Hello all -  

So…..I am wondering if this blog is ever visible when people search for blogs about Ebay.  I haven’t had any comments yet and I suppose I was expecting some.  Why – I’m not sure – I guess I thought maybe since my blog is a new blog that it would come up quickly in searches.  Or maybe I thought that my writing was so incredibly interesting that it would rank very high in search results – just kidding!  If this blog does pop up, please leave me a comment – it would thrill me beyond belief.

Since I am posting anyway, I am wondering which type of auction you think is more profitable or draws the most traffic – the open auction or a Buy It Now or fixed price auction?  The fixed price auction is safer, I think, as long as it is successful because then you get the price you need to make it profitable.  On the other hand, if you have an item that many people want, then you may get lucky with an open auction and have people get into a bidding war – which could be extrememly profitable.  At Christmastime, I saw an auction for a  Lego/Star Wars clock that was $19.95 at Target but was sold out everywhere.  There was a bidding war and the lucky owner walked away with $174.59 for a twenty dollar clock.  Not bad, eh?