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Originally Posted by dtype38
So, how about about a Fixed Price listing with a "make me an offer" option? Its a free option and final value fees are based on actual selling price so doesn't matter what the starting price is. I could go for something quite big like £8000 and if someone has a punt at half that I'd still get the money I was after.
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Normally the offer based sales go for a small bit below the offer price. I know this isn't always the case... but more often than not. People know that, so an £8,000 price is unlikely to have someone serious offering £2,000-£3,000. They might if the asking price was £3,500 or £4,000. Another down side is that these sales/offers don't have the panic/excitement of an auction counting down to a final price. People regularly bid and pay more than they ordinarily would have done had it been a straight sale. There's a psychological impetus to 'win' it.