CPUWIZ Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Hey everyone, I have this Video Life repro that I bought from sunmark.com when they first came out and bought a Cosmic Swam, stripped it and voila I had a Video Life cart. Now that I own the real deal I made a super nice glossy label for it (the repro actually looks better than the real thing ). I invested around $80.00,- to get to this stage and I want some opinion on wether or not to set a reserve at this price or set a high starting bid ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Very nice job, looks good, actually to good I don't see any markings that would distinguish it from the real thing and I would be concerned it may end up being sold as the real deal somewhere down the line. But to answer your question I would start it at the high end of your investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kheffington Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I think you would be better off with a low starting bid and reserve. A high starting price will discourage bidders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 @cpuwiz, are there any marking that would distinguish it from the real thing? incase there are and we can't see them! when mark made the chips i was wondering when this would happen! someone could make lots of $$$$ off this! to answer your question low starting bid high reserve. Take Care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2002 Author Share Posted December 23, 2002 There are no markings but the original Video Life does not have a laminated label, it's barely even glossy. Thanks for your opinions guys, anyone else want to throw something in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 There are no markings but the original Video Life does not have a laminated label, it's barely even glossy. Thanks for your opinions guys, anyone else want to throw something in ? Take Care, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2002 Author Share Posted December 23, 2002 * bump * Come on guys, I need some more suggestions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbrad Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Personally, I don't like mystery reserves, I think you should just start the bidding at $80 Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 A high starting price would discourage some people. Why not set a reserve and add a BIN option of $300. This'll give people some idea as to the rarity of the cart even as a repro. You should also include a detailed description of the cart to accompany the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 1. Low opening bid 2. $80 reserve 3. Buy It Now option for twice that amount. If you're ever interested in manufacturing another one in approximately the same way, let me know. I don't want to get into a bidding war on eBay for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FND Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I never like reserve auctions mainly because most are unreasonably high, what I usually do in this type of auction is make my best bid right there and then but if it does not reach the reserve I never look back. The above scenario I am sure has caused some auctions to end below the Max, the reason being is I am a last minute sniper and will sometimes bid even higher then I would have earlier especially if I see someone in the bid history that I know will bid high, but like I said this will not happen if there is a reserve FND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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