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Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge
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Date: 
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 23:54:02 GMT
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On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 17:38:02 GMT, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley)
wrote:

If you as a seller want $1,000 for your set that normally fetches $200
it doesn't matter how many buyers you have - you still won't make it.
Unless, of course, you find the random moron who would be willing to
abide by your wishes instead of using common sense.

Actually, Mike, if you're the _only_ one offering that set at that
time, the random guy willing to pay $1k _might_ not be a moron. Just
like people willing to pay 2-3 times retail for SW sets _now_ aren't
necessarily morons, just very, very impatient... And probably quite
simply with enough money that they don't really care if it costs them
that much to get stuff _now_ instead of in a few months.

Jasper



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  Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge
 
(...) I'd say if you have multiple sellers competing to the point that lower prices are offered that annoy you then you don't quite HAVE that seller's market. If you as a seller want $1,000 for your set that normally fetches $200 it doesn't matter (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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