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(...) I used TSC as a seller early on and got market rates, but after a while it never seemed to get the traffic. As a result some buyers (including Larry) got bargains, and I lost out on what I might have got on eBay. I switched from TSC when two (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) got (...) TSC (...) Time is limited for me. So I only search ebay/lugnet/rtl for the stuff I want online. I'm sure if I monitored TSC, yahoo etc I'd get a better deal... but I can not justify the time. (...) There is often a lot of talk of (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I don't agree. Out of 234 completed auctions this year I have one possible deadbeat. Out of >500 this year and last I had <10 deadbeats total. I think that's pretty good. Are your figures very different from that, Scott? Kevin (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Transatlantic shipping may be part of the issue. I had one bidder whinge about fixed shipping charges being too high, and some other misc whinges from other bidders lead me to believe that there is a non zero fraction of bidders that don't read the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) You're certainly right about people not reading the listings carefully :-) All my deadbeats have been N American and I do quite a lot of international orders - I encourage them. Just worked it out... 21% non-USA so far this year. It may well (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38B57391.B41BEE42@v...er.net>... (...) I punked out of two auctions (not YOURS Larry) because the sellers were trying to rip me off on the shipping, as if they don't make enough on the sale. (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I always either list exactly what the shipping costs will be (if it is a smallish-medium set under 2 pounds 3.20 for PM) or I say cost plus some amount - normally 50 cents. I'd hope the auctions you reneged on didn't specify shipping terms in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Define "bad bidder." I define that as anyone who wins a lot and does not end up paying for the lot--and, of course, if they don't pay, they don't get the lot. There's only a handful of people to whom I will ship before I have received (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I'm not sure what the problems is. I'd say about 1 in 20 - 30 never pay. I'm not sure why this is. Normally is is for low value items - the cost of the MO and shipping may out way the actual value of the item. On a related note, this was in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I think you're well within your rights to do so, and further i think your "tough" status is perfectly justified. However, and this is NOT criticism (of anyone except me) I personally have to cut people a bit more slack... but that's because (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) That's really what I do--I use tough language in the general auction, but I gauge each individual bidder's position and situation once we get the money-ball rolling. I start from toughness and soften, because that's a lot easier IMHO than (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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