserve has not been met, you don't have to sell the item to the highest bidder. I'm not sure if you can set the reserve price when you've already listed the item. Go on eBay and look at advice for seller to find out. If that doesn't help, email eBay with the question about setting a reserve price while the listing is active.
2006-08-22 01:58:28 · answer #3 · answered by debbie t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't you review the description? Next time set a reserve price on your item. This time you will have to cancel the bid quickly, preferably till the person has not paid you, it's less trouble. Because if someone has paid and you cancel the bid you will have to send the money back.
Don't worry, this is your first time! Don't forget to appologise when cancelling the bid, so that the buyer will not get too mad with you, and maybe will not leave you a negative feedback.
2006-08-22 02:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mondschein! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should have set a minimum bid. You can contact other people you know to see if they can bid higher and buy the item. You cannot falsely bid the item higher. Someone genuinely has to buy it, otherwise eBay will suspend your account.
What is the item that you are selling? You should have included the link to your auction here.
2006-08-22 01:56:59 · answer #5 · answered by EDDie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, if you did not set a reserve price, or a minimum price, you are stuck selling it for whatever the highest bid is, even if it's much less than the value. You entered into a contract when you put it up for sale, so you HAVE to sell it for the highest bid, or you will face consequences from eBay.
2006-08-22 01:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you have a reserve bid? If not, I think you are stuck...If you had been a few hours earlier, you could have canceled the sale.....but needs to be 12 hours before the listing ends.
2006-08-22 02:22:20 · answer #7 · answered by blueberry44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you extend out the sale of your item?? If you don't list it for the max days, I think you can extend it out, if you can do that you may also be able to put a buy now or a reserve on your item. I sold some things on there quit some time ago and I beleive I did the same thing.
2006-08-22 01:57:43 · answer #8 · answered by law 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebay will contact everyone who has been overbid.
In the future, you may want to put a reserve (min amount you would like) on the item.
2006-08-22 01:59:52 · answer #9 · answered by coachls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have put the min bid higher or put a reserve price what you can do is cancel the sale before its too late. No one will bid higher just because you ask them to do
2006-08-22 01:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