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Re: Gotta clear my conscience...
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Tue, 15 Feb 2000 03:52:00 GMT
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Shiri wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > John Morgan wrote:
> > > heehee yea Shiri .. ya gotta be careful, those "deep pockets " out there
> > > will
> > > clean out the lots and then jack up the prices via EBAY...
> > Larry P - one of those deep pocketed AFOLs - is adamantly anti-scalping, and
> > he's butted heads with the eBay folks many times over his attempts to
> > enlighten
> > prospective buyers of better deals than the ones that they're getting. A class
> > act, all the way.
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> I agree, but there are many deep-pocketed people (who aren't neccessarily
> AFOLs) that might be reading lugnet for sales in order to 'jack' the prices up
> later, as John put it.
I (fortunately) haven't met anyone like that here. I personally think that
sort of behavior is despicable. Buying a set and selling it for a profit is
one thing, but creating an artificial shortage so your prices go through the
roof is another.
> > J (4 on the way here but I already have 1 anyway)
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> I'll be happy with my three! My first WP people... Yes!
I'm going to be in trouble, though. I've got 8 new WP people coming - that'll
make my mercenary troop half again as large as it is now...but I don't have
enough different (and appropriate) faces for them all! 8( I don't want an army
of WolfClones...
Must find new heads...new heads...
J (maybe I'll post the WP when I do something on the Gray Wolf...)
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| (...) army (...) Hey John, Que pasa? Check out Jon Kozan at Baylit, I think there's a link here on Lugnet somewhere. He sells parts individually, he has all different kinds of heads for about 50 cents each. I just picked up 10 or so the other day. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) I won't judge anyone one way or another - but anyhow, it is pretty depressing to know that someone bought about 50 copies of one set while you just wanted 1 or 2... (...) I agree, but there are many deep-pocketed people (who aren't (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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