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Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 04:36:02 GMT
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cjc@newsguy.comSPAMCAKE
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:
> Selling on e-bay sends Lego out of the community, buying from e-bay brings it
> in. I just treat e-bay like I would any other "external" source of Lego
> (retail, garage sale, etc) - something to shop. I just find that e-bay has a
> much higher ratio of 'too much for too little' than other avenues, so very
> rarely spend anything there.
I've bought several Lego items through eBay. Larry says about 20% of
his stuff is coming from eBay. I know other people, including other
fairly heavy buyers, do the same.
Exactly who gets to decide who is and who isn't part of this community
you're talking about.
Do you feel comfortable telling me and Larry that we're not part of
your community?
(Can't believe I'm defending eBay, and I'm not really. When it comes
right down to it if I see something I want to buy I'll buy it and I
don't really give a damn who likes it or not. Same with selling. One
of the main reasons I'm selling that 6274 on eBay is my desire to make
the most money. No apologies offered.)
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 | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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| (...) Whoa! Back up a second there! I neither said nor implied any such thing! What I _did_ say was that I treat e-bay like I treat a garage sale. A place to get Lego. What I _did_ say was that selling through e-bay takes Lego out of the community. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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| (...) Whoops, I think I may have worded what I said poorly. I meant that of the e-bay auctions where I put in a serious bid, I lately have been winning about 20%. That was an off the cuff number, I have not analysed in detail. I'd say that eBay (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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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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