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Subject: 
MSRP? Tangential question Was(re CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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Date: 
Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:13:57 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
<major snippage>
Although in this case, completism was 100% of the motivation, it's not
always about completism.  For example, Suz and I were bidding on an
extremely rare old '75 Wild West set,

   http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=365-1

Question. Why does the MSRP show US$? We know the set came out in may
1975 and that it cost 8.85 pounds MSRP. Why not either show the price in
USD converted, or show it in pounds?

Or is that a future enhancement?



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  Re: MSRP? Tangential question Was(re CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Yes, showing MSRP in non-US$ is a future enhancement... (But conversion is not; aside from temporal eddies in the exchange rates, things may simply cost more or less in another country... For example, in Germany this year you can buy for DM (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.database)

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  Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
 
(...) Although in this case, completism was 100% of the motivation, it's not always about completism. For example, Suz and I were bidding on an extremely rare old '75 Wild West set, (URL) an auction Matt Chiles held about a year ago. The set was (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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