"Terry Smythe" <smythe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Wanted:
>
> Looking for an HP 4670 "See Thru" scanner to replace one that just died.
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry Smythe
> smythe@shaw.ca
>
>
"CSM1" (nomoremail@nomail.com) writes:
> "Terry Smythe" <smythe@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:OtmXj.141557$rd2.5702@pd7urf3no...
>> Wanted:
>>
>> Looking for an HP 4670 "See Thru" scanner to replace one that just died.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Terry Smythe
>> smythe@shaw.ca
>>
>>
>
>
> Try Ebay:
> http://search.ebay.com/search/search...70+&category0=
>
> Don't buy a dead one.
> If it is $0.99 it is bound to be dead.
> --
> CSM1
> http://www.carlmcmillan.com
> --
>
>
CSI Miami still uses them. Maybe they have a stash.
In message <FYrXj.1349$qH4.1338@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> "CSM1"
<nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote:
>Don't buy a dead one.
>If it is $0.99 it is bound to be dead.
That may well not be the case -- I haven't looked into this particular
item, but if you know your item has a high likelihood of selling for
$130+ why not start the price lower and save money on the insertion
fees, plus attract a bit more attention to your auction in the process?
"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <FYrXj.1349$qH4.1338@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> "CSM1"
> <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote:
>
>>Don't buy a dead one.
>>If it is $0.99 it is bound to be dead.
>
> That may well not be the case -- I haven't looked into this particular
> item, but if you know your item has a high likelihood of selling for
> $130+ why not start the price lower and save money on the insertion
> fees, plus attract a bit more attention to your auction in the process?
What if the only bids you get are less than the actual value of the scanner,
are you going to sell it for much less money than it is worth.
I sure would not put the starting bid at less than I was willing to take for
the item.
At $0.99 for a item that is worth $100, would scare me away. I strongly
suspect the item is a carcass.
If you want to buy a dead scanner, I have Minolta Scan Dual IV to sell. I
sold the film holders.
I will not take $0.99 for it!
In message <xiBYj.62$Di1.44@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com> "CSM1"
<nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote:
>"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
>news:ab2434h923ml5pejt55bt2vfk33ou0be9f@4ax.com.. .
>> In message <FYrXj.1349$qH4.1338@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> "CSM1"
>> <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Don't buy a dead one.
>>>If it is $0.99 it is bound to be dead.
>>
>> That may well not be the case -- I haven't looked into this particular
>> item, but if you know your item has a high likelihood of selling for
>> $130+ why not start the price lower and save money on the insertion
>> fees, plus attract a bit more attention to your auction in the process?
>
>What if the only bids you get are less than the actual value of the scanner,
>are you going to sell it for much less money than it is worth.
That's part of the gamble of an auction. Obviously eBay is more then
pure auctions these days, but I still approach eBay from an auction
standpoint.
In my years of experience on eBay as a buyer, if I'm buying an item
where there is an established minimum sell point (as there appears to be
for this scanner), I hunt for the ones with higher start prices as they
tend to finish lower, on average.
>I sure would not put the starting bid at less than I was willing to take for
>the item.
I would, have before, and will again -- I haven't yet gotten less then
I'd have set my initial price (or reserve). As an added bonus, the
insertion fees are much lower.
However, I research obsessively before I post anything for sale. I know
>At $0.99 for a item that is worth $100, would scare me away. I strongly
>suspect the item is a carcass.
Anywhere but auction, I'd agree -- It's about knowing your market.
Having spent many years watching for deals on eBay, as a seller, I'd
definitely start low *if* the history shows similar/identical items have
a reasonable number of bidders, and you're willing to accept the lowest
going rate price.
However, if not all items sell, or there is a wide variation in price
without an explanation, then definitely set a reasonable minimum or a
reserve.
As a buyer, I don't care about the start price, just the final cost
(that includes shipping) and the details which impact the item's
insurability.
Of course you can use a low starting bid with a reserve. That will not
save you any money (the insertion fee is based on the reserve, if there
is one). But it will provide a better auction, better chance of selling
and if it doesn't sell, you get some information that may be valuable
(how high it was bid, and you can contact the bidders and perhaps make a
post-auction offer).
But if the item is popular, well known and in-demand, the chance that it
will sell very low is very slim. On the other hand if it's obscure or
"thinly traded", that risk is very real. And experienced E-Bay'er knows
the difference.
CSM1 wrote:
> "DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
> news:ab2434h923ml5pejt55bt2vfk33ou0be9f@4ax.com...
>> In message <FYrXj.1349$qH4.1338@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> "CSM1"
>> <nomoremail@nomail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Don't buy a dead one.
>>> If it is $0.99 it is bound to be dead.
>> That may well not be the case -- I haven't looked into this particular
>> item, but if you know your item has a high likelihood of selling for
>> $130+ why not start the price lower and save money on the insertion
>> fees, plus attract a bit more attention to your auction in the process?
>
> What if the only bids you get are less than the actual value of the scanner,
> are you going to sell it for much less money than it is worth.
>
> I sure would not put the starting bid at less than I was willing to take for
> the item.
>
> At $0.99 for a item that is worth $100, would scare me away. I strongly
> suspect the item is a carcass.
>
> If you want to buy a dead scanner, I have Minolta Scan Dual IV to sell. I
> sold the film holders.
> I will not take $0.99 for it!
>
WTD: HP 4670 "See Thru" Scanner 
Linear Mode
