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Re: Why do I beat my head against the wall?
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:40:53 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> OTOH: I've dealt with Thomas before. I no doubt would have been very happy to
> do a side transaction with him on this lot of stuff, as would many other
> RTLers, and I imagine he would have got just about as much. Is the extra 10
> bucks worth rewarding a sniper?
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 what this lot was worth but wanted a faster
turn-around time than a traditional auction could afford. Of course, I
also wanted to maximize the money I could get from this lot. While
side-transactions are a good idea and I'm sure Larry would have offered
a fair amount; in this case I wouldn't have known what to ask for or
what to accept as a fair amount. By auctioning the lot on eBay for a
low starting bid and no reserve, I could just let the demand for the
item decide its value.
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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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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