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(...) I've seen a range of 200 to 5,000 just in the amounts my friends, ranging from college kids with no credit, to "older folks" who have a more established track record. I'd wager they go higher (and lower - someone told me they were turned (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: my first "high bidder backing out on me" eBay experience
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filing a non-paying bidder form for fee credit is a losing battle. BEWARE! The last (and only) time I tried to do this the other party - highest bidder - replied to Ebay stating that I told him not to worry about it (a lie) thus making Ebay have to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) It seems to vary by person. I suspect they run a credit report on each person as part of sign up. I know I would if I were architecting the business process... I know it varies because mine is different than yours. I won't say how much (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Mike's Auction update 1
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Prices will be in UK Sterling and postage added at the close which will be in approximately two weeks. Closing will be after the usual G1 and G2 posts. I reserve the right to withdraw items if there is insufficient interest or none at all ! Please (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) updates belong in (...) for some (...) you tried to (...) because it wants (...) data itself (...) it just like (...) Aaaaagh Now I see ! Plain text it shall be ! Multo apologioso ! Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA (Ebay) Auctions ending today !!
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I have a group of auctions ending today. Take a look, some still have no bids, and others are still at the low opening of $1. I have others that will be closing on Monday and Wednesday. Good luck and happy bidding. Here are links to just a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: my first "high bidder backing out on me" eBay experience
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Mike Stanley schreef: (...) I think you're indeed dealing with somebody honest, so I wouldn't push it too hard. If you can make the sale with the secondhighest bidder and he pays the difference, I think you should be VERY happy things worked out so (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) IMHO, On X.com I actually have an overdraft credit line of 1,000, probably everyone does. If you refused a charge It would probably draw into your overdraft then you would be responsible for paying back X.com, like any other credit account you (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) If he makes good on it I would let it go at that. Every one of us has made a mistake somewhere along the line at one time or another, and if all his other feedback is good it was probably just an honest mistake. Thomas (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pre Auction Anouncment/Sale/Trade - Parts & Sets (8448 / 7171 / Pirates)
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(...) Home Bargains methinks !!! Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Well, I guess it was bound to happen. Not a Lego auction, which doesn't surprise me. The guy isn't a newbie (has a feedback of 16) but he claims that in his haste he assumed something about a Gameboy I listed that is absolutely not stated in the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pre Auction Anouncment/Sale/Trade - Parts & Sets (8448 / 7171 / Pirates)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) be (...) Ok, I've had a night to sleep on my thoughts... The problem I have with any thought of permanently banning Scott from BST (or anyone for that matter) for the next infraction is that Scott's posting (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) There I go, trusting what eBay told me again.... when I started it I got a warning that it would end during maint. Sigh. I still stand behind the idea even if I didn't happen this time. (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA : 5 LEGO #7171 Mos Espa Podrace Sets (MISB)
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5 Sets. 1 lot. (URL) you follow my auction regularlly, please note that I posted this one as a 7 day one in error. If you bid, good luck! Scott A (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Auction: 8880 2140 1254 1255 (update 6)
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Hello Folks This a small auction of 4 items: set #: Set name: Bid: Bidder: Status: 8880 Technic Supercar 150 Michael Donald Banas sold 2140 ANWB Road Assistance 36 Yvonne Doyle 1254 Shell Select Shop 15 Danny 1255 Shell Car Wash 15 Danny All sets (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) <snip> Even before the internet, I have used my credit cards 100s of times w/o a signature. This problem, if there is one, extends *way* beyond X and PayPal. -John (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) Well yeah... don't they extend the end time on auctions scheduled to end during maintenance times? Kevin (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pre Auction Anouncment/Sale/Trade - Parts & Sets (8448 / 7171 / Pirates)
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(...) Me too -- absolutely. (...) Yah, that's the way to go -- it's easy -- first one FS/FT post to .bst listing all the stuff for sale (and there's nothing wrong with including something saying that anything not sold will later go on the auction (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pre Auction Anouncment/Sale/Trade - Parts & Sets (8448 / 7171 / Pirates)
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(...) Well, you don't have to prove anything to me, first of all. I gave an honest opinion/interpretation of your first post, and pointed out that it didn't convey what you thought it conveyed. I don't perceive any particular deceitfulness or (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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Huh? It ended at 05:13 PST, 13 min AFTER the MaintPer is over. That's tons of time to snipe... (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Ebay auctions: 4536, 4525, 4554, 1775, 6318
