Over pricing Items.

[wilhar_6586]

Earlier I posted my thoughts on overpricing of items on EBAY. I failed to read the rules governing Naming.  I apologize for that. My post was promptly removed.  My only point is before you Buy an item, (Especially Guitars)  that has a fixed price, (no Bidding, or Best offer) Do yourself a favor. Research the item before you commit to buying it. Sometimes you'll be surprised at how much money you'll save. Sometimes you can save well over a thousand dollars, and get a lot more benefits then can be offered from an eBay seller.. Just because it's being sold on EBAY doesn't mean it's always a good deal. Maybe even most of the time it is, but not always. make your purchase experience a happy one, not a regretful one. Sometimes It just Buggs me bad! to see Overpricing. Makes me feel that somebody going to get taken advantage of. Sorry again for my previous post. Hopefully this time I won't get Canceled.

[donsdetour]

The problem with any online system (even find such in brick and mortar stores) is such as you describe.

A bit of research would show folks if the price is reasonable or not.

That said over pricing is ,and does go on.

Whos fault is it if some one is willing to over pay??

The buyer or the seller.

Such is the capitalistic method.

We see such complaints all the time.

Truth is I can list a penny for a million dollars. Does not mean I will sell it.

[theteamsetguy]

That can be said about any thing we buy. Prices will vary.

Here are the prices for a identical can of Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup 10.75 ounces in the Twin Cities most popular grocery stores. None of the prices were on sale.

Lunds Byerlys $2.39 (High end grocery store chain known for service)

Hyvee $1.33 

Cub Foods $1.00 (Largest grocery chain in Twin Cities)

Wally World $1.17

Target .95

[chapeau-noir]

Oh lawdy...do I have a craving for a bowl of hot, rich chicken noodle soup, now. 🤤

Campbell's "Yes!" chicken noodle soup is $2.18 locally (cheapest) - quality matters.  I think pricing is also tough because one should factor in seller authenticity and service.  Does one want to buy a high end item from a sketchy seller just because it's cheap?

[dirk12955]

The market decides what price an item sells for.     Factor supply and demand and the consumers mood and his solvency.

A can of soup at $2.39 sound expensive compared to another store.    But does the store offering soup for $.95 actually have the soup on the shelf?    Am I the only person that's gone to a store to stock up on that special sale item only to find an empty shelf?

My response when a "Buyer" offers that in his opinion my prices are a little high?    Maybe so.   But I actually have the item in stock and available.   If my cheaper competitor has it,  you and I wouldn't be having this conversation.

Many  buyers don't bother to research prices.    Every item for sale on ebay has a price range.  Sometimes top to bottom can be pretty spectacular.   

[glasser]

In the arena where I buy and sell on eBay, most BIN items are 2-10x market value. People who buy what I sell are keenly aware of the market. They know what things are selling for on eBay and other venues. Even I see items I am interested in, and the seller has an offer option, how do I make an offer when the reasonable price I am willing to pay is 50% of their asking price (or less). I am not talking about low balling people either. I am talking about offering a well-researched price. Unfortunately, eBay has become a place where pieces come to gather dust.

[katzrul15]

@wilhar_6586 

We are never the least expensive option (unless everything else has sold out/by accident) and rarely the most expensive.

We offer amazing customer service, expert packing, quick shipping with sturdy packaging and no-hassle returns.

As a Seller, we get repeat Buyers because of the above - we are consistent and predictable and honor our products. 

Feel free to buy from our competitors with 1 pix, mis-represented items, slow shipping, carpy packaging, zero follow-up and a stated NO RETURNS policy.

[wilhar_6586]

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sorry,  I can't attest to what your are saying because I don't know you or what your selling. However, When I see things that I do know about that have a price tag of say, $3,799.99  that I positively know can be purchased brand new from the manufacture for $2,399. or  something that is priced at say, $7,999.99 that can be purchased for $6,400.  I feel that someone is trying to take advantage of some poor unknowledgeable person. Now I know that when it comes right down to it it's the fault of the buyer, not the seller if they get burned. However, I still feel perplexed and a bit irritated when I see things like this. Sometimes eBay is not the best place to purchase the Item your looking for.  Thank you for your comment. It's kinda cool to see other perspectives.  

[wilhar_6586]

I agree with you 100%. And what's really distasteful is when you see a super inflated price that they won't even give you the option of bidding on or even to make an offer on.  

Thanks,

[singular-source]

All I have to say is, I'm confused.  Take the time or don't.

[bestpricedeals247]

I get floored by this sometimes. My item will sit on eBay forever then when I check recent sales someone who used my pictures sold the item for twice as much. This is just baffling how those people get the sales, I'm guessing over promoting?

[wilhar_6586]

What you say is reasonable for your situation.  However what Prompted me to write this post is a totally different deal all together. If something is being sold on eBay at prices 50 to 100 percent higher than what the item actually costs at the manufacture or in a name brand store that is commonly in stock, then there is something amiss here. 

Thanks for your comment. 

[wilhar_6586]

OK would you spend $1,500 more for something off eBay then what it actually costs in a store, with a 100% money bake guarantee and lifetime warrantee? I'm not talking Chicken soup, apples & oranges or even cherry pie. I'm talking about Price gouging, and not eBay's definition of price gouging either. I'm talking about what's honorable and what is not.

thank you for your comment.

[yuzuha]

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@wilhar_6586 wrote:

OK would you spend $1,500 more for something off eBay then what it actually costs in a store, with a 100% money bake guarantee and lifetime warrantee? I'm not talking Chicken soup, apples & oranges or even cherry pie. I'm talking about Price gouging, and not eBay's definition of price gouging either. I'm talking about what's honorable and what is not.

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That isn't price gouging. Price gouging ONLY applies to necessities.

I've happily paid higher prices for things I knew I could get cheaper elsewhere because I happened to be in that store at that moment and I wanted/needed that item right then. Yeah, maybe I could get Thing for $10 less at Store A, but I'm in Store B at the moment and Store B has Thing and I need Thing and going across town to Store A just to save $10 isn't worth it to me.

[soh.maryl]

The key word here is "unknowledgeable".

That translates to clueless.. If you, the buyer, do not research prices carefully, then you are bound to be taken.

Many of us research prices on large purchases, houses, computers, cars as well as on small ones, chicken noodle soup, lawn seed, phone service.  Won't say that the clueless deserve to be taken, but it should be no surprise.