Is this just a tiny bit tacky, or is it just me?

Oh yes! But the thing is, would you buy the shirt and then
set up a tent in the Goodwill parking lot and attempt to
sell the same shirt for $10?

eBay is too huge to have this comparison hold water.


~~
Sooz
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"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Yes, I can see how you were hurt, but it is
a lesson for you that your things may be worth a lot more then what you were
selling it for.

Yeah -- and a lesson where she made money off the first sale, too. I'd say it
was painless and easy, actually.

If so raise your prices then this will not happen again. If
you receive what you want for a piece and someone else sells it for a
profit, there is nothing you can do.

And I'd say no harm, no foul. Plus credit was given, therefore free
advertising.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

The fact that they didn't sell does cast a totally different light on the
subject. Hopefully the fact that they sat unsold will give that buyer a
little wake-up call, and they won't feel the need to do it again. I do
totally understand feeling a little shocked and ticked off - there is kind
of an ethical line there. Legally - they have every right. Ethically, it's
a grey area. Brazen - you betcha! *I* certainly wouldn't do that - I would
at least take the item to another venue to sell it.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

I would think that after the seller realizes this, they should raise
their
prices to that same level. Did the beads actually sell for double the
amount?

No, they didn't, they sat there unsold until the auction
ended. I kept my eye on them for the entire week... lol!

Plus, be flattered if the
beads are commanding high prices.

Hmm... I don't know. Maybe in a way I'd feel flattered (if
the beads had actually sold for double), but in another way
I'd find it just a little brazen on Buyer B's part. I know
that many folks sell off their bead collections at any
given time, and for any reason.

The situation I described, though, just rubbed me wrong
because it was like a slap in the face to the original
seller. Sort of like, "Oh, cool beads, great price! Now
watch what I'm going to do- I'm going to double their price
and attempt to sell them to YOUR own customers."

But they didn't sell... so I guess that's a redeeming
factor.

--
Fran
~My eBay, if you'd like to visit: http://snipurl.com/56qt

Oh, yes - definitely raise your prices. Compete with the other person -
that's what business is all about! If they are your beads we're talking
about, I think they can definitely sell for a little higher that what you
have going now. Of course, this is ebay, and that market is a fickle tease
at best, so it's hard to out guess it.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

The situation I described, though, just rubbed me wrong
because it was like a slap in the face to the original
seller.

No, just the opposite. It meant they were seen as worthy, and valuable.
It
may seem underhanded to you, but it's not. There was nothing dishonest
about
it. Credit was given, which is what counts. The original seller could
maybe
move her prices up to a middle range, since the beads didn't sell at the
higher
price -- but the 2nd seller obviously thought they were worth more than
the
original price.

I'm surprised you never noticed this happening before, Fran!
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry."
John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

Ooooooooooh, on Justbeads. Well, I think the same tactic would work. Raise
the price just a little. Make it harder for her to sell for double. More
money for you!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net


well, while seller A might be ticked, once it's sold it's sold.
if the buyer thinks she can sell it for more, she's perfectly within
her right to try. if i sell my jewelry to a jewelry store, they're
going to mark it up and sell it. how MUCH they mark it up is totally
up to them and how much they think they can get.

Oh absolutely! My beef with the whole situation is not the
fact that Buyer B attempted to re-sell these beads, or even
that she tried to sell them for double. That's perfectly
fine, and totally within "the law" of, what is it, supply
and demand?

My problem with it is the fact that Buyer B attempted to
sell the beads, right under Seller A's nose... on the same
auction site, to the same customers, pretty much.

You know, we're talking JustBeads here... small place, low
population density of both sellers and buyers. If this
whole thing had happened on Ebay, it probably wouldn't have
bothered be as much, only because Ebay is so huge. Shoot,
I would've had to notice first! Lol

--
Fran
~My eBay, if you'd like to visit: http://snipurl.com/56qt

That'll teach me to post before I read the whole thread!!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net



Just to clarify, the situation I described did not happen
to me, but to someone else. I just happened to catch the
"action" from the sidelines.

--
Fran
~My eBay, if you'd like to visit: http://snipurl.com/56qt

Of course I know you're talking about JB, it would probably get lost
in the crowd on eBay.

I thought you were talking about eBay.....it is a little tacky on JustBeads,
but people do it all the time anyway.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

I do
totally understand feeling a little shocked and ticked off - there is kind
of an ethical line there. Legally - they have every right. Ethically,
it's
a grey area. Brazen - you betcha! *I* certainly wouldn't do that - I
would
at least take the item to another venue to sell it.

Yup, me too! And yes, shocked is a better word. I was
just shocked that the buyer didn't even let the original
transaction get cold (so to speak) before she attempted to
re-sell.

And see, even if I see the ethical problem here (and I do, believe it or not),
I feel totally cynical abut this sort of thing. shrug It just doesn't
surprise me at all.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

I'm surprised you never noticed this happening before, Fran!

Oh man, I surprise *myself* with some of the stuff I miss
sometimes! Lol!

Me too. :-) I didn't mean to infer that you were wandering around blind, and
I see now that that's how it sounded. Not at all.
~~
Sooz
-------
"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

On 19 Mar 2004 21:41:30 GMT, uppies (Dr. Sooz) wrote:

I would think that after the seller realizes this, they should raise their
prices to that same level.

Yeah! Often items sell even better for a higher price, too. (True true true!)
~~
Sooz

Very true, in all selling situations. I have a style of earring
that I have been selling for years. The price was 24.00, they
sell well enough for me to make quite a few pair each year.
I raised the price to 26.00 a couple of years ago. They sold
about the same. Then I took another look at them and decided
that there was too much time involved for the money I was
getting. I raised the price to 34.00. They now sell almost as
fast as I make them. Go figure.
Barbara
Dream Master
www.dreamweaverstudio.com

If you want to make God laugh, tell him your future
plans.
Woody Allen