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Re: Feedback.....
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Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:02:19 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Tony Kilaras writes:
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> John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote in message ...
> > I buy alot off eBay.....I always leave feedback (except for 1 instance I
> > just realized)
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> > Considering I pay in hour to 3 days, I am suprised at how little feedback • is
> > posted towards me ....
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> > I generally don't solicit it, but I would really like to break the 25
> > barrier (considering I have had twice as many transactions)
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> EBay is for the lazy and uninformed. The prices are simply .absurd.
I TOTALLY DISAGREE......
In addition to your comment being off topic....I find it insulting,
condescending, and unwarranted (many of the reasons I only read RTL once a week)
I live in retail Siberia.....I am unable to get the sets I want at less than
full MSRP...
I would neither describe myself as lazy or uninformed:
1. I have been collecting Lego for over 25 years
2. Although I am new to Lugnet and RTL (1 year), I
have actively researched my hobby and my spending
I agree that some items are way over-valued TO ME....but that doesn't make
it so for others...I had some Yellow Castle slopes that I had no use
for....another Lugnet member paid $40 for these...to that person, it was a
reasonable price. I view eBay as a venue where people can obtain what they
want at a price they are comfortable with...
The only absurdity I see is TLG/TLC expecting me to pay exorbitant prices in
retail outlets for products that are a far cry from the quality and
excellence I associated w/ their products...HOWEVER, I am not condemning the
retail outlets that provide these products...
eBay is not an ideal environment...but it has been a true resource for my
collection and my projects. I have obtained many Castle/Pirate/Space sets
at less (or 1/2) MSRP in MIB or excellent condition...
eBay is like TV, if you don't like it...don't watch it.
My experiences are purely personal, and obviously subjective, but i have
been able to obtain desired rare/discontinued/valued elements in a manner
that is reasonalby easy and at a price I am comfortable with; I consider
this an asset.
On a similar note, eBay allows me to sell off elements I don't need to
someone who really wants them...Occasionally I feel pangs of guilt/regret at
having pieces I have no use for sitting in a box somewhere...now I can turn
them into modest amounts of cash to support my hobby...
eBay is not perfect ...but it suits my needs...
I have tried to sell/trade items here and on RTL as much as possible, but
the simple truth is that "not everyone who colects/builds Lego subscribes to
Lugnet and RTL" and reads the Auction or Buy/Sell/Trade announcements...
OK ....rant over...time to sort....and hopefully Build = )
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| John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote in message ... (...) week) Off topic, in Lugnet.Market.Theory. how so? RTL was great before the life got sucked out of it by Lugnet (not necessarily a good or bad thing, just a fact of life). You do know that there (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote in message ... (...) is (...) EBay is for the lazy and uninformed. The prices are simply .absurd. (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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