Looking for a Christmas pressie????

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Looking for a Christmas pressie????

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-Net ... Sw6qdft5V7
Is this price right or is he having a :lol: :lol:
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This is variation on a Dutch auction where you start with a high price an come down. As soon as someone makes and acceptable offer they get it.

It has the advantage for the seller is in that others cannot see what the item actually sold for. So it does not set a precedent for the particular item.
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Forfarian wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:45 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bachmann-Net ... Sw6qdft5V7
Is this price right or is he having a :lol: :lol:
Have you seen his other items - autographed boxers shorts - I hope they've been washed :D
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darkscot wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:12 pm This is variation on a Dutch auction where you start with a high price an come down. As soon as someone makes and acceptable offer they get it.

It has the advantage for the seller is in that others cannot see what the item actually sold for. So it does not set a precedent for the particular item.
I've always thought the extra high prices on 'normal' items to be a form of money laundering and/or communication that the authorities can't track. Or maybe I'm just old and cynical!
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They should sell for around £340 for the ten.
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IanS wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:36 pm I've always thought the extra high prices on 'normal' items to be a form of money laundering and/or communication that the authorities can't track. Or maybe I'm just old and cynical!
I never thought of that! What a good idea!
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I think it goes both ways on ebay - you either have to pay over the top or you get a bargain. I won an auction today - there were nine items the same - six Buy it Now priced between £205 and £265 and three auctions, one starting at £32 and the others starting at £185 and £200. I went for the cheaper auction (described as New - we shall see!). I won the auction at £121 - a very low price - I think it was worth £185 any day of the week. The moral to this sale must be, as a seller, never start at too low a price. BB
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Here’s are some good Christmas present idea plus helping the railway. https://www.nymr.co.uk/pages/category/s ... sendinblue
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