This seller has been offering a range of C-Level to A-Level items for many months but all with head-shakingly high opening prices. I firmly believe this practice is not conducive to getting market prices for items. High opening prices don’t motivate collectors to bid as there is zero possibility of getting any sort of bargain. (When his listings end with no action, he simply relists the item again with rarely any change to the opening price.) Sellers that routinely do well on eBay are those like zizsdream and mysweetjanene who start their offerings, independent of rarity and desirability, at a low price and trust in the auction process. I sold a JOL saxophone horn just like this in my annual auction last month. After some spirited bidding, the horn sold for nearly $1,400. This seller’s horn, although in lesser condition, sold for a pittance relative to what I feel he would have gotten if he would have simply listed it with an opening price of something like $9.99.
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