"Bull" bobble head

Vintage "BULL" Nodder - Fuzzy


ended - Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Auction grade: D

Starting bid: $7.90

Final sale price: $0 - no bids


Up for sale in this eBay auction is an interesting little figurine for a desk, mantle, or other type of display area. This is a head-bobbing bull that is kneeling down. The seller claims that this is a vintage item, but doesn't go into any detail.

First of all, the title definitely needs more key words if the seller expects people to find this item. For this item, I would definitely have found a way to include "bobble head" into the title. That's the more common and popular term used when describing this type of an item.

Up next, the text definitely needs more work. Apart from going back and checking the spelling and grammar, the seller needs to be more elaborate on why this is a vintage item. Has it actually been discontinued by the manufacturers and cannot be found in stores, or was is just covered in dust and looked sorta old by the seller? When was it made? Just by throwing the word "vintage" out there usually doesn't convince the buyers enough to make that purchase. Considering the high cost of the starting bid, the seller needs to explain why it's vintage and worthy of the buyer's money.

The actual picture of the bull isn't bad. If the seller believes that the sticker that says "RF Made in Hong Kong" is important enough to mention in the body of the text, then they probably should have included a picture of it in the auction. Unless it's something really special from that region, you usually don't want to advertise if something was made overseas in places like China or Hong Kong.

The last problem with the auction deals with the high costs. If a person were to place a bid and win, they're already paying at least $13.90 (starting bid + shipping). Considering this is eBay and lots of similar items can be purchased for much less than that, this is an expensive item with very little detail.

Overall, this auction needs extra work. The starting bid and shipping costs are way too high (unless for a fact it is vintage and worth much more than that), and the title and main body of text needs some extra work. The main picture does look good, and in this case a second picture is optional. It's no surprise at all that there aren't any bids since this item was listed back on Wednesday, February 6, 2008.