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(...) Mike has a very good point, if the people want to pay the price I would not feel guilty. They are happy, and you are happy. Everybody wins. Do the deal. -Rich ---...--- looking for discontinued sets MISB? (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Kevin, Rich, Mike, Don't get me wrong, I'm not hoytee-toytee about it, I'm in it to lower the cost of my habit... But you can buy the buckets for $48.00 max thru e-tailers. The reason I break 'um up is to provide a service to the person who wants (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Yep John, I do just the same thing and I've had something similar happen - someone ends up buying several lots which together make up several sets he/she could have bought for less than the price of the lots. I often say where the lots I sell (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I recently struggled with the same thing on a #5788. I ended up asking the buyer a lot of questions to see if they were going to keep buying, were just getting back into LEGO building, or if it was a one-time deal. Turns out that they had just (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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In lugnet.market.theory, Christopher Lindsey writes: [previous msgs snipped] (...) ... (...) My experience is mixed on this. Usually people are happy to learn where they can get things cheaper. But if they just won something in your auction, it can (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Life is fraught with risks... :) But I'd rather have a clear conscience than not hurt a customer's feelings. I think the long-term benefits outweigh the short-term ones, and besides, they're bound to find out eventually. Imagine how they'd (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I can see your point. I recently had the same dilemma as John. For the longest time I had a 6755 Sheriff's Lock Up on Brickfan for $30.00. It never sold so I put it on ebay. It turned out that I got $53.00. I felt bad but I knew that this was (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well, technically, this is not exactly true, or at least it wasn't last time I checked. I've pored over the T&C of eBay pretty closely and there is nothing that requires you to collect the entire amount of the winning bid. You are obligated to (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) obligated (...) those (...) Interesting....I did not know this. (...) This puts a whole new spin on things. I thought that the seller was oblgated to sell at that price. John, your choice just got harder. :) -Rich ---...--- Looking for (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Ebay still takes its cut from the bid price though, right? So you'd have to factor that into the final cost, too. Chris (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) First, Thanks for all insight everbody offered, It was very interesting! I have resolved the issue this way: I avereged out the last 20 auctions of the bulk bricks I did and decided to give him the average price which totals an $11.00 refund (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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