All things being otherwise equal, what is the Dope opinion on which type of listing is most likely to get the best price on a given item.
The options are:
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[li]Auction with low opening bid combined with Buy It Now option for the high price you really want or[/li]
[li]Buy it Now at the high price desired with option for Best Offers[/li][/ul]
The BIN + Best Offer is kind of a private auction, which is why it attracts me.
I never use reserve because I know how much people hate it, but when it comes to items of real value I get freaked out at the possibility of the item going for too low a price at auction, so BIN + Best Offer protects against that happening and therefore is my preference. But I wonder if that leads generally to much lower prices than in a straight auction.
So what’s the word from the Doper Ebay experts?