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Re: One thing I will say for eBay...
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lugnet.market.auction
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Tue, 29 Feb 2000 14:05:33 GMT
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"James Brown" <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message
news:FqnKqF.Fuz@lugnet.com...
> 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.
It is called the "Global Market".
Scott A
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I don't like the way they do business, but I've got to tip my hat to them • for
> redefining "rare".
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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> 1: The only set (AFAIK) with medium round-topped castle doors.
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