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Should I offer BIN

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nigglewiggle · 24/03/2010 14:01

I have a very nice girl's Boden dress on Ebay. I was asked about a BIN price and I decided on an amount (not really sure what they go for). However the enquirer has replied straight back asking me to put the BIN price on - seems a bit keen. I've now seen that 7 people are watching after only 1 day. I wonder if I have come in a bit cheap with the BIN price and I should let it run, but this seems a bit rude after offering a price. WWYD?

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blowbroth · 24/03/2010 14:08

I would wait. If you have 7 watchers already then I'm sure it will sell. If you want to offer a BIN I would put a reasonably high price on it but you don't want to deter other bidders though.
If it doesn't sell you could always relist it. My old Boden stuff always sold well.

Lastyearsmodel · 24/03/2010 14:08

Do an advanced search for 'girls boden dress' and select 'completed items' - you can see roughly what they fetch and how much yours is likely to make. Then you can make a decision about whether to offer BIN or not. But once someone has bid, I think you can't do BINs. Might want to check that last info.

nigglewiggle · 24/03/2010 14:29

Yes, I've read that you can't BIN when a bid has been placed.

I wondered if it was bad form to discuss a BIN price and then not offer it. I just don't want to get swindled, but I don't want to be greedy either.

Thanks for the search tip, I didn't know you could do that. I'll see what I can find.

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nigglewiggle · 24/03/2010 16:03

The search revealed that they do indeed sell for a few pounds more. I was saved from displaying "bad form" because someone had bid while I was collecting DD from school, so I can no longer offer BIN.

Thanks for your help.

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Lastyearsmodel · 24/03/2010 16:27

Phew! There's something about Boden on Ebay - I think you could sell binliners if you labelled them Boden.

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