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Where have all the bidders gone?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Sat, 29 May 1999 03:23:20 GMT
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I just launched an auction this week, and it appears all of the bidders
have left r.t.l. (and lugnet). It took 3 days to get an opening bid
on a Guarded Inn, and I still have only 10 people watching, and half
of those are likely just to be watchers. Has the traditional r.t.l.
auction become obsolete? Parts only? I really like running my own
auctions. There's fun in watching the bidding, the occasional
programming to keep things running smoothly (although never quite
as smooth as Todd's :-) ). I like building up a rapport with
people. Am I going to be forced to eBay to get a decent price?
Mike says eBay is a lot easier as a seller. I can believe that.
And I don't relaly like it as a buyer. I hat having to watch over
things for the last few seconds.
I've got a bunch of Lego to sell over the next few months. I've
got a couple hundred sets I'm moving for a gentleman overseas,
and I've just started sorting a collection of over 100,000
pieces. Maybe I should run the parts sales myself, where it
doesn't make sense to have an eBay lot that sells for 15 - 50
cents, and sell the sets elsewhere.
Excuse my ramblings, but I'd be interested in hearing others
thoughts on the matters.
BTW, what have recent eBay prices been on 6067s and 6080s, used
but complete?
-Bill
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Where have all the bidders gone?
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| (...) Nah, I think it's just a slow time of the year for this sort of thing. - It's the second half of the first month in which really, really nice weather has arrived (in most of the U.S., at least). - This week and next week are popular weeks for (...) (25 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
| | | Re: Where have all the bidders gone?
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| (...) Well, I figured I would check in on the 6067, the only set I'm really interested in, in a few days or a week, see how the bidding had progressed. If it had hit ridiculous levels I could then forget about it, but if it were still reasonable I (...) (25 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
| | | Re: Where have all the bidders gone?
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| (...) IMO, its a glut of auctions. Far too many to even check out, let alone keep track of what I'm bidding on. Also, with Baylit, I can buy parts directly at a fixed price. The prices on some items may be slightly more than I might have gotten (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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