Bidders Privacy Option Question

[beautifulbabyvintage]

Hello All,

I would like to get some feedback from other store owners and sellers about the advantages and disadvantages of using the "bidders privacy" option when listing items. When the buyer leaves feedback the item is marked as "private" and cannot be viewed by others.

I can understand that this would be an advantage to buyers, and therefore this is why I have so far been offering it.

But does this outweigh the advantages for me as a seller if the items can be seen in my feedback list?

I sell mostly to women, and I guess this has been influencing my decision thus far.

Would appreciate some views from other sellers.

Warm regards, Beautiful Baby Vintage

[***super_nova***]

As you are selling old patterns with BIN I do not think it makes any difference to your sales either way.  Private listing on auctions put people off as they may suspect shill bidding.  Private listing should be only used for items of delicate nature, as people would not like having the item in their FB visible to everybody.

[putney32]

generally speaking, many buyers are wary of 'private listings' as they cannot determine whether the Seller is self-bidding or not.

the choice of private listings was introduced for sellers of 'sensitive items' such as underwear, sexually related items,  weightloss pills etc... things a buyer doesnt want everyone to know they buy.

Also, many Coin and Antique dealers use it on high value items, especially gold etc. as many buyers like the privacy and dont like everyone knowing they buy expensive gold coins or whatever.

for 'general' non-sensitive items, it has little advantage to the buyer to hide the f/back and no advantage whatsoever for the Seller.

[*sparklz*]

There is nothing to sensitive with what you are selling and as they are BIN why have them private?

[beautifulbabyvintage]

Thankyou for your replies.

I really had no idea what was behind the "privacy" thing.

I thought it was just a security thing that people like to use when they are on the internet 🙂

Thankyou for enlightening me.