[78-L] ePoo Reserve Prices (was Q.R.S. discs)

[David Lennick]

Yeah, I couldn't steal images of the Brown (which has sold) and Rainer (which 
hasn't). I'm still not set up to scan. Anyway, Luise probably had mustaches 
drawn on her billboards once or twice. Just about to list Travis & Bob on 
Barrel (Canadian 78).

dl

On 6/19/2011 10:57 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>
> You'd better check your Joe E. Brown and Luise Rainer listings. Both of them look suspiciously like John Barrymore...
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:43:23 -0400
>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] ePoo Reserve Prices (was Q.R.S. discs)
>>
>> Thanks for the reminder!
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200621729765
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 6/19/2011 10:31 AM, agp wrote:
>>> I have never quite understood the purpose of reserve price. If that
>>> is the minimum you are willing to sell for, the make it your minimum
>>> bid starting price. Past that I see it as a time waster.
>>>
>>> Here's a case in point: A recent listing of the Canadian pressing
>>> (and rare as all hell) Decca 45 of the Beatles' My Bonnie (Decca
>>> 31382) was listed with a starting bid of 99 cents, with a reserve. By
>>> end of auction time it went to $4,500. It didn't sell, because even
>>> at this price, the reserve was not met. The record was then relisted
>>> with a minimum bid of $14,500 (ten grand more). Generally speaking,
>>> this item has sold for about $5,000 in the past. So what was the
>>> point of the reserve, in particular if it was as high as 14K.
>>>
>>> There was a similar go round with a rock'n'roll 78 that generally
>>> commands a price of around $50. Highest  bid that came in was about
>>> $45. It never sold, and the guy still re-listed it and still used a
>>> reserve, as it didn't sell the second time around either
>>>
>>> T
>>>