Camera Items "Most Watched" in Ebay Auctions

I've always been a bit uneasy to "watch" an item, as I'm sure the information of what I'm watching is tracked somewhere. I'm not really sure or not if the seller can see who is watching their items, but I would prefer that they don't know it.
 
I go straight to BUY NOW. If I like something and I am willing to pay the set price, I just buy it. No auctions for me.
 
dmr said:
I've always been a bit uneasy to "watch" an item, as I'm sure the information of what I'm watching is tracked somewhere. I'm not really sure or not if the seller can see who is watching their items, but I would prefer that they don't know it.
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Sellers can see that their item is on a watch list, but cannot know who. I watch lots of auctions- gives me a better idea of what stuff goes for.
 
Al Patterson said:
Sure, but most items I've seen lately with BIN prices are too high. Would you pay $148 for this? I wouldn't, I'm just watching it to see how many times they will re-list it before they list it a realistic price...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-rangefind...ryZ30063QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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What in gods name is that seller smoking, and may I please get some. If I could live in a far off imaginary make believe land like they do, well, that'd be wonderful.
 
As a seller one can see how many users are "watching" the item, but not who, and I've found no correlation between number of watchers and ultimately the number of bidders in my limited selling experience (when stuff doesn't sell here). I do as many of you do, watch items often just because I'm curious what they end at, not only because I'm seriously considering bidding.
 
Agreed. People watch anything now because they are fantasy buyers or just curious.

High "watching" numbers don't translate into good sales.

But one ALWAYS gets a higher price if they start the auction low, like at $1, and let the market take it's course.

A low "buy it now" often doesn't sell. People are afraid to bid if they don't see anyone else bidding. They want the herd assurance that they are not making a mistake. Once they get "hooked" on an auction, they will ALWAYS bid it up higher than "buy it now" or a fixed price.

As an experiment, I've listed things with a very low price and they don't sell. I put the auction on at 99 cents, and the prices go insane. People are not that intelligent or sophisticated. There's also the "lottery" aspect of an auction. They think they will get it for their low opening bid, but then don't want to lose "their" item, so they hold on or nibble it up to the stratosphere without thinking. They don't snipe, they want to be "on top".


abenner said:
As a seller one can see how many users are "watching" the item, but not who, and I've found no correlation between number of watchers and ultimately the number of bidders in my limited selling experience (when stuff doesn't sell here). I do as many of you do, watch items often just because I'm curious what they end at, not only because I'm seriously considering bidding.
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raid said:
I go straight to BUY NOW. If I like something and I am willing to pay the set price, I just buy it. No auctions for me.
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This is a growing phenomenon on eBay and has been written about alot. It is changing eBay from an auction site into a straight ecommerce site, with many implications for their business model.

/T
 
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