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(...) **snip** (...) Is it against the TOS simply to send a private email to a bidder letting him/her know about purchasing options? I may be guilty in that case, because on one or two occasions I've mailed bidders on items with slightly misleading (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I think that is against the eBay TOS. See: (URL) clearly doesn't want any bidders to have more information about where to buy things, because that means less money to sellers and less in eBay fees. I think a good approach to disseminating this (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Eric McCarthy wrote in message <3A5B9390.3A434438@r...ng.com>... (...) Maybe adding a few things to the Buying Lego FAQ would do the trick, then everyody link to it. My auctions now all link to it. If all the lugnetters who sell on eBay linked to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I'm not sure where I come in on this whole issue. On the one hand, let the buyer beware is true and if someone is content to pay $120 for a $170 retail set, they are "saving" $50 regardless of how much more they could have saved buying it from (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) And finally someone actually has a very good idea. I will stay tuned to see if anyone will actually follow up. After all isn't it is so much easier to complain, interfere with auctions, mistakingly quote ebay's "TOS", and pass judgement on (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yeah, almost as easy as selling easily-obtainable information. It doesn't make me "sick", as some people said- after all, if you can fool people that should know better into paying you $10 for the information, more power to you- but don't get (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Wrong, and just plain silly. (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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You are so correct I wish I had said it myself. (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Since you wouldn't answer my email direct, I copy it here for your comment. And again why the namecalling, ok, maybe I started that, please continue Hello, When you posted about the $9.99 information auction being against the eBay TOS, you copied (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm in an interesting place on this one... On the one hand, I don't like people acting as 'outrageous' middlemen. Marking up the price from what you got it? Fine. Marking it up a LOT? When it's not worth that much? Yeah, I've got a moral (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I didn't get any email from you. But I have to admit, I'm not that interested in a dialogue about this situation, and if I were to get one, I'd likely delete it without reading it. (...) See below. (...) You're right, I apologise for that. It (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Please back this up, because I have no idea what you're getting at. To me the above makes perfect sense. I'm interested to know why you think Ebay has a problem with other people trying to give out information which diverts Ebay buyers from (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well, as far as how your auction breaks such a rule, I'd say the 'listing' that you were selling was 'the opportunity to purchase other merchandise outside of ebay'. Is it really the 'opportunity'? Arguable. However, elsewhere you say that the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Then explain the reasons they don't allow catalog sales or information in the auction description about where to get those or other items. Also, look up what they did to Larry P. If I recall correctly, they cancelled his auctions that referred (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Lorbaat wrote in message ... (...) more (...) you (...) I have a problem with him selling information he gleaned for free on LUGNET. I for one do not want to post any more finds on LUGNET for people like him. I currently know a great source for (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I'm sorry to hear that you don't feel you can post good sale finds anymore, Rose, but I can understand why you feel that way. I, for one, am very thankful that you posted about the Walmart.com sale. I had been putting off getting a UCS X-wing until (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Lorbaat wrote in message ... (...) more (...) you (...) I have a problem with him selling information he gleaned for free on LUGNET. I for one do not want to post any more finds on LUGNET for people like him. I currently know a great source for (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) This is really worrisome to me that people are feeling less and less like mentioning good opportunities. I know I had a similar feeling when my posting about having been called by the Georgia outlet caused such a ruckus (and for those who (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) It is misleading in that the seller said this is not sold in stores, or something to that effect which is clearly no true. (...) I have had auctions run 1 or 2 weeks in a row with no one meeting the minimum bid, and then the third time around (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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mark hollingsworth wrote in message ... (...) see (...) Check the Buying Lego FAQ at (URL) . Link to it from your auctions if you dare educate your buyers :-) Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Ok, I see the point, and I admit the information sale was a bad idea. (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Ahh... ok, for some reason I thought you were making reference to a ficticious auction-- I didn't know they actually wrote "Not sold in stores! Hard to find! VERY RARE!" or whatever... That makes it much clearer! :) (...) Yep. I'd be forced to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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