KC, your E-Bay example reminded me of another "Go figure!", .... and that is, some people will not buy an item if it is priced too cheap, no matter how much they like it. I've never figured that out other than maybe they like to brag about how much they had to pay for it.
And sorry about that, I just remembered an item I once had for sale that I put an emotional value on. I had purchased a tall oak framed mirror for $20, probably 48" x 20", that was originally off of a "princess" style golden oak dresser. I refinished and repaired it and it was a beautiful thing. I really didn't want to sell it but I wanted to hang it in my shop. And ya really can't have something in a shop without a price on it ..... so I put an ungodly price of I think $85 on it, figuring no one would be dumb enought to buy it.
Well now, someone came into my shop and looked long and hard at it but didn't offer to buy it. That scared me so I changed the price to maybe $125. And again the same thing happened only the person asked for a discount, which I refused. I then raised the price to say $175, and again the same thing, but no sale. So I decided nuff is enough, I didn't want to sell it so I put a price tag of $275 on it. If I had the complete dresser it wouldn't have been worth that much at the time.
But wouldn't you know it, some fellow came into the shop, took one look at it, counted me out $275 cash, took it off the wall and left with it. That was when I learned ....... never price something unless you really want to sell it.
AAAHH, the memories. cheers
