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Re: I just don't understand people on eBay...
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Date: 
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 23:24:49 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Brendan Coughlin writes:
Also in the city is 6379, Riding Stable, which I recently won on eBay for • $51.

I must say, your city sounds VERY nice.  However, I couldn't help but pick
this out.  I'm sorry you paid $50 for the Riding Stable.  If it wasn't for me,
you would have had it for $16.  As you see, I tried getting that set as well
for my city.  But there is another one on.  If we would have been writing each
other earlier, then I would have let you have it for a cheaper price.  No hard
feelings??? :-)

<nitpick mode>
See? That's exactly what happens on eBay. People don't realize they might find
another one of these sets later... You're complaining about this while you are
actually doing the same thing...
</nitpick mode>

(Not to be critical or mean, I just wanted to point that out.)

-Shiri



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  Re: I just don't understand people on eBay...
 
(...) I wound up in a bidding war for one auction, and it turned out the other guy only really had to have the instructions!!! So after I won I sold him the instructions (dupes to me) for $15. Ugh. (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)
  Re: I just don't understand people on eBay...
 
(...) Excuse me, but I am NOT doing the same thing. I was not prepared to pay a ridiculous price for a Lego. I think, for as neat and as old as this set is, I thought $50 was a great price. That is what I was willing to pay. And I didn't get it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)

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(...) I must say, your city sounds VERY nice. However, I couldn't help but pick this out. I'm sorry you paid $50 for the Riding Stable. If it wasn't for me, you would have had it for $16. As you see, I tried getting that set as well for my city. But (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.town)

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