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RE: typos and ebay -- watch out!
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Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:29:58 GMT
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Heh.
That reminds me of a time when I nearly got a bloke to bid US$2500 for a
kids' toy! I was cruising ebay for rebreather auctions, when I found one
that was an accessory for the GI Joe action figure. It was a remarkably
detailed accessory, from all angles, and was selling for only $6, so I
posted it to the rebreather list, thinking that some might get a laugh
out of it. However...
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David Drew wrote:
> Hi,
> I was cruising ebay earlier, and saw this remarkably cheap Drager
> LAR-V.
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1726026720
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> Is this what they mean by 'deco toys'?
Geezus, you almost got me on that one! I was within about a
second of hitting "submit" on a $2,500 bid when I noticed
the category the "rebreather" was advertised under.
Gotta run - I'm in the middle of negotiating a killer
deal to purchase a highly profitable East River vehicular overpass
structure in downtown Manhattan...
-Will
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I laughed myself silly over that one. Remember kids, always check the
category of the auction! Of course, it helps if the seller puts a decent
description up with the auction.
David Drew
-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com] On Behalf
Of Kerry Raymond
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:41 PM
To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
Subject: typos and ebay -- watch out!
Given that the "." is next to the "," on most keyboards, I'm surprised I
haven't made this error before. However, today, on ebay, I discovered
what it means to type "10,50" instead of "10.50". Yep, I nearly bid
"$10,500" for the item. I know I'd like to win it, but probably not at
that price. That's comma is dynamite!
Kerry
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Kerry Raymond
kerry@dstc.edu.au
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