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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) I heard an ad on TV about ebay (I was at the computer, and I can't see the TV, but I can hear it). (26 years ago, 1-Nov-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) That's an interesting place to advertise, what market are they trying to relate to with an ad in TRAINS? (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I heard them on the radio too. In the ad they played up how exciting it was in the last few minutes of an auction. Julie (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Well if you grant that psychology is a legitimate reason to cater to bidders (and if catered to, I think most would agree, the seller would get more money by getting people to inch up a bit from what they thought their max was) then fixed end time (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Pawel wrote in message ... (...) or (...) case, (...) advances. Well, in the last auction I ran, I had a set ending date, and had a system worked out where the bidding would automatically advance every 24 hours the last 3 days so that everything (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Auction: train and LEGOLAND
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Hello, I have the autoloading station 4544 doubly. The set is used, but in good status and inclusive of the guidance and the box. Also I have the Sets 681 and 683. They are used, but in good status and inclusive of the guidance and the box. At last (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hello, I have today found two 8880 supercar.I only need one, the other is now for auction. The set is new in sealed box. 8880 Shawn Buel: 160$ TECHNIC: supercar The price is without shipping.,shipping by airmail is 30$ . I will ship when I get the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hello, I would like to sell my double football(soccer) set. Because the costs of overseas shipping is very high,I would sell them in one lot. The price is including shipping ( airmail). I would be to be exchanged also ready the complete posts for a (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) And they still have to be there at the end. This is another big issue other people have mentioned, that they don't want to arrange their lives around eBay. The only option to fixing THAT particular problem is changing eBay to allow much longer (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Auction: Classic Space Instructions + set #886 - last chance
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Latest update can be found at: (URL) Friday 30th. SET 886 SPACE BUGGY: >>>>> Bid: $10 - Pat - SOLD INSTRUCTIONS 897, 920, 924, 928, 6980: >>>>> Bid: $27.50 - Donny.D - GOING 2 - - - * * * - - - DESCRIPTION SET 886: 886 Space Buggy. All parts, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I was afraid that might be it. :) (...) Thanks for the link; a search on "eBay sniping" pretty much brought up both sides of the issue. (...) I think that's the key here. A post I found via the Deja news link you provided suggested that every (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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As my first auction is coming to a close, I have received some feedback from the people that participated, which led me to be concerned about a few things... Hopefully this will lead to more feedback, which in turn will make the auctions a lot (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Adam Yulish wrote in message <3638F22C.52FB3CAB@ee.net>... (...) Short answer: human psychology. Long answer: check the dejanews files (see my sig). Medium answer: In a lot of ways it is the principle of the thing. Someone hides until the last (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpien@NOSPAM.ctp.com> wrote in article <F1K0HE.3KD@lugnet.com>... (...) do it (...) I (...) end I (...) gets (...) I removed EBay from my list of Favorite sites right before I knew was going to be away from the net for a few days. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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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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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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(...) 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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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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