Featured Curtains - I hate to undercut another seller, but this is ridiculous

Plus $11.95 for shipping. Always think that's cheeky. I think that these types of sellers assign what-the-heck prices just to see if they can get away with it. And they probably do sometimes.

Debora

 

I would have no problem listing at a much lower price than the linked auction.

 

I list high if there are no comparable items. If there are some listed I price in the same range as the others. Hate to say it but you are in business to make money not worry about other sellers feelings.

 

In the business to make money with integrity.

Debora

 

Well yes, I didn't mean to sound like a cutthroat. I am very respectful.

 

Maybe it’s a typo?
I once emailed a seller politely to ask them to check their postage cost as £395.00 for a small parcel seemed excessive . I had a really shirty message back to say that was what it was going to cost them. They obviously thought it was £3.95 and I was being unreasonable. I messaged back to say there was a typo and never heard another thing

 

sometimes...when faced with this situation Book......you can use the much higher...( kooky) valuation...to bump up your $20......substantially ...without feeling too bad about it ! IMO..

 

Book, maybe you could start it at the lowest price you are willing to take, perhaps the $20 or so and then let the bidding begin and see where it goes.
There are sellers that list things with very high prices for no apparent reason. And some who list things too low. I just bought something on ebay the other day for $1, I don't see how they could make any profit.

They are very pretty curtains. My grandmother had a tablecloth with a similar appearance that she used for holidays.

 

Sounds about right - and a lot cheaper than brand new ones of similar quality. The person with the high price was drinking crazy juice before listing, always a bad idea. I usually try for a mid-range price with fair shipping. Some stuff sits there forever, but once in a while they fly out the door.

 

Interesting conversation. I question “selling with integrity” in regards to pricing. I believe one should sell with complete honesty on the known details of any widget but if a buyer chooses to pay an absurdly high price for something, that’s capitalism and one’s personal choice. Any object is worth what it sells for at that specific moment in time only which is why we all have seen wildly fluctuating selling prices on seemingly similar items.

IMO Bookahtoo should price their curtains at a price that works for them regardless of any similar listings.

I’ve seen "crazy juice” listings sell time and time again.

 

Every once in a blue moon we get a real bidding war too. The seller started the item low-ish or at a normal price for the whatsit, and multiple bidders just had to have THAT one particular widget and ZOOM goes the price tag.

 

I just saw a wild bidding war on an item, when a few other were listed in the same condition with reasonable BIN. I don't get it at all.

 

I don't ask; I just hope they pay up before they wake up!