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Nice ripoff on Ebay
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lugnet.market.auction
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Sun, 11 Oct 1998 23:26:08 GMT
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cjc@%AvoidSpam%newsguy.com
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I guess discussions of auctions can happen here, right?
Well, check out this url:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=34320191
Wow, 1807 for $5.50 PLUS shipping!
I e-mailed all of the bidders (and the seller) involved a very polite
message and let them know that should they want any more Santas they
could call S@H (gave them the number) and get them for $2 each
including shipping. I also gave them Lugnet's main page and the S@H
Specials page (with a note that it is currently on hiatus) and urged
them to come join our online community.
One of the bidders already wrote back thanking me for the info.
Now the seller has written back. Here's a copy of his post:
From: ljanko [ljanko@ix.netcom.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 1998 6:56 PM
To: Mike Stanley
Subject: Re: Santa available MUCH cheaper elsewhere
Dear Mike,
Thanks so much for your help on my auctions. I will make sure to watch
your auctions also on Ebay to see if I can help you out.
ljanko
**************
So, was it a bad thing for me to point this out to these people? The
seller is obviously pissed, but after looking at the auction listing
again I'm not sure I care.
Anyway, just thought I would share that with people. Will repost this
to RTL also, I suppose.
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Message has 6 Replies:
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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Sounds like the right place! (...) You receive the Good Samaritan of the Day Award. Nice to see someone is willing to help out the unknowing LEGO fans around the web. Hey Todd, can we Knight him? ;-) Sir (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: Nice ripoff on Ebay
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| (...) Of the lugnet.* groups, this is the best place, yes. (...) IMHO, only bad if they didn't want unsolicited comments. As for the comments themselves, especially to the buyer, I think you did a Good Thing. --Todd (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: Nice ripoff on Ebay
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| Good work. I have done this several times with only good results. Actually, I have heard thanks from more sellers than bidders. Conscientious sellers are concerned with their eBay rep. I would consider sharing this story with eBay, although it is (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: Nice ripoff on Ebay
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| cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote about an e-bay seller: (...) Would it be appropriate to post a feedback message on this seller? I would just post the original message Mike sent out to the bidders and this guy's reply(s). The problem I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
| | | Re: Nice ripoff on Ebay
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| (...) Not a bad thing at all. It is this type of person that will make the Star Wars Lego a bit of a nightmare, buying them all up, offering to sell them to us for ridiculously hyper-inflated prices. This very auctioneer was probably one of those (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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