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Subject: 
One thing I will say for eBay...
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Date: 
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:30:15 GMT
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It sure has changed the meaning of "rare".  I don't like their seller-oriented
attitude, I despise fixed-end-time auctions in principle, but wow, are rare
sets not rare anymore.

Even as recently as a year ago, someone who tracked down 4(!) 6023 Maiden's
Carts would be dancing in glee, proclaiming a FOTW... Today, eBay has 4 of
them.  A couple months ago, there was a run on 1906 Majisto's Tower(1) -
something like 6 of them in a two week period.

I've seen no less than 10 Guarded Inns in the last year, and at least 3 "MISB"
Yellow Castles.  I've completely lost track of the Galaxy Explorers,
Metroliners, King's Castles and so forth that have been through eBay's doors.

I don't like the way they do business, but I've got to tip my hat to them for
redefining "rare".

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/

1: The only set (AFAIK) with medium round-topped castle doors.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: One thing I will say for eBay...
 
(...) (snip) (...) Hmmm...not sure which ones are medium, but I believe Fort Legoredo came with a pair of black doors similar to the castle ones...either that or the Royal Knights Castle. (Bought both of those sets at about the same time, the doors (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: One thing I will say for eBay...
 
"James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:FqnKqF.Fuz@lugnet.com... (...) seller-oriented (...) rare (...) It is called the "Global Market". Scott A (...) Maiden's (...) "MISB" (...) doors. (...) for (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.auction)

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