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r2 wrote in message ... (...) Well forget it. He emailed me and told me the amount of money he was wanting, it is way high. I don't think it is worth my time to go look at the Lego and you guys would never raise enough money for this lot, given the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Somewhere in the "high 5 figures" is what he put in the auction notes. I'd guess, since he called the 'minimum value' 50 grand if he broke it up, that he's looking for 80 or 90 grand. Based on what his claims are about his collection, it might (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) This could backfire on the seller, then, if the only reason for the auction is to get a value for insurance purposes. If people know there's no way they'll ever match the reserve, they won't bid on it. Since it's not honest to get a valuation (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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In the real world, if the buyer wants a valuation only, then they instruct the auctioneer to that effect, and the auctioneer bids for them. They win, but still pay a buyer's fee. (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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David Schilling wrote in message ... (...) honest (...) anyway. I think he may have gotten closer to his asking price if he had spent more time documenting his collection. I'm sure this would have taken a lot of time, but people expect a lot if (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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The same kinda thing works on eBay - you'll need an accomplice to watch the bidding & make sure they win the auction. You still pay the listing fee. Or you can set an un-realistic reserve, but then the listing fee will be higher, and you still have (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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Unless the lot was almost purely rare sets, I wouldn't pay over $20,000 for 2,000 pounds. I refuse to pay over $10/lb unless there are TONS of rare pieces/sets in a lot that I want. I rarely pay over $5/lb anymore (which of course means I am outbid (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) He has upadted his auction listing, so I will quote it here: "My reserve is a very reasonable 95,000 dollars, that includes delivery, storage containers, filing system, et all! " Also, A little detective work shows he may be a Lugnet Member (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Oh my. My goodness. I was prepared for ~25,000 but not that. It's obvious that he doesn't want to sell unless he gets right about what the value is, parted-out, or perhaps a bit less without the hassle of shipping it. I wonder how many of the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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I've been following the discussion here a bit, and I just wanted to put in my $0.02... I have to agree with some of what others have already been said. This whole auction seems very ill-planned. Over the course of the week, while the auction is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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Chris Busse wrote in message ... (...) alais)... Let's see, do a member search by country, look under Idaho and there are 6 members. Four live under my roof so that leaves two. Now you know why we don't have a Lego group, but maybe that will (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Sorting out by set REALLY isn't worth it. Trust me. Now it is true that one could sort into related parts and sell those off, and in fact, if the collection is at all sorted, this can be very easy. (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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<snipped bones good summary> (...) With a lot the size of this one, you can probably do everything. If it were all mine I would sell off the sealed sets first and make some room that way. Then try to complete as many of the sets as possible, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Me feeling is that there are only a handfull of sets (if even that) that sell for more (or even close to) what their parts sell for. Of course some of the early sets with no specialty pieces will sell for much more than their parts would, but (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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FIFTY DOLLARS A POUND is reasonable?!? On what planet? (...) Corp | iPlanet Support - (URL) A division of AOL Time Warner | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Speaking of an E55, I saw one at night at a shopping mall sitting on the concrete - *without* its AMG wheels... Bryan (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'd bet so--unless of course they're CA bricks that are still in OK condition, the connoisseurs might notice that distinction. But I'm totally with Frank on this one. For purposes of sale, breaking up the sets into parts will, 99 times out of (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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