@fuchi888 wrote:
Yes, true. I know as buyer I would liked BIN, so I agree with you. I just use a different business model that I hav become accustomed to whether it draws few or lots of buyers. Thanks
With all due respect, how can you say you're accustomed to it on one hand, while complaining about a major pitfall on the other?
The point that @theteamsetguy made about most of your auctions getting only 1 bid -that is arguably the most important piece of info you need regarding whether your items should be auction or BIN. The whole advantage to an auction (if/when there is one) is that 2 or more people are interested enough to compete with each other to get the item. If that rarely happens with the kinds of items you sell, then auctioning them is pointless, period. You should just make them BIN's with the same price as your starting bid, or maybe a bit more, since there will be more than 7 days of the item to be findable to the right person, one who's willing to pay a bit more.
I'm not anti-auction in the slightest; I love them as both a seller and a buyer, but they definitely have limited application. The vast majority of my listings are always BIN because I can see how much they are likely to fetch on eBay. The items I auction are more "wild card" and yes, they must be unique and desirable.
Why you won't even consider trying BIN .... like even a few items to start with, just to see how it goes .... that just doesn't make sense. This "what I'm accustomed to" thing doesn't even sound like a real reason, because it's not a major operational change, and what change it amounts to is actually going from 'harder' to 'easier.' When you hear that 'ching' sound for a BIN, it means the sale is DONE, PAID FOR, OVER. Easy, and no disappointment strung out over 4 days!
It sounds like you're not saying the real reason you don't want to switch or even try, but I can't imagine what it would be.
