How Many Times Would You Relist Until You Remove a Reserve?

[jimmyjam1973]

I've bid on this card each time it's been listed (at least 7 times in the last few weeks), in search of a nice Koufax, and the reserve has never been met. Each time it ends with reserve not met. You'd think he'd just remove the reserve or at least lower. I hate playing "guess my reserve". It seems to end each time just over $200. Gets me thinking, who uses reserves anymore and how many times until you said forget it, and let it ride?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Topps-...1359334308?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item418252bba4

 

[IUjapander]

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Add a minimum price that must be met for your item to sell.
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[TD="class: tCell"]$0.01–$199.99
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[TD="class: tCell"]$2
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[TD="class: tCell"]$200 or more
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[TD="class: tCell"]1% of reserve price
Maximum charge of $50
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Well he's spent at least $14 on listing fees on the card then. Maybe send him a message about listing it as BIN/BO?

 

[maxe0213]

People who set reserves = uneducated sellers.

I've bid on the same item many times and it keeps ending around 40. Sellers reserve is 225. I messaged him and the replies I got were unbelievable

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Ask the seller where his reserve is set, if he balks...ask him to put up as BIN/BO so that he can see your "max" offer.

 

[caster513]

Seems to me that reserve auction's actually reduce the amount of bidders. I Dont understand why people use it when you can list buy it now/obo