What's a reserve price for?

Finkis

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Join Date: Mar 2006

FaRm

W/Mo

What's a reserve price for?

Murder In China

Murder In China

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Join Date: Sep 2005

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So lowballers don't get to buy an uber l33t weapon of pwnage for only 1k.

Finkis

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Join Date: Mar 2006

FaRm

W/Mo

sry to sound dumb but I still don't understand... What does it do exactly, if the starting price is 1k, and reserve is 10k lets say, wut's that mean?

Murder In China

Murder In China

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It means buyers have to either bid 10k or higher for the seller to sell the item. The reserve prevents the seller from selling it at a low price (In the seller's opinion).

Finkis

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Join Date: Mar 2006

FaRm

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ooooic so you mean like, If the bid starts at 2k, but you want at least 10k out of it, it wont count as a sell unless the item hits 10k?

Misc Merik

Misc Merik

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Join Date: Jan 2006

America

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I hate reserve prices. Ive been burned by it several times. Needless to say I dont bid on stuff with reserve prices anymore.

Murder In China

Murder In China

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Yes.

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WiLdFiRe111

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Melbourne, Australia

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I've always wondered what the point is. Why not just have the minimum bid = the reserve price? a waste of time IMO

eSe

eSe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

some ppl like a small s/b to get the auction started and pumped besides it starts bump'n for the saler i really dont mind reserve but i hate when its hidden