SS Best Wishes over $50? I don't get it...

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I noticed that an Ebay auction for SS Best Wishes ended at over $50. The same seller also had auctions for ponies such as Cherry Treats that ended over $40, and TE Fizzy that ended over $30. I don't get it... The ponies aren't even mint... I mean, auctions for these ponies typically don't end that high.

Before I realized that this seller's ponies tend to sell for high prices, I bid on one of their ponies at what I thought was a reasonable price. I was in the lead for a while... until someone sniped the auction in the last four seconds! I didn't realize that there was so much competition to buy this seller's ponies. And it wasn't even a rare or HTF pony! (Fortunately I found another seller who had an auction for the same pony which was ending several hours later--and I bid on that one, and won, at a better price for me.)

So anyway, I don't get it... Why does it seems like some sellers' auctions seem to do a lot better than others?

Anyway, I'm happy for the seller. $50 is an amazing price to sell Best Wishes!
 
ive been watching ebay intently over the last few days, and i have noticed what i think could be people bidding on auctions to raice prices... when looking at bid historys and also reverced ebay transactions i think its deffinatly going on. but thats my personal opinion. its a shame if it is happening though
 
ya know it's funny you should bring up that topic, because I often do check over at bidders' hx to see how often "they" bid on sellers other items - I know sometimes it's just because they are bidding on multiple auctions (which also helps me gauge and avoid a potential bidding war when combined wins are at stake) - but other times = I do wonder if it could mean that the buyer and seller either know each other or even are the same person...

hate to sound paranoid, but yeah, seeing some of the ridiculously bid-up prices I do wonder what the heck is going on. Alot of times I will see that the winning bidder is a "newer"/"low number" kinda bidder so I wonder if that factors into it (assuming that the person's real of course... )

= maybe they just really really really wanted that childhood pony back and don't understand how a search function works to find another one being sold somewhere else?

Have to admit the "best" ebay deals found are mis-spelled listings and hidden-in-lot ponies and such and it took me awhile (and I am still learning) to get my searching down better on key words and stuff. And I still have no knack for buy it now/low luck...

so yeah, it's just safe to say = ebay pricing is all over the map = and best just to be careful and not get too wrapped up into wanting "that particular" pony
 
I was watching the SAME auctions last night. =) (no, I didn't bid on any of them, though...too pricey for us, here) But I was amazed at the ending sales! (odd)
 
Geez... I picked up a NM Best Wishes at the flea market for $1.50 a few weeks ago. I'd part with her for $50. *lol*

Some eBay sellers do seem to have their own "fan followings" that cause their ponies to sell at much higher than average prices. Why? I don't know and can't guess. Their ponies are usually in much worse condition than described once they're in your hands. There's one seller in particular who may have recently resurfaced who reaps the benefits of a dedicated buyer base. I like my ponies without crunchy curls, though. ;)
 
I think the time of year might have something to do with it. I sold a lot of Ponies at auction last November & December, and you wouldn't believe some of the ending prices. I mean, $30 for an OK Medly?? $31 for Powder with NO SYMBOL?? And I painstakingly describe & photograph all of the flaws! But after commuicating with some of the buyers, I realized that many of them were men buying presents for the ladies in their lives. One gentleman told me that he was just trying to by all of the Ponies on his wife's list from one auction in order to avoid more shopping, LOL!
 
babycrumpet said:
I think the time of year might have something to do with it. I sold a lot of Ponies at auction last November & December, and you wouldn't believe some of the ending prices. I mean, $30 for an OK Medly?? $31 for Powder with NO SYMBOL?? And I painstakingly describe & photograph all of the flaws! But after commuicating with some of the buyers, I realized that many of them were men buying presents for the ladies in their lives. One gentleman told me that he was just trying to by all of the Ponies on his wife's list from one auction in order to avoid more shopping, LOL!
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Hmm.. methinks it's time to start auctioning my trade box! :icon_evil1:
 
GO FOR IT! The best weeks for my Pony auctions last year were the 2 right after Thanksgiving. Ending on a Sunday afternoon seemed to work best for me, too.
 
