Almost all of my ebay sales are by fixed price listing, most accepting best offers. The great majority are books.
I grew up in St. Louis, where one of the most beloved river boats was the SS Admiral, which entertained locals from the 30s to the 1970s.
A year ago I picked up a souvenir sailor's cap labeled S S Admiral. I searched for a similar item for months, without success.
Having no true idea of value I put it up for auction starting at $39. I got 56 views but no bids.
After the listing ended, ebay put a note in my ebay saying They ended the listing because they had no similar sales. They suggested I change my listing. My listing described the item, with S S Admiral as a keyword that I believe would attract attention.
Has anybody else seen this? I am especially concerned that I do sell books that can not be found on any bookselling site. That is what we want. Has ebay decided that scarcity is bad?
I am relisting the auction as it was so you folks can see it and let me know if I am missing something. I did lower the starting price by $5.
