If you missed it in another thread, here is my war story knowledge I learned flipping polybags (the other seller is the master and I'm the padawan, but I am learning)

If you are selling multiples of the same item (RR poly) you can do the following:

Set your preferences so that you can quantity remain at zero (with selling set price using good till cancelled option). You can then sell at a lower than you want price 2 or 3 sales, this will get you on the radar and get people following your auction. You then can raise your price to where you want it to be and it will still show that you have sold 2 or 3 (but doesn't show lower price). You are now down showing "last one" because you only listed a handful. People use their panic and buy your last one at that price. Once it sells, just revise auction to quantity of 1 and you are once gain selling your "last one"

This only works on good till cancelled auctions and only if you change your setting to allow it

Hope that helps someone here

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It's unethical and not for me.

I did not see any ethical problem here.

If you missed it in another thread, here is my war story knowledge I learned flipping polybags (the other seller is the master and I'm the padawan, but I am learning)

If you are selling multiples of the same item (RR poly) you can do the following:

Set your preferences so that you can quantity remain at zero (with selling set price using good till cancelled option). You can then sell at a lower than you want price 2 or 3 sales, this will get you on the radar and get people following your auction. You then can raise your price to where you want it to be and it will still show that you have sold 2 or 3 (but doesn't show lower price). You are now down showing "last one" because you only listed a handful. People use their panic and buy your last one at that price. Once it sells, just revise auction to quantity of 1 and you are once gain selling your "last one"

This only works on good till cancelled auctions and only if you change your setting to allow it

Hope that helps someone here

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You sir are "most likely to succeed" give yourself a gold star and have the rest of the day off. All businesses use tricks to get us to part with our cash. They know most people are intrinsically impulsive and are always looking to make a fast one. Soon one day in the future you will come to realise that knowledge is power and that knowledge is worth so much in the right hands. It is nice of you to share your knowledge because this is what this forum is about. That and the spread of disinformation or trolling for the want of a more popular euphemism. You will have enlightened and made a lot of people happy sitting on hundreds of Chima Polybags. Happy days as the Fonz says

Edited November 16, 201411 yr by Alfiepops

What is unethical? Ebay made these available, and this is what your competition is doing

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What is unethical? Ebay made these available, and this is what your competition is doing

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That is what is so good about your post. Even in the face of competition you still choose to share your knowledge. Very few would give that freely. I for one would never have gleened that knowledge on my own. But then again I don't own more than four of anything.

I know people that probably have never flipped polys may find it difficult after they sell their first handful. I have learned a lot from this site, I am/was getting absolutely destroyed by another seller and their magical "last one" for sale

If it's unethical, you might as well say buy it now is unethical if you prefer auctions. It's just an option that ebay has made available. And there are others like myself that didn't understand this

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I am/was getting absolutely destroyed by another seller and their magical "last one" for sale

 

 

So you were at war with one seller, and getting destroyed - and your solution was to arm others and invite them to battle you as well? 

If you missed it in another thread, here is my war story knowledge I learned flipping polybags (the other seller is the master and I'm the padawan, but I am learning)

If you are selling multiples of the same item (RR poly) you can do the following:

Set your preferences so that you can quantity remain at zero (with selling set price using good till cancelled option). You can then sell at a lower than you want price 2 or 3 sales, this will get you on the radar and get people following your auction.

Does that mean you have to buy 2 or 3 by yourself first?

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So you were at war with one seller, and getting destroyed - and your solution was to arm others and invite them to battle you as well? 

 

A true warrior. justapilgrim should write a 300 part 3 the untold story: "FUebaysellers: a bring it on production initiated by jap "

There will be polybags after polybags, I would rather educate people here what they are up against.

Lose a battle win the war

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If the buyer is getting what they paid for at a price they've agreed to, I don't see a problem.

thanks for posting. I'll give it a shot. I have WAY too many polys. They are coming out the walls!!

BTW I won the war, 150+ sold got margins to $6-$7 at the end (sold out)

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BTW I won the war, 150+ sold got margins to $6-$7 at the end (sold out)

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Were those all trees?

How do you set 'buy it now' to allow quantity to go to zero? I did the 'until cancelled' option but when my last one sold, I had to re-list.

Sorry for the noob question.

It's in your seller settings.  It's not in each listing.  Start poking around in there.  As soon as I can get into eBay I'll try to give you more direction.

Found it! Thanks for the tip. I thought it was a listing specific thing.

Can you share with others...

My account > selling preferences > sell your item form > use the out of stock option. Yes.

Can you share with others...

 

 

Okay, found it.

 

Account Settings > Site Preferences

 

It's in the first section of Site Preferences.  You have to check box it.  Keep in mind that every time your 30 days is up, it will automatically renew, even if your stock is zero.  (Which means you'll get charged fees as well).

Cool, thanks...

One small question, do i need to relist all old listind or its apply automatically for all active auctions...???

The Pilgrim has spoken.

Reslist.