In January, 272 copies sold as one auction lot for $1,581.00. It appeared they were bought by a well known Detroit record dealer.
In May, the first copy from the hoard sold at auction for $210.
This month, another copy sold for about $250 and a further copy was put up for auction with a minimum bid of $125 or a Buy It Now price of $190. These copies were put up for sale under a different seller ID.
Some buyers have already paid too much for this record by getting into an Auction duel and maybe a few more taking up Second Chance offers. More buyers are going to get their fingers burnt, especially if they don't read this. Would it have been better for the seller(s) to price the record at say $30, generate a handsome profit and make a lot of collectors happy? Or is the the best way to move 272 copies of the same record, to sell the first few at a huge mark-up then keep dropping the price until they all go?
In January, 272 copies sold as one auction lot for $1,581.00. It appeared they were bought by a well known Detroit record dealer.
In May, the first copy from the hoard sold at auction for $210.
This month, another copy sold for about $250 and a further copy was put up for auction with a minimum bid of $125 or a Buy It Now price of $190. These copies were put up for sale under a different seller ID.
Some buyers have already paid too much for this record by getting into an Auction duel and maybe a few more taking up Second Chance offers. More buyers are going to get their fingers burnt, especially if they don't read this. Would it have been better for the seller(s) to price the record at say $30, generate a handsome profit and make a lot of collectors happy? Or is the the best way to move 272 copies of the same record, to sell the first few at a huge mark-up then keep dropping the price until they all go?
What do members think?