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锘? Winning the auctions that don't get the bids
Sometimes the best deals to be had on eBay are found not by searching for what you want Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys , but by searching for what someone else thinks they've got.
If the previous sentences made you do a double-take, don't worry, the concept is actually simple, if not immediately obvious. The best deals to be had on eBay occur when an auction gets many fewer bids than it deserves. For the most part, this happens for three reasons:
?The seller has timed their listing poorly
?The seller has misidentified their item
?The seller has misspelled the name of their item
All of these can be turned to your advantage, allowing you to buy at a great price, if you're aware enough to look for and make use of them.
Badly Timed Listings
When you come across a listing for an item you're interested in buying that is very poorly timed, consider bidding on or at least watching it.
Poorly timed auctions include all of the following:
?Items that will end when no-one in the nation is awake (in the United States, after 1:00 AM PST but before 6:00 AM EST)
?Seasonal or holiday items that are listed well out of or immediately following the related season or holiday
?Items scheduled to end during major holiday celebration prime times
In short, any item that is scheduled to end when nobody is looking is likely to be a good deal. The catch, of course, is that you must either bid well in advance (eliminating the possibility of sniping), or you must be there to bid when nobody else wants to be if you plan to win.
Seller mistakes are boons for buyers
Misidentified or Misunderstood Items
Finding misidentified or misunderstood items is one of the biggest search challenges on eBay. The idea is simple: many of the items sold on eBay are sold by sellers who are simply trying to get rid of something. Items acquired as part of a willed estate, found in an old garage or storage area Wholesale NFL Jerseys , or even received as a gift or hand-me-down are often unfamiliar to their sellers, who have little interest in or enthusiasm for the item. Often this also means that a seller doesn't have a clear idea of just what an item is or what it is for.
Some classic examples include things like:
?Sports memorabilia sold by non-sports enthusiasts. Collectibles or signed balls, jerseys, or other types of gear being sold by sellers who have little interest in sports are often mislisted.
Instead of "game basketball autographed by '96 Bulls!" a non-sports enthusiast might list such an item as "brown ball with signatures."
?Computer or electronic equipment sold by no technical sellers. Many one-time computing or electronics sellers can't be bothered to find out all of the acronyms, features, jargon, and uses of a complex technical device, much less its market value. I was once able to buy a $2,000 data storage device for high-end computers for under $50 because it was listed as a "strange VCR-type box, condition unknown," yet I was able to identify it using the auction photo.
?Antiques or collectibles sold by non-collectors. For obvious reasons, a medieval chest made of rare pear wood and inlaid with silver is likely to sell at far below market value if it is listed only as "large wooden chest from my basement."
These examples are only a sample of the types of misidentification or misunderstanding that sellers can have about the items that they list. The job of actually finding such auctions, of course, is up to you. Though the biggest component of success in cases like this is creative thinking Wholesale Jerseys China , there are some basic tips you can keep in mind as you make the attempt:
?Think like an undereducated seller. When you are targeting a specific item and looking for the best deal possible, try to think like someone who knows nothing about the item or other items similar to it. What would an average Joe or Jane, with no prior education about the category, think of this item? How would they describe it? What mistakes or incorrect assumptions might they make about it?
?Think about multiple uses or perspectives. What seems like a "priceless ancient Egyptian artifact from the early New Kingdom" to you might be a "unique, slightly strange 'The Mummy'-style paperweight" to a seller that specializes in office supplies. Try to imagine what other uses an item might have and search or browse accordingly.
?Search for synonyms. Use eBay's powerful search tools to search for every term that might be used to identify an item. ut also for a "timer," and a "timekeeper."
In short, the point is to think creativel
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