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Re: Another BIG E-bay ripoff
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lugnet.market.auction
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:21:28 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Ryan Dennett writes:
> I guess it doesn't matter since it wasn't my money that
> someone wasted.
While I'll admit that the auctions that we've all pointed out to each other
here are upsetting on one level, I find it hard to have too much sympathy for
the people who place such ridiculous bids. Why? Well, the buyers are
obviously violating the first rule of buying anything "collectible"- they don't
know what they're trying to buy. Forget auctions, I won't even buy something
in a Flea Market if I don't have a decent idea of the value of the item (from
having seen either the item itself or at *least* things from the same line-
yeah, I collect a few toys- sell in other places).
If these people are dumb enough to buy without knowing what they're buying,
it's hard to get too upset that they're getting ripped off. On the other hand,
I think people who are selling the stuff, and lying (or telling half truths-
"Not available in any store!") are pretty much scum.
eric
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| I know that we all know that there are quite a few ripoffs on e-bay, but last night I came across an incredibly BIG one. I think we all know that the Lego keychains cost $3.00, except for the Star Wars ones, which cost $4.00. Well anyway, I came (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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