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I currently have 5 sets up for auction on Ebay under the userid demlow@lightlink.com : (URL) Ending Monday Feb. 14th (all four in unopened boxes): 1775 Airline Promo $34 4525 Road 'n Rail Repair $14.50 (unbid) 4536 Blue Hopper $52.70 2X 6318 Trees, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Palm Trees for sale on ebay
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Ive just posted an auction on ebay for a group of palm trees and standard trees, check it out, auction no. 259075165 (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) Well, I THINK it doesn't start exactly at 12:00:00.00000 but instead at a somewhat random time which is fairly close but not exactly that time. So a sniper has to "guess lucky" or his snipe may be too late (or, tactically, too early). But I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 6389 Fire Control Center from 1991 on 3-day eBay auction
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I have a complete copy of 6389 Fire Control Center for auction on eBay for the next 3 days. No reserve and bidding starts at $0.99. Take a look: (URL) Main main@appstate.edu (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA(eBay): Custom Lego kit! Monumental fountain & pool
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Monumental fountain w. pool (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA(eBay): Elevated road, crane, construction, Technic pieces
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Auctions ending on 16/02/2000 ---...--- Elevated road plates frm 6600 (URL) Large crane legs + 3 booms (URL) 96 Construction machine pcs (URL) 550 connectors, many kinds (URL) 55 Technic plates (URL) 30 black double bend beams (URL) 21 purple bent (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA(eBay): Y2K knights, sloped walls, 6x8 slopes, skylights
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Auctions ending on 12/02/2000 ---...--- 8 Kingdom Knights NEW 2000 (URL) 12 white 1x6x5 giant slopes (URL) 2 large skylight windows (URL) 6 slate-print 6x8x1 roofs (URL) 6 dark grey 6x8x1 ramp/roof (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38A4D508.EF800A32@v...er.net>... [ ...snipped ... ] (...) Doesn't this essentially move the ending time of the auction up to when ever eBay starts their scheduled maintenance? As I recall, eBay scheduled (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) I may list MORE of my auctions to end during eBay maintenance... quoting from the listing: ((URL) don't plan on sniping this one. The auction end time is during an eBay scheduled maintenance period. You're better off with fire and forget bids. (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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And of course, the question is academic now, since I *did" win. One of the few times in recent memory that I beat the snipers at their own game... -- William A. Swanberg CPT, SC Commander, 229th Signal Company (TACSAT) swanberg@msn.com "Larry (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: eBay: 375 Yellow Castle MISB
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(...) Higher than I'm willing to pay. But then, I'm not willing to pay what it's worth, seeing as I've already got one. (It's verra nice) ;) James (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: eBay: 375 Yellow Castle MISB
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(...) I do hate castle, I'm buying it for parts. :-1) (1) But if you think my proxy tops out at 1 dollar, guess again. 1 - ya, right. (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: eBay: 375 Yellow Castle MISB
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Alan Gerber schreef: (...) Well he was serious... his maximum was definately a LOT higher :-) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Star Wars MONSTER auction starts:
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It is not my day, try: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Auction update 1
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Just a reminder, Michael: Auction announcements and updates belong in the .auction newsgroup, not here in .buy-sell-trade (even if for some unfortunate reason you're unable to post to .auction). More below... (...) Hmm, according to the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Star Wars MONSTER auction starts:
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Star Wars MONSTER auction starts: See its at: (URL) also have 7171 & 8448 parts lots on ebay, follow the links on the above auction. Scott A (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) Potentially. Most people build additional copies from their own parts assortments (sometimes in more than one color), which I think is swell. However right now I have 4 built up and those have to last me (I want to always have one "something" (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: eBay: 375 Yellow Castle MISB
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(...) Wow! Larry hates castle! He thinks a Yellow Castle is worth a dollar! Alan This message's random set is: 6648, www.lugnet.com/pause...query=6648 (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: eBay: 375 Yellow Castle MISB
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Oh my! Bring your checkbook. I bid what I think it's worth but I can be outbid by someone who wants it more than I do. Giulio Ferrari is an A OK seller, buy with confidence. (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay -Custom Hopper in last days, 4536
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(...) of the bidders who got outbid... (URL) are from fine sellers. (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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