Impossipuzzle puzzle

550 pc. IMPOSSIPIZZLE --BEANS


ended - Sunday, March 30, 2008

Auction grade: C+

Starting bid: $2.99

Final selling price: $0 - no bids


Up for sale in this eBay auction is a rather challenging type of jigsaw puzzle. This is known as an Impossipuzzle and is virtually guaranteed to keep puzzle fans busy for hours.

The auction's title is pretty weak and could benefit from another key word or two such as "puzzle", "game" or even "hard". The seller also needs to check their work and spell the item correctly.

The overall description isn't bad, but the flow of words and sentence fragments make it sound weird at times. For example:

"It is a fun but challenging puzzle to do" would probably sound better as "It is a challenging but fun puzzle to do."

"It is in good condition but used" should be something like "It was used but is still in very good condition."

"Winter is here, a nice way to spend your Long days." -- This is the wrong time of year to use this line. The seller has the right idea by giving the buyer a classic product usage scenario, but this is spring. As those waves of fresh warm air go rolling through the area it's time to get active and do things outdoors instead of staying cooped up in the house. This would be better suggested as a different type of birthday or "good grades in school" type gift.

The auction's picture looks pretty good and certainly gives the buyer a taste of what they're in for with a puzzle like this. The complicated and repetitive pattern is going to drive many people crazy as they search for the connecting pieces.

The last thing to touch on is the shipping price. I personally believe that $7.99 is a bit steep and that the seller is better off using a higher starting bid rather than guaranteeing money for themselves by hitting the buyers with high shipping costs. Most puzzles are very light weight and should only cost a couple of bucks to have it shipped economically across the country.


Overall, this isn't that bad of an auction, but a few changes with the title and description will definitely help with its exposure to more potential buyers.