Archive for the month of October 2009

Bidding histories develop bidder trust

Last week’s post dealt with grokking that there is no functional difference between a minimum or starting bid and a reserve on an item. A post last month pointed out that it’s bad to try to be sneaky when protecting … Continue reading

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Starting Internet bids are reserves, plain and simple

In a March episode of the Auction Podcast, we posited that it is wise to have a policy of starting every item at $10 for Internet bidding. If your minimum bid at a live auction is $10, set the minimum … Continue reading

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