Hi George, I wrote the guy and will let you know if he replies. I have never understood why a seller would sell early when that obviously shows interest and practically guarantees a good price. Selling early is about as foolish as starting out with a high price. I have seen several phono items with a buy it now that disappears on first bid and it went higher each time. Normally the best way to sell is like you do, start low and get competition going. Steve > I agree it is totally wrong and very stupid.> I sell a lot on Ebay, many things that I have no idea of their value. I'm > always getting offers to sell offline. I've been offered many hundreds even > thousands for items which I start at $9.99 and no reserve. I've never > accepted them and have never regreted it as the final bid is always over the > offer.>