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(...) Unless they've changed things (and they may very well have), the "hot" graphic appears after an item incurs a certain quantity of bids. (...) I *hope* that becomes the biggest problem. It's much easier to determine how reliable a lego seller (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 19:43:28 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote: <follow-up to .fun> <HHGttG> (...) I can't remember where it was, but I seem to remember it being in there somewhere... I recently found a copy of the original radio (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Never say never" (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I always recommend rats to anyone interested in small pets. At the very least, they don't bite (often). I've been nipped by mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, you name it. But our rats (we've had several) have always been great. They don't (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And one that appears, I believe, because the seller agreed to give eBay a bigger cut (someone correct me if I'm wrong). (...) Nope. Profiteers will just claim a set is complete, without having fully verified the contents. Steve (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) absolute (...) be (...) no (...) Desire to be Moral What Desire? Actually this is probably instilled once again from parents, We are told to "Be Good" "You'll get a reward if you do what I say" that sort of thing. It's also probably an (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(No this is not intended to be flame bait) I recently sold several older toys that I had obtained about 15 years ago, and I had _NO_CLUE_ on a value of these. (BTW, they were Zoids by Tomy) The _ONLY_ reason I decided to go with EBay v. direct (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) itself) (...) There is an exception to every rule. Including this one. Holy paradoxical statements, Batman! :) James (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I certainly understand your point of view, but to me, the "big evil" of e-bay is not buying from it, but selling to it. (I go into more detail on other posts - I'll spare people yet another explanation. For now. :) ) Selling on e-bay sends (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <more snipping> (...) Oh, I'm not arguing against the minimum incriment! My point is that its a very seductive trap that e-bay uses (and most auctions, to be fair) to get more money out of the marks. Most people, everytime they're outbid, they (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh, No. Not again. Jeff ;) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Reminds me of a little joke I heard a while back ... Person A: There are _NO_ absolutes. Period. Person B: Are you sure? Person A: Absolutely. (for the humor impaired ... the first statement is an absolute in and of itself) -- Lee Jorgensen, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think it depends on the auction format and location, but for the most part I believe it falls into the "just evil" category. For those of you that didn't know, if you run an eBay auction without a reserve price, you *are* allowed to bid on (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Fair enough. :) Relatively few people receive that cashflow from eBay's operation/existence. Many more receive cashflow and/or save time by finding the items they've been looking for, so I don't consider eBay's money-making for its owners a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snipped a lot of stuff that has already reached conclusion> (...) I agree. I find that the former appear when selling unusual items, and the latter appear when selling big items. The rest tends to even out. (...) I think (2) only occurs when the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yeah. (...) Well, at least you've got your priorities straight. (...) I doubt that this is a huge group. (...) Unfortunately, those 'morons' are right. (...) I assume some of them are in this group too, but not the majority. (...) Right, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have a question about this. Is using a shill illegal, or just evil? (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, you have a good point. Perhaps a Supreme Being _IS_ the only absolute. If one were not to acknowledge the existence of such, then there would be no absolutes. I can live with that (atheism). I, however, do not concur, but I do have (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So long, and thanks for all the fish. Jasper "Always insert a few random HHGttG references everywhere" Janssen (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree wholeheartedly with the "more honest" option, but I do so because it renders someone else's "dishonesty" ineffective. They can spend all the time and money they want. Against me, it is either enough or it isn't. No extra money or time (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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