Today on Facebook...

[Richard_H]

It annoys me a little when an auction starts at near market value. Almost as much as 'priced to sell' and they're normal price.
However, if I sold I'd be pissed if my item went for too cheap. Which I must admit has happened several times to me - although I wasn't that pissed to be honest.
I've been advised to stick my DT Luke on. But nobody is taking even though it's £100 less than it was last week at £475. How would I list that? £100 and £10 increments? Goes at £170 and I'd be annoyed as hell. Not an easy one

 

[MarkG]

Very true Richard.. With the amount of posts that go on FB, things get lost within minutes. If 300 people see it, you're potentially onto a winner, but if only 3 see it, you would be on a right downer... and then open for flipping. Kind of a no win situation.

 

[Pantzman]

It annoys me a little when an auction starts at near market value. Almost as much as 'priced to sell' and they're normal price.
However, if I sold I'd be pissed if my item went for too cheap. Which I must admit has happened several times to me - although I wasn't that pissed to be honest.
I've been advised to stick my DT Luke on. But nobody is taking even though it's £100 less than it was last week at £475. How would I list that? £100 and £10 increments? Goes at £170 and I'd be annoyed as hell. Not an easy one

There is a small amount of damage if o remember Rich? Trouble is everyone wants perfect and not prepared to upgrade. Half my rare variants are beaters and am happy with that but most people aren't.
I would try starting it at £350 with £5 increments, but if course it may then sell for £350

 

[wrighty]

That is the exact point I made in another thread. People on FB (probably a transient collector) wants the mintiest so he/she can show off on FB!

It annoys me a little when an auction starts at near market value. Almost as much as 'priced to sell' and they're normal price.
However, if I sold I'd be pissed if my item went for too cheap. Which I must admit has happened several times to me - although I wasn't that pissed to be honest.
I've been advised to stick my DT Luke on. But nobody is taking even though it's £100 less than it was last week at £475. How would I list that? £100 and £10 increments? Goes at £170 and I'd be annoyed as hell. Not an easy one

There is a small amount of damage if o remember Rich? Trouble is everyone wants perfect and not prepared to upgrade. Half my rare variants are beaters and am happy with that but most people aren't.
I would try starting it at £350 with £5 increments, but if course it may then sell for £350

 

[spoons]

I've auctioned two things on jabba - die cast falcon sold for £5 and an odd legged Han Solo variant went for £10

You could get lucky Rich but you are still guaranteed a better price on eBay

 

[Robstyley]

A Leia Organa blaster just went on Jabbas for £68 It's madness. And what's all this extended crap!? If you're the highest bidder when the auction's supposed to end and then the seller says - oh no actually it's going to end in another five minutes and then someone else gets it, you'd be well pissed.

 

[wrighty]

A Leia Organa blaster just went on Jabbas for £68 It's madness. And what's all this extended crap!? If you're the highest bidder when the auction's supposed to end and then the seller says - oh no actually it's going to end in another five minutes and then someone else gets it, you'd be well pissed.

I got caught up with this before, its to make sure of no last second bids. I personally don't like it but most of the FB auction pages run this format now! :?

 

[Mr-shifter]

I think it's supposed to be a truer format compared to a normal auction room, i.e. The 5 minutes acts as an "any more bids, going once, going twice, now at the back of the room with the gentleman at £55, do I hear £60 now"

The format of cutting the auction dead at a set time is awful. Frankly it only works on eBay because there is software that controls the current high bid and the max bid. Cutting an auction dead on time is a snipers paradise and there is little point selling this way. If you are sending an item to auction you want the max price surely. If you don't, just put a for sale price on it and sell it.

Auction hysteria happens all the time. Auctions rely on the fact people get competitive and overspend, and most people lack discipline. Go to a propert auction if you want to watch people **** up in the grossest way.

What really gets me is people who think these auctions are fun. When you see all these comments about "great auction" " I thought you were going to lose it but you did it " and all this old pony.

