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[magpay_99]

So I post a pair of shoes auction style with starting bid of .99(eBay suggestion) so auctions almost over it says 2 bids but the price says $1.29. Surely they aren't making $.10 bids are they? I must have something  wrong. But these are trials runs anyway but if someone can tell me what I need to do id be very grateful. This.

[dbfolks166mt]

@dbfolks166mt 

using OBO which is a personal choice but I have not used that in years since I prefer not to deal with all the bartering over the price.

You don't have to communicate at all even with Best Offer.

You can set parameters for Acceptable and Not Acceptable.

Not Acceptable offers get an automatic polite refusal.

Acceptable get billed and you get notified of the sale.

     I am familiar with that option and used to explore those when I was buying a lot more on eBay. I would simply start at some crazy low ball offer. If the seller declined no harm no foul. If however  I received an auto refusal I simply went up $1 at a time till I found the low limit the seller had set and bought it there or I quit before I hit the limit I was willing to pay. Easy way to probe for discounts. 

[chapeau-noir]

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@soh.maryl wrote:

"Trial runs"?

There is no such thing on eBay.  You list.  Someone buys.  They pay.  You ship.

Did you read nothing at all about how eBay works (except that erroneous 99 cent suggestion?)

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It's probable that OP chose a couple of items to give selling here a go and to see how it works.  It does not mean they're going to flake out on the buyers.  Trial runs usually mean a task to completion to check for failure and pain points. 

[mam98031]

Nope that is how it works.  The increments get bigger as the price rises.  It is rarely a good idea to start an auction at 99cents no matter what suggestion Ebay says unless you are OK with selling that item for 99 cents.

You are actually PAYING your buyer to purchase from you.  Your Ebay fees will be higher than the money you receive from your buyer once you pay for the shipping too.

The item you sold for $1.29 will cost you almost $2.00 in selling fees.

The item you sold for 99cents will cost you about $2.50 in selling fees.

You need to learn how selling fees apply so you can properly price out your items.  And don't forget a profit for yourself.  

Ebay fees are calculated on the amount the buyer pays you which includes the product, shipping and sales tax.  The numbers I gave you above do not account for any FVFs [final value fees] on the sales tax.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFg6lJjL1Y&list=PLHVEVK6whrNZGyl9-KUwrpiWkEt9vd7kc&index=12

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling/selling?id=4081

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/get-started/seller-fees.html

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/service-and-payments/funds-availability.html

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/getting-paid/getting-paid-items-youve-sold/pending-payments?id=415...

https://www.ebay.com/help/listings/creating-managing-listings/creating-listing?id=4105

https://sellerschool.ebay.com/pages/videos

[magpay_99]

Yes ty chapeau-noir, thats exactly what I meant and exactly what happened. Geez. And I did read and read and watched about 1000 videos I guess I'm a learn it the hard way kinda gal.