http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16226&item=3751091082&rd=1
Stainless steel with chromed brass keys to match, coco bola wood and artificial ivory.
Except for the bellows padding, it’s a pretty set. I’ve seen these photos before… wasn’t this set on eBay a few weeks ago?
Yes, this is the same set. I bid on it myself but the reserve was never met. I’m not sure I understand the rational behind listing something low with a high reserve. Why not at least have the starting bid somewhere in the ball park of what you want to get, if you want to get the ball rolling. But to have it start ridiculously low, have 22 bids that take it up to $3160, and not have it sell because it didn’t meet the reserve seems pointless. Who would bother bidding again? Of course, I’m not an ebay expert, maybe there is a psychological reason behind it all, but why anyone would bid $600 for something that didn’t sell for $3100 a week before seems odd.
Low opening bid, high reserve often sparks an eBay bidding frenzy… like chumming the waters.
I see it happen all the time with electronic devices. Some start at $1, often with no reserve and many auctions end up next to new prices.
Yes:no reserve. I can see how that would drive a frenzy. I bid on a chanter last week that had no reserve and it stayed at $400 until the last minute when it went to $800. I think it was the no reserve that drove the price.
Be that as it may, this is a Uilleann Pipe discussion, not an ebay discussion so with that said: I get my drones from Seth Gallagher this week! I’ve only had a practice set up until now so this is a very big deal for me. Can’t wait to get my hands on them.
Terms of any auction are almost meaningless as market forces come into play. Multiple bidders is what an auction is all about. An auction with an undisclosed reserve and no result can effectively be an ad for the next auction. I, too, don’t understand $1 start for auctions for autos, for instance, with a reserve in the $$$.
Hi UP Enthusiasts;
This is my first posting, however I’ve been lurking about for several months and watching all the shenanigans.
A.A. Ginsberg’s brother has sold three or four full sets over the past six months. His reserve bid seems to be around $3800 US, going by past history, and he apparently won’t settle for any less. He’s sold some beauties! My God, anyone would think themselves blessed with any one of these previously sold sets.
I agree with what the lads were saying -if you are expecting that kind of money, it makes no sense to start the bidding off at a ridiculously low price. If you read all his rules and regulations for bidding; shipping; where you live so that you can bid etc. etc. you might also think long and hard about placing a bid. Not too many breaks that I can see and a “ton” of extra costs for us Canadians and probably for the Yanks too.
Pat fron Central Ontario
Welcome to the madness… 
I’ve never sold on eBay before, but doesn’t part of the fee youi must pay to list an item come from how expensive you list it from the beginning? Isn’t it cheaper say to post it up for 1$ than to post it up for $3800?
…it seems to make sense.
I like the ‘no reserve’ best. It can be more comfortable in a way, yet scary in another…because everyone else knows exactly where it’s at. But there is a place for reserves. It all depends on the item and how much you’re asking. If you’ve got a hot item, it will attract great interest however you list it.
No, that’s not the way it works. Here’s a link that will answer all your questions. The index: http://pages.ebay.com/help/index/A.html
Go to “Fees” and you’ll get an overview of the charges.
actually, that is the way it works:
Insertion Fees
Starting or Reserve Price Insertion Fee
$0.01 - $0.99 $0.30
$1.00 - $9.99 $0.35
$10.00 - $24.99 $0.60
$25.00 - $49.99 $1.20
$50.00 - $199.99 $2.40
$200.00 - $499.99 $3.60
$500.00 or more $4.80
Reserve Listing prices are higher, and if you don’t sell it you have to pay a fee, however if you do, you don’t pay that fee… Weird to me.
I think the idea is that eBay makes money off you whether you sell successfully or not. If you do sell your item, they don’t need the fee, 'cuz they ding you mightily for a percentage of your sale.
djm
Just to give you an example, yesterday I had four successful auctions end:
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sold for $270. Insertion fee was $2.40, picture fee .75 cents, gallery picture .25 cents. The final value fee (insertion, pic, gallery+ebay commision) was $8.05. That’s the total it cost me to sell the item. Ebay adds a commission fee of about $4.65 on top of the listing fee (3.40+4.65=$8.05).
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sold for $2,146. Insertion fee was $4.80, picture fee .60 cents, gallery picture .25 cents. The final value fee was $45.32. That’s the total it cost me to sell the item.
3 & 4 sold for about $650 ea. and cost a total (final value fee) of about $18 ea.
It’s really not too bad considering a world wide audience. Try listing any automobile in a newspaper of any large city in the US for a 3 day weekend. What…anywhere from $35-45? And without pictures.
Back to Ginsberg 
anyone heard the set?they may look purdy…
but how do they play???
I remember his son playing one o his dads sets at Miltown,albeit a few years back,and it leaked like a sieve,not much of an advert…
Uilliam
Uilliam, would that have more to say about the son’s ability to keep up the set? I have heard some very strong opinions about Ginsberg sets, both pro and con, bet seldom any details. Leaks are easily fixed. Does anyone have any more forthcoming details about what they like/dislike about Ginsberg sets?
djm
The main problem I see is if there is a lack of interested bidders. Even if I post a proxy bid (where the bid increments automatically with competing bids) greater than the reserve price, unless another bidder pushes the bidding up to where the final bid (mine, his, or a sniper) is over the reserve price, nobody wins. I don’t believe that ebay has a “let’s skip past the punters and get to the real bidding” option. This would allow you to bid (and have that bid posted) what you would willing to go, without waiting for someone else (welcome, or not) to chime in. I might be wrong, it would be at least the second time…
Irrespectively submitted,
dave boling
For eBAY auctions, “If your maximum bid is the first to meet or exceed the reserve price, the effective bid displayed will automatically be raised to the reserve price.”
So, only bid that is high enough will trigger the reserve price to be displayed and become the ‘effective bid’.