It sits in line with the modern ethos of overspending then showcasing. There was no great auction, you simply threw money at an item before it became yours. I get why people do it and it must be agony for some of you guys trying to get a key piece out of vectis but I'm not sure all the back patting at the end is a good thing. Yes there is a prize for winning an auction, but how often the cost gets lost.

 

[poncho]

i got me beater loose han hoth choc legs poch via jabbas auctions! never thought id own one they normally go for stupid money.

 

[Mr-shifter]

i got me beater loose han hoth choc legs poch via jabbas auctions! never thought id own one they normally go for stupid money.

I got a moulded legs han for £17 from echo auctions when they didn't understand their rules. Me and the seller were in tune but the other buyers weren't.

I have also had stuff listed cheap on echo for a week or so, stuck it on jabbas at a lower start price and tripled what it was up for on echo previously. Figure that out.

 

[poncho]

i got me beater loose han hoth choc legs poch via jabbas auctions! never thought id own one they normally go for stupid money.

I got a moulded legs han for £17 from echo auctions when they didn't understand their rules. Me and the seller were in tune but the other buyers weren't.

I have also had stuff listed cheap on echo for a week or so, stuck it on jabbas at a lower start price and tripled what it was up for on echo previously. Figure that out.

i remember you saying about the han hoth moulded legs hes a £30+ all day long what ever format.

swing and round abouts as they say with these facebook auctions.

 

[Robstyley]

I think it's supposed to be a truer format compared to a normal auction room, i.e. The 5 minutes acts as an "any more bids, going once, going twice, now at the back of the room with the gentleman at £55, do I hear £60 now"

The format of cutting the auction dead at a set time is awful. Frankly it only works on eBay because there is software that controls the current high bid and the max bid. Cutting an auction dead on time is a snipers paradise and there is little point selling this way. If you are sending an item to auction you want the max price surely. If you don't, just put a for sale price on it and sell it.

You make some good points here Ben, I think you're dead right about the software and ebay. This is the problem, Facebook doesn't work in real time like ebay, if you refresh the page you can lose the ****ing post you're looking at/bidding on (because it's one thread). Agree cutting it dead isn't ideal but extending it isn't really fair and doesn't work either. Maybe the last ten minutes should be run by the seller like a real auction as you say above with all interested parties there and seller commenting - "All done at £55? With John at £55 then. Any more bids? Sold!". I think they should rethink the format. Maybe seperate each sale into it's own thread somehow and shorten the time per auction or something.

 

[xbomber]

There was an imperial gunner the other day that went for twenty - something because bidders were trying to snipe as if it was eBay and it updated too late. Bizarre.

I'd stick to fixed price personally.

 

[tiefighterboy]

I don't bid on any FB auctions. Your identity is not hidden so some just bid against you for spite. That and with it being out in the open it is a huge dick measuring competition. Also..Ebay is cheaper..wait..did I say that before. :lol:

 

[edd_jedi]

Quick everyone, accessories for the same price as complete loose figures!

 

[wrighty]

Quick everyone, accessories for the same price as complete loose figures!

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There is a Gallo tax added!! :lol:

 

[poncho]

:?

a loose droid factory r2d2 sold for £95 on EB!

thats just crazy imo

imo this is a £30-40 figure all day long

im clearly out of touch

 

[lejackal]

:?

a loose droid factory r2d2 sold for £95 on EB!

thats just crazy imo

imo this is a £30-40 figure all day long

im clearly out of touch

possibly defending the indefensible.....was it the Palitoy version as at least that is the more desirable and harder to find one?

 

[poncho]

:?

a loose droid factory r2d2 sold for £95 on EB!

thats just crazy imo

imo this is a £30-40 figure all day long

im clearly out of touch

possibly defending the indefensible.....was it the Palitoy version as at least that is the more desirable and harder to find one?

kenner

 

[wrighty]

Quick everyone, accessories for the same price as complete loose figures!

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Just been reading on FB the guy that sold it, Scott Kinney to James Gallo for $7k!