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Something this article didn't mention was that eBay is also going to phase out billpoint as part of this acquisition: (URL) Scott (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Let's hope not. It remains to be seen what this will actually mean for users, but here's a link to an article that doesn't sound too hopeful... (URL) the meantime, I just signed up for another online payment service run by CitiBank, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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Perhaps it was inevitable but hopefully it won't have nasty implications for payments made outside of eBay. ugh, John #388 (URL) is to buy Paypal, for $1.5bn in stock. That's sorted then, or it will be when the deal closes at the end of the year. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.general)
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(...) I did. It got better. DoS, maybe? -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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Anyone else having trouble accessing Paypal at the moment? Kevin ---...--- NEW tan facade kit, 427 pieces! (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Lego Web page: (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Sounds like a good idea, although that might be a lot of work. . . (...) Well, actually I'd say that a better example of this is the way Ebay *used* to handle messaging: you click a link, fill out a form with your message and password (to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) What I've always said (as a seller) is "Save on shipping by bidding on multiple items" and "Buyer pays actual cost for Priority Mail or actual cost plus $2 for other shipping methods". I include any cost for packaging in the actual cost, so (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Speaking mostly in regards to Ebay: Since I feel that buyers have the luxury to be choosy these days (supply exceeds demand) I have become much more selective than ever about what items I bid on (have always been a careful bidder). One of the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) <blink> Did I not say "estimate"? You sound like you're disagreeing with me, but then you go ahead and say that you estimate shipping. I'm confused. (...) I think you misunderstood me. If you say "I charge exact shipping + $1.00", why do you (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Sure, assuming you take the time to box up lots ahead of time. But how many people have the room to do so? I certainly don't, so simply list an estimate. Box weight can often push the shipping costs up a bracket or more, so unless you pre-box (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Anyone who's done a significant number of sales can fairly accurately estimate their shipping costs. It's becoming more complicated for domestic US because of the rate change, but it's still quite do-able. Especially so for E-Bay sellers who (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) I don't expect to be told shipping from Somalia to Suriname, but shipping within the seller's home country should be an easily known quantity, and should be stated. For example, when I buy a thirty year old magazine I'm willing to pay $5 for (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Well, the internet's free ride is well over then isn't it? I am very unlikely to pay $30 total for an item at $20 with an additional s&h of $10. Sometimes I order rarer or "hard to find in quantity" elements from Europe via Bricklink and the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) How can you expect someone to tell you the shipping costs up front, unless they give a flat fee that will most likely overcharge you? Especially with the new USPS rates hitting July 1. I mean, I could list "$10 shipping in the continental US" (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Hyperbole on Ebay is often ridiculous. I remember seeing a lot of one or two hundred Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines a few weeks ago. The seller was going on and on about how this was probably one of the largest collections in existance. I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Personal accounts are not charged the 1% cross-border fee. A couple of weeks ago, someone from Germany funded a payment to me with a bank transfer, and I wasn't charged a fee. Afterwards, I called PayPal and they confirmed that the fee is not (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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| | Re: Does TLC act when we point out infringements of their trademark here?
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Frank Filz wrote in message <3CF2E41E.D7C01185@m...ng.com>... (...) They take it seriously enough that one Guild of Bricksmiths(tm) member had a message from eBay saying that using LEGO in his listing titles for custom sets was keyword spamming. He (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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In lugnet.market.services, Kevin Salm writes: <SNIP> (...) Because I'm an ignorent 12 year old new to ebay. :-) John Kruer (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) True, but on the flipside Ebay does use many copyrighted names as category names. And Lego knows that Lego sales on Ebay promotes their product, and that equals free advertising - no company would let that go. Also people who choose the Lego (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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(...) Actually, if TLC wanted to be serious, they probably should force eBay to change the category name to something other than LEGO, or force eBay to police it for non-LEGO. The way the category is being used, one could make a good argument that (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.market.services)
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