# weird eBay problem. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983 "2004-12-03T23:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/1 "2004-12-03T23:32:08Z")
Has anyone else had this problem? I am trying to sell an \MP3 Player\ on eBay. I tried once and there was no buyer, but a respectable number of hits to the item’s page, had some watchers, etc. I relisted, and its been 3 days now without a single hit other than myself, no watchers, etc. Very strange. I did a search for MP3 player and waded through the multitude of results and confirmed that yes, indeed it does show up in searches. Any one else experience this/have a solution/answer? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/2 "2004-12-03T23:34:35Z")
Sorry for the bad link [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5735517269](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5735517269) ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/3 "2004-12-03T23:37:08Z")
You want too much for it. Start lower, and let the heat of the bid drive the price up. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/4 "2004-12-04T00:30:48Z")
LOL. Fair market price, I say. But that still does not address why there are no hits to the page. When it was listed the first time, the price was higher and I still got nearly 100 hits. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/5 "2004-12-04T01:04:25Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > LOL. Fair market price, I say. If only the market agreed with you. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/6 "2004-12-04T01:13:52Z")
Do we have any knowledge at all as to how reliable the eBay counters are? (I stopped using them long ago, suspecting that they were plucking numbers at random) ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/7 "2004-12-04T01:17:40Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > LOL. Fair market price, I say. But that still does not address why there are no hits to the page. When it was listed the first time, the price was higher and I still got nearly 100 hits. It likely has nothing whatsoever to do with your page. I notice you’re using Andale counters. Andale is one of the least reliable auction service companies on the web. I long ago dumped their picture hosting service because their pix server was down more than it was up - and they still have so many problems with it that when you go to report a problem, they have a \*form letter generic web page \* that says “we’re aware of the problem and we’re working on it”! Nowadays the only thing I pay them for is the market research that lets me track prices for items and gives me statistical breakdowns of listings. And even \*that \* is unavailable several days a month. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/8 "2004-12-04T01:59:13Z")
I use my own site to host pictures. I had noticed discrepancies with their counter before, but nothing to lead me to believe they were total BS. I am sure your right about them, but this is the frist time its happened to me. ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/9 "2004-12-04T02:03:07Z")
> [@CynicalGabe](#): > > LOL. Fair market price, I say. I’m afraid not… Amazon is [selling it new for $140](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000299EH4/qid=1102125617/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-4918415-6102353?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846) after rebate, including free shipping. ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/10 "2004-12-04T05:11:30Z")
Speaking as a frequent Ebay shopper… IMHO your starting price is too high. There’s one going off in an hour that has 15 bids going for $135.73. And four going off tomorrow that are all in the $100 range ($81.99, $112.50, $102.50, and $100.00 as of right now) that also have high bidder counts. (BTW, each one of those had a starting price of $9.99). Seeing that, if I were looking for that particular model - something starting at $159.95 with a BIN of $199.95 would be a last resort for me. I would relist it with a lower starting price and let the bidding drive up the price. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2004, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ebay-problem/277983/11 "2004-12-04T08:31:19Z")
Apparently the market has changed since I bought it a few weeks ago. Ill change the price in the morning and see what happens (alcohol+no sleep=bad time now). Thanks everybody!