 | | Re: Proportion of bad bidders on eBay? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
| | | | (...) 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)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Proportion of bad bidders on eBay? —Larry Pieniazek
| | | | | (...) 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)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Proportion of bad bidders on eBay? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
| | | | | (...) 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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