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New Sales Technique: Crazy Opening Price; Hope for the Best

as I mentioned a couple of days ago, new listing technique uses 2X fair market value for the opening bid, in hopes that:
  • the watch will sell "off EBay", to avoid seller having crazy PayPal risk
  • bidder will get confused, and think that the listing is in Thai Baht
  • 2015 version of OTD Price Guide will support the valuation.
Here are three samples from today's new listings:

-- 73663 in Viceroy style, opening at $4,900

http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-rare-Heuer-Autavia-Chronograph-from-60-s_W0QQitemZ160362505184QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWristwatches?hash=item255659a3e0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

-- Cal 15 Carrera opening at $3,400

http://cgi.ebay.com/1970-RARE-HEUER-CARRERA-SECONDS-at-10-00-REF-1550_W0QQitemZ290349050123QQcmdZViewItemQQptZWristwatches?hash=item439a26e90b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

-- $2,500 BuyItNow for "non-Pasadena" Pasadena

http://cgi.ebay.com/Heuer-Chronograph-Stahl-Lederband-Automatik-Vintage_W0QQitemZ170381908832QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Kleidung_Schmuck_Accessoires_Uhren_Armbanduhren?hash=item27ab8d9b60&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

OK . . . at least it doesn't cost anything to watch these crazy listings, and I will be as happy as anyone if they sell (except the seller, of course).

Jeff

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