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Re: Where is everything going?
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Mon, 10 Jun 2002 13:57:26 GMT
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I would add that part of what I see for auction in the Lego category is
mis-represented and the thypical LEGO buyer is more knowledgeable about the
product being sold than the "idot" selling the item. I use "idot" in quotes to
comprehensively include those that do not know what they are selling with those
that are intentionally misleading the buyer.
Example: Someone was selling "rare" bionicle masks that could be obtained in
one of the Matuka sets.
Example: People tend to think that a set that is opened and played with, no
matter how little its played with, is simply not worth the same price as the
set in MISB condition.
Example: People do not understand the basic difference between "Mint in Sealed
Box" and "Mint in Box". No, it is not the same.
Example: A set I can buy locally on the store shelf is not worth twice that
price on eBay, no matter how much you think you should get for it.
Example: Rare appears to be a relative term that is never correctly applied.
Example: "Huge Lot of Legos" should be more than 5lbs or 8kg. Anything less is
not huge, and as a collector with several huge lots, I am offended by the
implication that less is more. ;-)
Other things that I would like to point out is that I wish ebay could separate
the LEGO Category into parts and whole sets. I am frankly tired of sorting
through large lots of parts selling 5 or so at a time to get to what I am
interested in. Yes, searching works but its getting to be a hassle because no
one seems to be naming their stuff appropriately.
After trying to sell the same item 5 times with no bid, you should be required
to take the item out of rotation for a while. Some people just can't get the
concept no one wants that item right now.
I am sure there is more to add, but I am stuck for now.
Todd
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| (...) Hyperbole on Ebay is often ridiculous. I remember seeing a lot of one or two hundred Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines a few weeks ago. The seller was going on and on about how this was probably one of the largest collections in existance. I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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| (...) Possible reasons for what you saw: 1. The true end of the "gosh wow" internet buying thing 2. Saturation of the market willing to pay those prices (the perception of those prices having changed and the fact that no elements are truly rare, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.general)
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