Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Strange ebay auction? *LINK*
Ernie Miller Topeka
>There is a broad ax at tonights auction so I was reasurching them and came across this? 20% buyers premium on an eBay auction can they do that? That is one wicked adjustment.
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6525398182&category=28267
Re: Strange ebay auction?
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>Ernie, you do understand that this was an actual live auction? You could have bid by telephone, for instance. The normal eBay rules, etc., are changed. I run into these in the more traditional (and high priced!) antique areas on eBay.
Re: Strange ebay auction?
Ernie Miller Topeka
>So can any one add a buyers premium to there listings? It just dosent seem right. I don't like buyers premiums. I think it is the responsability of the seller to pay for all selling fees. I try not to go to auctions like that and am allways sure to tell the seller and auctioneer that I figure if they have premiums I have to plan on bidding less on the items by twice the premium to make sure I don't get ripped. so if there is a 20% premium I will usualy bud 50% less than normal on an item. I won't run somthing up.
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Dennis Mcdonaugh
>Ernie, it sounds kinda slimy to me too.
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Todd Hughes
>Imagine anyone slow head enough to spend $170 on a rusted up mast axe thinking they were getting a French and Indian war axe is probably not to bright any way.I only read about half of the rules and never did see the 20% buyers preimium. Did see where they allow the consigner to bid on thier own stuff and if it goes for less then 60% of the low estiment they don't have to sell it....This about says it all eh?. I to do not like buyer preimiums, or Buyer penaltys as many call them around here. I am lucky as must local auctions don't charge them though some do.I once went to a gun auction where they were charging 20% buyers preimum, 25% commison fee and a $35 gun transfer fee.So if they sold a cheap shotgun for $100 the auction made $80!.......We set up at an antique show once and this same auctioner was there and came up with a fishing reel I had priced at $50 to buy.I told him with the 20% buyers premium I'M charging that would be $60!....He wasn't to amused....Todd
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dennis mcdonaugh
>I missed that other stuff too. Why would anyone want todo business with someone like that?
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Mike G.
>Nothing like bidding against the auctioneer, eh?...LMAO.
Mike Guenther
Brown patination?
Neal (San Jose)
>Looked like rust to me, but what do I know?