Thumper
04-10-2016, 03:04 PM
... sometimes you're the bug.
Do you ever go against what you know is right ... for no real reason other than maybe laziness?
I have no clue if I f'ed up or not, but I always get suspicious when I list something on eBay and it sells super fast. Where did I "f" up you say? Well, normally, when I have something to list, I research it to see what the market is. I can "usually" find most anything on eBay to see what a like item has sold for in the past, then use that as a basis for my pricing. I'm a bit lazy ... or maybe more impatient than lazy, but really don't care for auctions very much. I just want to list it, sell it and move on. With an auction, I list it and wait a week (or 10 days), THEN see what happens. But, I have a personal policy ... if I have no clue what something is worth and feel there's any possibility it may bring a decent price, I'll go ahead and auction it. I'll let the bidders establish it's worth.
Well, Friday I bought an old pool cue. It was in pretty rough condition and the faux mother-of-pearl handle was cracked all to hell. I researched the thing but never could find an exact match. Now I'll admit, some of the vintage cues made by this company are bringing into the $1000's ... but on the other hand, many are bringing $30-$50. I started to auction mine, but had second thoughts (didn't think it was worth anything) and threw it up as a "buy-it-now" for $65. I figured if it didn't sell, I could always lower the price at a later date.
Ok, I posted the listing and began putting the cue back in it's soft case when I was alerted to a sale. I looked and the dang thing had sold before I could even get it back in the case! I did ok I guess, heck, I only paid $3 for it, but I just can't help wondering how badly I f'ed up. :(
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Do you ever go against what you know is right ... for no real reason other than maybe laziness?
I have no clue if I f'ed up or not, but I always get suspicious when I list something on eBay and it sells super fast. Where did I "f" up you say? Well, normally, when I have something to list, I research it to see what the market is. I can "usually" find most anything on eBay to see what a like item has sold for in the past, then use that as a basis for my pricing. I'm a bit lazy ... or maybe more impatient than lazy, but really don't care for auctions very much. I just want to list it, sell it and move on. With an auction, I list it and wait a week (or 10 days), THEN see what happens. But, I have a personal policy ... if I have no clue what something is worth and feel there's any possibility it may bring a decent price, I'll go ahead and auction it. I'll let the bidders establish it's worth.
Well, Friday I bought an old pool cue. It was in pretty rough condition and the faux mother-of-pearl handle was cracked all to hell. I researched the thing but never could find an exact match. Now I'll admit, some of the vintage cues made by this company are bringing into the $1000's ... but on the other hand, many are bringing $30-$50. I started to auction mine, but had second thoughts (didn't think it was worth anything) and threw it up as a "buy-it-now" for $65. I figured if it didn't sell, I could always lower the price at a later date.
Ok, I posted the listing and began putting the cue back in it's soft case when I was alerted to a sale. I looked and the dang thing had sold before I could even get it back in the case! I did ok I guess, heck, I only paid $3 for it, but I just can't help wondering how badly I f'ed up. :(
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