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Subject:	Re: What happened to Larrys' eBay Hopper Auctions?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.auction
Date:	Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:06:14 GMT
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Christopher Weeks <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote: > getting pissy when someone tries to educate buyers. I thought our goal was to educate the sellers so that they do not take advantage of people. I do not feel I have a right to try and educate people bidding on someone else's auction. Feedback is supposed to be a ruler of how good/bad the seller is. If I have a misleading description for an item I am selling I would hope you would first contact me via e-mail to let me know where my error is. If I fail to respond to this or act all high and mighty about the buyers not knowing squat then a feedback entry is warranted as a reflection of my bad attitude towards my customers. Listing an item that is readily available, i.e. through S@H without embellishing the rarity of the item does not warrant bashing of the seller. Anyone has the right to sell any item and if it is listed honestly then there shouldn't be any room for complaint just because the price gets bid up. I have a lot on Ebay right now that is selling for $8.00. I know I can go and buy this item at eToys for $7.80. Should I add a description to my item pointing out that they are getting ripped off if they bid higher? Should someone leave me feedback letting my bidders know about it? I don't think so. Hmmm.... this must be the longest post I have ever written. Feels pretty good up on this soapbox, maybe that is why everyone likes being up here! -- Scott Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com http://www.nwlink.com/~ccdsl/scott/main.htm

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		Re: What happened to Larrys' eBay Hopper Auctions?
(...) I don't know about you, but I have the right to educate anyone I want to as long as it doesn't bother them. I tought Larry's goal was to educate buyers that are getting ripped off. (...) This suggests that you think something else has (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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		Re: What happened to Larrys' eBay Hopper Auctions?
(...) Unfortunate. It would be interesting to see how much damage we (as a group) could do to their feedback rating as punishment for wanting to scam folks and getting pissy when someone tries to educate buyers. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)

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