Online Auctions - Pet Peeves & Positives

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i guess ebay wants to make some fast cash.

Thats what I am talking about, I don't think they make more money. If I list an item in auction starting at $75 I am forced to at least make the "Buy It Now" option at $100. So how many times does a buyer look at that and say, thats too much, I will just make the minimum bid of $75 and take my chances. Then once they do that the option to "Buy It Now" is removed from the listing so Ebay misses out on commission if the auction price ends less than $100. I think its much better for both the Seller and Ebay if I could make the "Buy It Now" at a closer to the opening bid price and almost guarantee a higher than starting price. If I am a Buyer looking at a listing for something I want and see the auction starting at $75 with a BIN of $85 I am more likely to pay the $85 to get what I want and bypass the bidding than I would at the $100. Now in the Japan Auctions they do not remove the "Buy It Now" Option when the bidding has started, it stays up the entire listing time. But they don't put a limit on the BIN, I just saw an Auction that starts at 7499yen with a BIN for 7500yen, now whats the logic behind that? In this case I can see a good reason for the 30% minimum but......please don't tell Ebay about that because as a Buyer I would not like it....but then again as a Seller...........