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More Ebay Insanity

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Don't exaggerate man. Opening asking bid is $3,499 and for another grand you can Buy It Now. The seller is an optimist who is hoping to create the impression that there is enough demand that not only would someone bid his opening amount; but, that there are more one willing to shell out the big bucks. Is the bass worth that? Well, as I tell people who ask the value of items, it's worth whatever someone is willing to pay and that changes. Look at Beanie Babies and the prices people paid for them as collectables. Today you can't hardly give them away.
 
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Yeah 1k is par for a used MM Stingray of any era, outside of limited editions and 1970s stuff.

Less for a fretless normally also; they trend towards $800.

TBH I think the guy bought this 16 years ago for $1200 or so new, and assumes that it has increased in value. Hasn't checked the market, etc.
 
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Stick_Player said:
OP, it's a selling tactic. And, it usually ends up working.

~ P.T. Barnum
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Stick_Player said:
And P.T. Barnum is watching you watching Ebay...

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This + this. List an uncommon item for higher than "normal" or going rate, counting on the fact that the "ones in the know" will keep an eye on it, which, to the uninitiated, makes the item seem highly desirable and probably a good to great deal. Then all it takes is one itchy clicking finger and you're golden. If you're lucky, you might even get a bidding war- then you're platinum.

And for those who'll ask- it is fact that, despite having a near limitless resource of information at their (literal) fingertips, the average shopper does hardly any research at all regarding their purchases, the large ones especially. So this sales method works far more often than one might think.

Rob
 

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