i'm not too sure of how new this feature is (so pardon me if this question is premature), but has anyone had any success in tracking down their wanted rekkids through this?
Ebay is a such seller's market, and this seems a weak attempt to turn it into more of a buyer's market. Let's face it, buyers are looking for a cheap deal and sellers are looking for top dollar.
Also, there is no way in hell I'm putting my wants list online the same place people also sell. I can come up on nice deals, but only through either perserverence or obscurity.
Ebay is a such seller's market, and this seems a weak attempt to turn it into more of a buyer's market. Let's face it, buyers are looking for a cheap deal and sellers are looking for top dollar.
Also, there is no way in hell I'm putting my wants list online the same place people also sell. I can come up on nice deals, but only through either perserverence or obscurity.
Ebay is a such seller's market, and this seems a weak attempt to turn it into more of a buyer's market. Let's face it, buyers are looking for a cheap deal and sellers are looking for top dollar.
Also, there is no way in hell I'm putting my wants list online the same place people also sell. I can come up on nice deals, but only through either perserverence or obscurity.
I don't understand exactly how this works (well, how it works at all really) but you don't need to be doing these sellers any damn favors...
imagine the want lists of certain important people....and imagine if those lists became public
are these public want lists on ebay? i haven't checked it yet....esplain
i definately agree, as well as with aschrock's post. the only situation in which i'd envision myself using this feature, is when there's some not-so-rare record that i absolutely need at the moment, but can't find anywhere. and even then, i wouldn't expect a good deal or whatever...
I don't know dudes, it doesn't seem like that big of a deal. Just like people watch some items just to see what they go for, etc - I don't think this Want it Now can be interpreted as a concrete want-list. maybe you own a record that you've never seen before on eBay and you want to know what it pulls or if anyone else is up on it.
Here's what's listed as a Good Example of a Want It Now listing:
Good example (the item and description are specific) I am searching for: Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album Describe it in more detail: I'm looking for the original vinyl record, which was released in 1967. It needs to be in excellent condition with no scratches. My price range is $20 to $50. I'm willing to pay more for quality! Thanks. Category: Music
Here's what's listed as a Good Example of a Want It Now listing:
Good example (the item and description are specific) I am searching for: Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album Describe it in more detail: I'm looking for the original vinyl record, which was released in 1967. It needs to be in excellent condition with no scratches. My price range is $20 to $50. I'm willing to pay more for quality! Thanks. Category: Music PS: I live in a cave.[/b]
Is the difference this and "favorite searches" the fact that "want it now" is made public? If so, I can see this as a useful tool for those that are seeking one specific perhaps esoteric thing.
this just seems like a logistical nightmare to me. i dunno. ebay needs to chill with all the crazy features. i'm hoping this is something they try out and it fails miserably and they give up.
I dont' get it... you can post the price you'd like to pay but its irrelevant because the item is still posted on ebay proper for all to see, correct?
Yeah, but a seller might use a "want it now" price as the "buy it now" price--never know.
Therefor, nominate an arbitrary amount, and post it on all your wants (lets say $15) and your never going to tip anyone off to a fairly unknown record being worth bank, and you also maybe come up on said BIN's.
Yeah... one could even provide a number of links to fabricated ended auctions with said unknown $$$ record ending at like $15 a bunch of times with several bids. Damn, I got work to do...
Yeah... one could even provide a number of links to fabricated ended auctions with said unknown $$$ record ending at like $15 a bunch of times with several bids. Damn, I got work to do...
This has been around for a long time - I tried it when it first came out, like a year ago, for a Clarence Reid record that was fairly common and I was hoping to get a little cheaper than it had been going for. Never heard from anybody - I get the feeling not too many sellers are checking it, partly because the way it's set up is too complicated.
Yeah... one could even provide a number of links to fabricated ended auctions with said unknown $$$ record ending at like $15 a bunch of times with several bids. Damn, I got work to do...
Yeah... one could even provide a number of links to fabricated ended auctions with said unknown $$$ record ending at like $15 a bunch of times with several bids. Damn, I got work to do...
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Ebay is a such seller's market, and this seems a weak attempt to turn it into more of a buyer's market. Let's face it, buyers are looking for a cheap deal and sellers are looking for top dollar.
Also, there is no way in hell I'm putting my wants list online the same place people also sell. I can come up on nice deals, but only through either perserverence or obscurity.
imagine the want lists of certain important people....and imagine if those lists became public
are these public want lists on ebay? i haven't checked it yet....esplain
I don't understand exactly how this works (well, how it works at all really) but you don't need to be doing these sellers any damn favors...
or am i not fully undersanding the feature?
Here's what's listed as a Good Example of a Want It Now listing:
Good example (the item and description are specific)
I am searching for: Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album
Describe it in more detail:
I'm looking for the original vinyl record, which was released in 1967. It needs to be in excellent condition with no scratches. My price range is $20 to $50. I'm willing to pay more for quality! Thanks.
Category: Music
Outside of a few singles, I don't have a wantlist
I don't know what I'm looking for until I've found it... and I don't really buy old records online.
Therefor, nominate an arbitrary amount, and post it on all your wants (lets say $15) and your never going to tip anyone off to a fairly unknown record being worth bank, and you also maybe come up on said BIN's.
this is funny and sad at the same time
when it first came out, like a year ago, for a Clarence Reid record that
was fairly common and I was hoping to get a little cheaper
than it had been going for. Never heard from anybody - I get
the feeling not too many sellers are checking it, partly
because the way it's set up is too complicated.
Really? Wife and kids on your back?