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hofmichael
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I'm willing to bet this won't last as it will most likely result in lower selling prices.
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How do you figure?
CollectorsCorner
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I don't have that 
Pine Tar
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watchers don't always mean they will be bidders. I have things in my watch list to see if I can sell them
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As do I. But I think there is some value knowing how many people considered taking the time to look at this item either for research or to buy, regardless. You can maybe tell if you could get a steal, or something at fair value.
hofmichael
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If people see a bunch of watchers some will be less likely to bid figuring they have no shot.
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ThoseBackPages
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ITS GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!
dodgerblue
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Hmmm my screen doesn't look like that either.
Erich
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My screen looks nothing like that
MansGame
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I need to find this. Love the idea personally!
rebelpawn
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My home computer has the new screen but my work computer has the old one. I like the old way better
uniquebaseballcards
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If we're real lucky maybe something that shows historical price information will be next....
katieneack
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I will be more likely to bid higher on items I want if I know there are more people watching it. And it will definitely make me quicker to hit BIN's or make higher offers on best offers if I know there is competition.
George_Calfas
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I would assume that eBay is considering the opposite to be true; seeing that several other people are watching might make people feel as if they need to up their max bid.
MansGame
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I guess I don't understand why eBay holds information and data like this back in the first place? If I were eBay, I'd have it on every auction how many people have viewed, how many are watching, bidding, offering, etc. I would even provide historical sale prices or a range or book value or something else. As far as I'm concerned, if I was a large stock holder of eBay, this is a no-brainer because they're in all this to make money and the more stuff like this I think drives prices up, whcih in turn drive their fees up.
dodgerblue
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Does anyone know why some people have that screen (that shows # of people of watching) and others have the old screen. I personally would love to know how many others are looking at an item.
ChasHawk
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Agreed.
I like this new format (one of the few ebay changes I've liked :lol
and if it were me, I would allow everyone to see each other's offers on BINs as well.
byronscott4ever
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It's just a random thing, it seems to come and go for me.
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