My first eBay sale

[Byff]

How nervous am I.

I hope I've included everything, it get the awfull feeling that I've forgot something important. What do you lot reckon?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4512144996&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

[Raify]

Looks fine to me, although the pedant in me spotted a spelling mistake:

your bidding to buy.

which should be you're

[/pedant]

[off_again]

Looks pretty conclusive to me. Only one small comment - what about deposit and payment of it when the auction ends. Something like "I expect a payment of £100 to be made within 2 days of the ending of the auction as a deposit. The remaining payment to be paid within 5 days."

Yada yada.... something like that. Just keeps peoples minds focused...

Oh, and just forget. A comment on false bidders and non-payers being reported to eBay is always worth mentioning, and that it is a contract to BUY and not to view the car....

[KITT]

I'd put a clause in to say bugger off to anyone living in Africa et al. You'll be amazed how many emails you get from that part of the world

Also you don't say if it's a 4 or 5 speed box. IIRC the 410 could have either at that age.

[Byff]

Thanks for that.

Damn my baad speeling and i'll see how the hell I can put the 5 speed gearbox in the listing.

[mcflurry]

I will give you a cheque for eleventy million dollars. Please send me lots of money by return Western Union to me

[Jenny Taillier]

I intend to break my ebay virginity shortly as I have a couple of items to sell. Can I ask why people put in this “right to withdraw from the auction at any time” clause.

I have been recommended to use it but isn’t it a bit tricky to remind them that they are entering a legal binding commit to purchase if you reserve the right to drop out?

That’s a fun looking car btw!

Jenny

[Byff]

mcflurry said:

I will give you a cheque for eleventy million dollars. Please send me lots of money by return Western Union to me

[Byff]

Jenny Taillier said:

That’s a fun looking car btw! Jenny

Thank you very much.

Does everyone get really excited when you get a bid? I'm over the moon I've popped my cherry.

[cotty]

Jenny Taillier said:

I intend to break my ebay virginity shortly as I have a couple of items to sell. Can I ask why people put in this “right to withdraw from the auction at any time” clause. I have been recommended to use it but isn’t it a bit tricky to remind them that they are entering a legal binding commit to purchase if you reserve the right to drop out? That’s a fun looking car btw! Jenny

Because it may be advertised in more than one place and if someone offers you what you asked before that amount if reached on E-Bay you would then withdraw the auction

[KITT]

cotty said:

Because it may be advertised in more than one place and if someone offers you what you asked before that amount if reached on E-Bay you would then withdraw the auction

I've always considered that a bit off really. Especially when people auction something with no reserve then suddenly withdraw the item a few hours before the end! Fool then really, as most of the bidding happens in the 11th hour!

[nevpugh308]

KITT said:

most of the bidding happens in the 11th hour!

On a 5 day listing, won't most of the bidding happen in the 119th hour ?

sorry sorry sorry !

[simpo two]

KITT said:

cotty said: Because it may be advertised in more than one place and if someone offers you what you asked before that amount if reached on E-Bay you would then withdraw the auction I've always considered that a bit off really. Especially when people auction something with no reserve then suddenly withdraw the item a few hours before the end! Fool then really, as most of the bidding happens in the 11th hour!

Although if you think it's likely to go for sod all, it can be a panic measure. A reserve price prevents this. However on a couple of occasions I've stopped an auction because people mailed to say 'How much do you want to take it out of the auction? Name your price.'
Nice

[Jenny Taillier]

cotty said:

Because it may be advertised in more than one place and if someone offers you what you asked before that amount if reached on E-Bay you would then withdraw the auction

Then have a crack at the small ads and if that fails, enter an auction. You shouldn’t really do both and it’s not really on to insist that it’s binding for the purchaser but not for the vendor. People are beginning to use ebay as just another place to list an item and that’s not really in the spirit of the auction is it?

It would be a bit like me reserving the right to withdraw my bid for an item because I have bid on two items and really only want one.

Jenny