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(...) And I think it is still interesting. After all, the marketplace of ideas can make us all better off... I'm replying to my own post to summarize the current state. And lend my own opinion. First let me publicly congratulate Dan on Brickbay. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Nonsense. *Sometimes* it is, but naming is a basic feature of language: it doesn't over-simplify the situation to say that Sirhan Sirhan "murdered" Bobby Kennedy, even though the mere naming of the act leaves out the complex issues of (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) That was me although I left (or meant to leave) the hyphen out. Wasn't meant as a slander, apologies if you took it that way. Read on for why I see it as no slander. (...) This is a strongly worded analogy, not one I would have used. Let me (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) OK, None taken. Thanks. (...) I wholeheartedly agree with the concept. (...) I don't know if they're the same as Mickey's ladder or not, but I'll certainly findout. That's the problem with pulling out 25yr-old parts from a set that's not even (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Which? coattailing, or that I think myself inordinately clever. If the latter, take a number pal, you're not alone :-) Everyone knows that. (...) Yes, fabuland fans everywhere including my daughter Taya are rejoicing at the Mickey line... (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Nope, not very long at all: (URL) just passed BAYLIT in inventory. That's a raw metric of course, and says nothing about the quality and type of parts. (it's probably a good 20-40% basic bricks at the moment) So which is which again? ++Lar (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) FWIW, I drove to ZB yesterday specifically to take a close look at Mickey's little Fire Engine. And the part it uses is indeed an old part, but a Basic version with an ugly Basic base. The ladders I've listed on Brickbay are NOT the parts from (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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In lugnet.market.theory, Jon Kozan writes: -- BIG SNIP -- (...) market, (...) I'm not so sure that shop names don't matter... a shop name is the first (and often easiest) way to associate yourself with your customer. It is often through this shop (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Indeed. How am I to know it's you I am dealing with if I don't recognise your shop name. I have no intention of ever changing mine. I'm working hard to "build up the brand" of Milton Train Works so I am not going to change my shop name to "A (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I don't think there needs to be a change to the front page, it looks good now. Maybe a "Personalize my front page" section which could be set as default in which one could select to see either one of the following 3: * the number of parts/sets (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Oh - good word. See - my dictionary works. ;-) (...) First, IMO the way you've grouped shops by country is a great "solution" to this naming "issue". Like other's have said, the name doesn't really matter, so long as you keep it logical and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I've been mulling over the feedback thing in my mind lately, especially after someone pointed out what appears to be a pretty strong effort to "pump up" feedback by making multiple small orders from the same buyer on Brickbay. So I guess what I'm (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Are you talking about feedback in general, or just feedback from a sellers perspective on Brickbay (as your responses seem to suggest)? My perspective is as a buyer, who plans to sell at some point. (...) On eBay, I always look at feedback (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Mostly, I ignore feedback numbers. Unless there is some problem with an order, then I go back and see if this has happened before. Thats informative. (...) I don't assume anything about buyers. The 'body launguage' & tempo of a persons email (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I was mainly thinking about feedback ON Brickbay, but not so much from either one perspective or another when it comes to buying or selling. I do take your point about sellers having to worry less, though. Oddly enough I was just browsing (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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