Id say go for it you plan on selling on ebay right now. You get 100 listing this month for free (auction style) I'm thinking about putting some non mlp stuff up.
 
you know what you guy's are talking about is called shill bidding, where a seller has another account or a friend with an account who goes and bid's on item's that the seller has listed, to jack up the prices, which is in fact against ebay's rules. If ebay catches people doing this they will suspend or cancel their account's so I would suggest if you guy's see this happening frequently, you should give ebay a head's up.

I have had people bid on my auction's higher then I thought a pony was worth, but.... nothing like $30 for a fizzy haha, like $8 for a baity firefly, which I started at a penny... thing's like that... but I would assume that the holiday's will bring prices up, so hopefully there aren't any grail's out there to be fought over.
 
Ouch that is one expensive pony, odd how a comon pony would go that high,

Maybe the seller is the bidder as well who knows...

ABCWinter
 
Hi there ladies. I'm the seller to which these auctions are from. Each of those have been won by other pony lovers. None of them have been bid on by myself. But many of you are correct that I know people that are bidding on them. Tis absolutely true. LilSpark at the Arena bought a couple as well as another member there, Spinky69er. There are also many other repeat buyers I know but not sure if they are members here or what their names may be. I don't know why some go high and some not so much but I think that I have been selling consistantly through the year and people know that I don't rip them off or leave out stuff in the descriptions. I know that some better condition ponies get sold at a lesser price, but I don't determine my prices, the buyers do. I always start low and sometimes it does up, sometimes not. I think the difference is that folks can really see the condition of the ponies beforehand and it's not a guess as to what they will get when it comes. And I think that security and track record for successful transactions keep people coming back. Thanks ladies for watching and bidding, you are welcomed to continue to do so. I wish everyone the best selling season.
 
ABCWinter said:
Ouch that is one expensive pony, odd how a comon pony would go that high,

Maybe the seller is the bidder as well who knows...

ABCWinter
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Is that comment really neccessary?

I think before bringing up shill bidding you should have proof and a lot more than the fact a common pony went for a high price it's a pretty awful thing to casually accuse somebody of . . .

I sold a bait Cotton Candy for over $12 once and was so worried the buyer would be disappointed when it arrived. Turned out they loved her - they were a non-collector who had CC as a child and just happened to find mine on Ebay and bought her for nostaglia's sake (have no idea the person who bid against them's excuse though lol).:icon_evil1:
 
This just seems to be a perfect illustration of the adage of "ones mans trash is another mans treasure"

An object is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, or what you're willing to give up to keep it.

To most of us on the boards, the common ponies that went for a high price are only worth 10 - 20 dollars. To those who purchased them they were worth more, therefore they paid it.
 
I was going by what others were saying, so quick to judge, without knowing the facts,

sorry applejackgirl for following the rest of the crowd.

At least you came here to set us all straight, including me.
Thank you :)

ABCWinter
 
Princess Locket said:
I sold a bait Cotton Candy for over $12 once and was so worried the buyer would be disappointed when it arrived. Turned out they loved her - they were a non-collector who had CC as a child and just happened to find mine on Ebay and bought her for nostaglia's sake (have no idea the person who bid against them's excuse though lol).:icon_evil1:
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LOL, I had the same thing happen!! I was terrified as a buyer bought a very baity Baby Moondancer at auction for $25 and despite my many photos and descriptions I feared the buyer would be disappointed. But she was a non-collector who wanted her favorite childhood Pony back - I guess that happens more often than I would have expected. Pretty cool!:catmoon:
 
I got a little excited when I read this title because I thought that maybe the price of Best Wishes had gone up significantly, and I have a spare! But it if was one of those one off things then nevermind. This does happen frequently I think, where common ponies get bidded up to high amounts by the buyers... I say lucky sellers to that kind of thing!! Congrats Applejackgirl on your sales :)
 
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