Atlanta Braves sling bag

NEW ATLANTA BRAVES BAG SLING BACKPACK SHOULDER CAP HAT


ended - Saturday, April 19, 2008

Auction grade: C-

Starting bid: $27.99

Final selling price: $0 - no bids


Up for sale in this eBay auction is a brand new Atlanta Braves baseball sling bag / shoulder bag.

Looking at the title, the seller has the right idea with using key words like that. This particular item is virtually guaranteed to show up in a variety of different searches that people may use. The only major problem (despite this being in all capital letters) is that the seller mentions "cap" and "hat". This auction is only for the shoulder bag and no hats are included. That's false advertising right there.

The auction's description looks pretty good. The pictures are clear and allow the buyers to see the details and features of this sling bag, while the different aspects of the auction are in their own easy to read sections. It's good how the seller listed the bag's basic dimensions. The only adjustments I would make here would be to proofread each section and fine tune the spacing and punctuation to make this look more professional.

This seller's feedback policy is one of the more common ones. Basically, this is an automated version that automatically sends the buyer positive feedback once the buyer leaves the seller positive feedback. This is fine since the amount of positive feedback weighs more than what people actually say in the feedback. Like other sellers, this one warns that if you leave them negative feedback without trying to resolve the problem first, then you'll also receive negative feedback. The sellers have the right to somewhat protect themselves against unreasonable and unkind buyers. Of course, it will no longer be possible for sellers to leave buyers neutral or negative feedback starting next month.

In my personal opinion, I believe this seller is too greedy in the starting bid and shipping costs. Something as compact like this that is being advertised as a "light weight" item shouldn't cost $9.95 for shipping. The high starting bid will discourage many people from placing a bid.

Overall, this is a pretty good auction that uses the right ideas and strategies. The main reason for such a low score is with the false advertising in the title. False hope is no way to get people to click on the auction.