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I'm both a seller and buyer of lego stuff on eBay, as I clear out some sets to make way for others. I fail to understand why people get upset over "sniping". If there is something I want on eBay, I put in the maximum amount I'm willing to pay for (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | [Auction] Update set #7 dd 29-10-1998
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Hi all, Update auction: Setnumber 7 (dutch, not released in the US) Set name Gift Box Contents Airport, Windmill, House, others (400 parts) Year 1973 Condition Mint (sealed), box slightly damaged Current bid 80 $ by Abner, GOING 1 For images see: (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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Mike Stanley wrote: <snip> (...) I think this is a good way to bid on eBay - you get lucky sometimes. The person who won my auction is not a loser without a life, though. He is a respectable Lego collector who had good luck and skill in bidding. -- (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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(...) Don't know if it will help offset the pain of loosing such a choice lot, but I think eBay needs (at least an option of) going/sold aucions with a minimum of x time (1 day?) between the high bid submission and winning the item. It may draw some (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) Well, there are two reasons I use eBay to sell Lego: 1) When I'm not sure what something is worth and want to let the market determine value. 2) When I want to sell and item quickly. In this case, I wasn't sure (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Ditto, although I have taken to bidding my maximum and then never looking again. I have so many other things in my life that I can worry about and spend time on - why waste time on a system that rewards losers with no life? (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Train Auction Update
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Nancy & Eric's Train Auction Update 4558 Metroliner - $350 DBulkley 4564 Freight Rail Runner - $250 SNealons 4551 "Crocodile" Locomotive - $225 SNealons 4536 Blue Hopper Car - $60 GLouie 4546 Road 'N' Rail Vehicle - $20 DBulkley Pair of monorail (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 4565 Freight and Crane Train part Auction
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The subject says it all. Since my Retrostation Auction is almost over, the 4565 Freight and Crane Railway (1 of them) is the next one in line to be auctioned. I have decided to do it by parts (ie - locomotive, scale, crane 1, etc...), but I think (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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Aaahhhhh, shutup and deal with it. <duck> Seriously, you and I BOTH know if you truly want something on EBay, you WILL have to rearrange your life around the end time. I have had to wake up at 3am to make sure I got something I wanted. Sucks, but I (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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(...) want (...) Rob, no offense but I really don't want to hear about how eBay works. I know how it works. I know they can run their auctions any way they want, and I know that if I want to win at all costs, I have to be willing to rearrange my (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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