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Originally Posted by ApK
For many people, including me, a reserve price on eBay is an insulting annoyance that only serves to lure people to the listing by misrepresenting the offer with the appearance of a deal you have no intention of following through on.
In a live auction, a reserve price serves to "get the room warmed up," by allowing people to toss off low bids and get some competitive juices flowing.
In eBay, there is no such dynamic. People can research, browse, and compare, and a reserve is just a waste of bidders time. Certainly there are exceptions with rare or highly speculative items, but I can't think of any situation with a commodity item when a reserve is anything but an insult.
Plus, according to eBay's own stats, reserve auctions usually result in lower selling prices, more unsold items, and more non-paying bidders.
Here's some info from a eBay buyer's guide:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/eBay-Buying-...9115272/g.html
Here's some more opinions on the topic:
https://www.thebalance.com/making-se...-price-1140185
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Wow, what a bunch of nonsense. No reserve means you might just give away your item. Better to not sell today than to just give it away. You can always sell tomorrow. If reserves annoy you, perhaps you need to chill out. I think reserves probably annoy you only because it tells you up front you won't be able to steal an item away from someone with a ridiculously low bid. In other words, if you cannot buy something for nothing, you get annoyed. Now that attitude annoys me!
