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Re: Turkey Auctions....
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Date: 
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:22:05 GMT
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Scott A wrote:
All mine have Ben Jackson's SpinWorker.... just to get me that "pic" >logo.

And to increase the download times and irritate your potential bidders.
Personally I don't think the pic logo makes any difference at all, I
never bother doing something special to get it and any auctions which
have pics built into the description don't have it either. If you feel
it's worth doing, then why not use something less obnoxious than an
animated GIF? (I hate em).

Kevin
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  Re: Turkey Auctions....
 
(...) I doubt that's why he does it, irritating your bidders is bad business sense. And I'm sure he'll thank you not to make those kind of assumptions about him. Anyway, Kevin, pictures only increase the download times *of the pictures*, so why get (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Turkey Auctions....
 
(...) Agreed. Scott, your auctions are pretty well done, but that one cutsie touch takes them from above average to average on the professionalism scale, in my book. Why not just use an image from the auction as your gallery pic? While we're (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Turkey Auctions....
 
Actually, I think it does help in the long run to have a picture (and the picture logo on your listing). Some bidders do actually look at only auctions with pictures. (I'm one of them, unless I can get a really clear picture in my mind what the lot (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)

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  Re: Turkey Auctions....
 
(...) You have no "pic" logo on the listing. Should always fill in the pic box... even if it is just with a irrelevant gif... it gets you hits. All mine have Ben Jackson's SpinWorker.... just to get me that "pic" logo. I have pictures of all the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)

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