Starting BID < $5 ---> Freebies section?

Dear Mods. I have a question for you:

If I start an auction with a starting bid below $5, does it belong in freebies section? Cuz I'm pretty sure that it will sell above 5 dollars. Then again, what if it doesn't.

Thanks in advance!


Rumata

 

I think this one is pretty much self expanatory? Freebies are free right? $5 surely doesn't fall into free, right?

 

Nope, I'm pretty sure about the $5 limit but, I don't know if it applies to the auctions.

Lets see what mods have to say about this..

 

Anything below $5 goes to freebies. If you think you'll get more than $5 anyway then just ask more as a starting bid. But do not ask $5.01. Ask minimum $6.

 

I guess above posts are wrong.

If you are selling anything at $5 or less, it belongs in the Freebies. Sine you are talking about an "auction", it doesn't beong in the freebies. As an auction can go to more than $5 easily. Just make sure you mention that its an auction in the thread title by using words like "Starting bid $5", etc...

 

I've seen auctions that start on $5 and don't go above. Since it is an auction why don't you ask more than $5? It doesn't makes sense. Do not play with fire. What is below $5 goes to freebies.

 

You ever visited the domains section? Many auctions start at $1, some even at $0. Some also get sold at $3, 4, 5, etc... Why don't mod issue them an infraction?

 

In that case I don't comment. I'm learning to ask more than $5 no matter what just to make sure everything it's ok.

 

Looks like nobody knows nothing

 

Why don't you check the domains section yourself?

 

Or just ask an online staff member? Not that hard to do.

 

I'm sorry but, are you mentally handicapped? What do you think I am doing here..?

Mods please, close this thread. Thanks in advance!

 

Ok, thanks much Don!

 

The basic policy is this - if the deal can happen at $5 or less, you may not exchange iTrader on it, and it therefore belongs in freebies (same with other services where one service is $5 or less and others are more - whole thread goes in freebies, or they have to break it between two threads so they're not amassing iTrader on the low-end deals).

Your best bet is to start the bidding at higher than $5 if you don't want it in freebies. Either that, or make it very clear in the thread that the reserve price is higher than that, so a deal cannot happen at $5 or less.