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In lugnet.loc.uk, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Jon D. Hayward writes:
> > For anyone who didn't see this (and who is interested!), a MISB service pack
> > of doors just finished on eBay at $18.07. See
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=588436768
> >
> > The lot included 2 red rails, 14 red slotted 2x2s, 9 clear slats and one
> > blue slat with handle.
> >
> > Could this mean that the $2.50 per slat on BrickBay is a bit optimistic.
> > OTOH, it could be that this colour combination is less desirable or even
> > that the recent hype (and possible availability world wide) has devalued
> > them?!?
>
> Jono,
> I find that 3 day autions end a little low. I also get better results when
> my ones end on a Mon- Thur evening.
>
> Either way, well done.
Eh, I'm convinced it's a little bit both, the 3-day auction
theory and the glut theory. The glut is only effective inasmuch
as it takes a few of the "driver" bidders out of the pool, which
either affects an auction or doesn't depending on whether or
not one of those few big buyers, now sated on garage doors,
"would have had" an interest. In the end, the average comes
down.
But this may, in the end, result in *non-available* (not in
5187) colours being more desired as people "discover" garage
doors.
> I had noticed these ended low too:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=588436756
That's a little bit odd. I am firmly convinced, however,
that such a lot would have done much better if accompanied
by handy and useful text highlighting the position of the
pack with respect to availability, usefulness, etc. But
like a lot of specialised parts, electric bits aren't quite
"collect all you can, you'll need more" in the same way
as non-electric, non-themed (e.g., train or pirate specific)
parts. At least that's been my experience.
I've done this on mine (look back for the URL)--the auction
of two 5246 service packs. It's noisy and verbose (but not
gaudy, thank God), and I firmly believe that setting up product
that way leads to better sales figures down the line. The
true comparison is of course impossible to make, but that's
my story and I'm sticking by it. :)
all best
Lindsay
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| (...) I looked at that one last night and passed. It doesn't have any lamps. I have been buying 12V lamps, I've been finding them for about what a 9V lamp costs and being a different form factor, they have different potential uses. I'm just going to (...) (24 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.auction)
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