I don't understand it....please help...

reebokandlace · #1 10-14-2005, 09:58 AM

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I put my one of a kind wild heart t-shirts on ebay. Two of them for 75 bucks. Now in the past, I have seen regular wild heart tshirts go for $50.00 EACH, and they are not even hoodies,they are just plain old WH shirts.

Nor did Stevie have those plain old stock shirts (that people sell for $50) specially made for herself so she could prance around in them for a day just to aggravate someone (damn her for spilling a drop of coffee on one!),

What am I doing wrong?

Why hasn't somebody snatched them up?

Are my photos that bad?

Talk to me!

paleshadow · #2 10-14-2005, 10:15 AM

Hi. Well, I just looked at the shirts, and they are interesting! All I can say is that $75.00 is a lot of money for two t-shirts. In your description you say that you will tell the winning bidder the story behind them, but you may have wanted to include the story in your auction to increase interest. If it's a good story, I'm sure people would be more likely to invest that kind of money, especially if their names aren't Harry or Leo. You seem to suggest that Stevie perhaps wore one of these herself in your post here (the coffee spill). but you don't state that in your auction anywhere. If you had any photos of Stevie with the shirts, wearing them, holding them, or with their namesakes wearing them that would also help. I think people tend to be skeptical, especially when items are expensive that they are authentic and that would be helpful.
Then again, you have two days left, so maybe there will be a bidding war at the last minute? Good luck.

WildInTheWind · #3 10-14-2005, 10:15 AM

How are they different than the regular shirts? You said they are "one of a kind". Are they authentic?

reebokandlace · #4 10-14-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by WildInTheWind

How are they different than the regular shirts? You said they are "one of a kind". Are they authentic?

Yes, they are authentic.

They are different because the 'my wild heart' has been crossed off and replaced with Leo and Harry.

reebokandlace · #5 10-14-2005, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by paleshadow

Hi. Well, I just looked at the shirts, and they are interesting! All I can say is that $75.00 is a lot of money for two t-shirts. ... If you had any photos of Stevie with the shirts, wearing them, holding them, or with their namesakes wearing them that would also help. I think people tend to be skeptical, especially when items are expensive that they are authentic and that would be helpful.
Then again, you have two days left, so maybe there will be a bidding war at the last minute? Good luck.

Well....its not like I can go to stevie and say "hey, put these on for me so I can sell them on eBay, oh right honey, you have doubled in size since that tour and they would never fit you, well then just hold them up and smile..."

I know they are authentic because I know where I got them from. I just don't understand why someone would pay $50.00 for a plain old wild heart t-shirt and they won't pay $75.00 for two hoodies that are so unique. Sigh.

I guess I just have to wait and see it they sell.

catinthedark · #6 10-14-2005, 10:54 AM

I just went and looked at them - I guess my reaction would be, huh? (Sorry) I just wouldn't shell out the money without knowing the story. I have no idea who Leo and Harry are, and I'm a big fan...

WildInTheWind · #7 10-14-2005, 10:57 AM

Yea what's up with Leo and Harry??

David · #8 10-14-2005, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by WildInTheWind

Yea what's up with Leo and Harry??

I'm guessing here: Is it Harry Sandler, tour manager? As for Leo, would it be either Leo Bonamy, the production manager, or Leo Rossi, the state manager?

reebokandlace · #9 10-14-2005, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by David

I'm guessing here: Is it Harry Sandler, tour manager? As for Leo, would it be either Leo Bonamy, the production manager, or Leo Rossi, the state manager?

You got it!!!

David · #10 10-14-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by reebokandlace

You got it!!!

Which Leo?

I started a thread on tour personnel in '83 on the Stevie board. Some of them used funny pseudonyms to check in to hotels.

paleshadow · #11 10-14-2005, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by reebokandlace

Well....its not like I can go to stevie and say "hey, put these on for me so I can sell them on eBay, oh right honey, you have doubled in size since that tour and they would never fit you, well then just hold them up and smile..."

I know they are authentic because I know where I got them from. I just don't understand why someone would pay $50.00 for a plain old wild heart t-shirt and they won't pay $75.00 for two hoodies that are so unique. Sigh.

I guess I just have to wait and see it they sell.

No one is suggesting you track Stevie down and have her take a photo with the T-shirts, but I thought perhaps there would be one in existance in a tour book or somewhere. The fact that you know they are authentic won't help the auction since you already own them. You need to substantiate their authenticity somehow to potential buyers. Sure you say you will tell the story to the high bidder, but if you wanted to generate more bids you should have given more details about the shirts origin. Also, it's usually a good idea to start the bidding low. If you start at a lower price and get some low bids people very often get competitive and just bid because they want to win, and not so much because they have to have what they are bidding on.

I think the reason people would pay $50.00 for a plain shirt is because most people don't want to wear something that is personalized to someone else. It's similar to autographs. Autographs that are personalized to an individual are usualy worth less then just a plain signature by the celebrity.

BTFLCHLD · #12 10-15-2005, 09:14 PM

its all about marketing...for instance you didnt provide a link here.
and if you dont give a smidge of the backstory...theres doubt...does someone want to pay the extra $25 for a potentially good story (that could escalate to a letdown) and a hood...probably not.

reebokandlace · #13 10-16-2005, 07:46 AM

Well, it is for TWO shirts not just one. That's what I don't understand. People will shell out $50.00 for one shirt but not $75.00 for two?

Oh well, maybe I am meant to keep them for another 20 years...lol...

By the way here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stevie-Nicks-Wil...QQcmdZViewItem

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #14 10-16-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by reebokandlace

Well, it is for TWO shirts not just one. That's what I don't understand. People will shell out $50.00 for one shirt but not $75.00 for two?

Oh well, maybe I am meant to keep them for another 20 years...lol...

By the way here is the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stevie-Nicks-Wil...QQcmdZViewItem

Well whatever the story I know I would rather just have a regular Wild Heart t-shirt without Harry or Leo written on it

paleshadow · #15 10-16-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BTFLCHLD

its all about marketing...for instance you didnt provide a link here.
and if you dont give a smidge of the backstory...theres doubt...does someone want to pay the extra $25 for a potentially good story (that could escalate to a letdown) and a hood...probably not.

There wasn't a link in this thread, but she did create a thread prior in the Stevie forum to promote the auction that did include a link. Actually, come to think of it, it may have been better if she put this thread in the Stevie section as well. There may be some Stevie fans who miss the second thread if they don't frequently read the chit chat forum. You're right though, I think the bottom line is
A: The starting bid is too high.
B: People don't want personalized items that aren't personalized to them, unless there is a cool story behind it that they know prior to bidding.

Reebok,
It's still possible that people might try to get a low bid in, but if they don't sell think about starting the first bid much lower. I know it's scary to do that because you want to get what you feel they are worth, but trust me, if you start out low and get a few people competing over them, the price will go up.
Also, tell some of the story. Like BTFLCHLD said, I don't think anyone is going to buy them just so they can hear the story, but they may buy them because they heard the story and it was a cool one.