Is the eBay Dutch Auction simply too confusing for buyers?

1. I had to read the rules repeatedly and mull them over before I really got a handle on them.

2. My wife (one smart lady) claims she doesn't get eBay Dutch Auctions. She does understand all the rules and can answer any question I give her. I finally concluded that she gets it, but simply refuses to believe it. She agreed.

3. After a recent Dutch Auction I was approached by a would-be buyer who seemed to be saying that she didn't get Dutch Auctions and was put off from participating in them.


I've long thought that broad eBay categories were a little like different neighborhoods--even to the extent of different expectations and etiquette, and different levels of buyer sophistication about eBay. Certainly, it should be no surprise that a guy who normally sells used machine parts wouldn't quite know what to expect in the world of Fine China.


Do eBay Dutch Auctions scare buyers? Is there any category where the eBay Dutch Auctions work well (for sellers, of course)?

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