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Re: a short rant...
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 26 May 1999 00:36:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> Well the AS (AucZILLA Standard) gets a little skewed on occasion. I, myself • am
> a good reason why. I've been on a buying spree lately, and wasn't going to
> participate in Auczilla X, except for the fact that I had a balance from
> previous Auczilla's. Well I decided to just bid on a few things to clear out • my
> account. That turned out to be 6 items (two white stairstep arches, and four
> 2x2x3 white corner steep slopes, all of these being very scarce and in high
> demand). The fact that it would cost me several dollars per piece was not a
> concern because my outstanding balance would cover it. Well those six items • are
> gonna cost over $40.00. Normally I would say OUCH, but again I didn't care,
> since some of the money was (figuratively) "not coming out of my pocket".
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> What some people are gonna do, is to look at the fact that I paid $15 for 2
> white arches. They won't notice that I bought 4 others at a recent auction • for
> less than $3. Next thing you know, everyone will be holding onto their • "prized"
> arches, because I artificially skewed the bid in Auczilla X. And people • wonder
> why there is no price guide. Yes that would ruin the hobby.
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> Another reason for Auczilla high prices is because of people who enter the
> auction late, after many items have already entered "SOLD" status. They then
> drive up the remaining items that are still available, because they are
> desperate for some winnings, and usually money is not a concern.
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> Gary Istok
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> Tom Stangl wrote:
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> > Agreed, definitely. You either need to fully use the AS (AucZILLA
> > Standard), or scrap it. It used to be that it was very useful. These days,
> > with some pieces going for absolutely ludicrous prices, I can't comfortably
> > use the AS anymore, as sometimes a piece I have is valued WAY too high, or a
> > piece the other person has is.
> >
> > Of course, the AS "standard" isn't a standard, in that it would probably
> > take a good 20-30 auctions to average out the insanity we are seeing more
> > and more.
> >
> > Mookie wrote:
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> > > I've been meaning to mention this after the last Auczilla (1) auction..
> > > and when there was the discussion about the outragous prices in the
> > > auctions.. and I kept putting it off.. though again I fear this subject
> > > is going to come up again when X ends because of the prices of some
> > > items right now.. It seems there are some traders that feel they should
> > > get the Auczilla (1) auction price for their trades yet don't believe in
> > > paying the same prices for what's being traded.. If you want to go by
> > > those standards... remember it goes both ways.. if you want to demand
> > > top dollar, be prepared to pay top dollar for what you're trading.
> > >
> > > Tamy
> > > gets off her soap box now...
> > >
> > > 1. don't know where the TM should go..
> >
> > --
> > | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp |
> > | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer |
this is more lugnet.auctions pertinent.well anyway how about live auctions .
get a chat room , say from xoom.com pop a message on lugnet with the time and
webpage-this would prevent people from panicing after stuff gets sold out and
resolves who gets what faster
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| Well the AS (AucZILLA Standard) gets a little skewed on occasion. I, myself am a good reason why. I've been on a buying spree lately, and wasn't going to participate in Auczilla X, except for the fact that I had a balance from previous Auczilla's. (...) (27 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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