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ralgith
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 Posted: 17-Feb-2004 23:28 Post subject: Ebay rules. |
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I just picked up 2 novels for a penny each because he started them at a penny and no one else bid. Both from same guy, huge pos rating on him, and combined total with shipping is $4.52, less than the price of one book. Both are in near mint condition. What a deal. Also saw an Atlas sell for $2.00+$1.50 shipping...too bad i noticed it with 1 minute till closing and was closed by the time I got my bid on.
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 05:10 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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I've bought lots of stuff on eBay for pennies on the dollar...there's so many sellers that in most cases it's a buyer's market.
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ralgith
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 10:53 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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 I've gotten lotta ebay items also, just never a couple of novels for a penny each
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Havoc~Ronin
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 11:40 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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The seller definitely lost on that one. Good catch!!
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 16:02 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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There's a large number of OOP books like House sourcebooks and scenario packs of 3025 vintage (like Sorenson Sabres) on eBay now. I have all that stuff so I thought I would pass this onto you people.
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ralgith
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 16:57 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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Yeah, I almost won a trio of sourcebooks in a single auction for $5.00, but I didn't have more to spend at that time so I lost to someone who bid $7.50  oh well 
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ralgith
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 16:58 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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On 2004-02-18 11:40, Havoc~Ronin wrote:
The seller definitely lost on that one. Good catch!!
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Heh, he makes up for it a bit in shipping, but I don't mind...even if it only costs $2.00 to ship them 
Darn people who overcharge shipping for extra profit
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-Mud
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 19:52 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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| A lot of stuff on ebay goes for less than what its worth, so I understand why people do it. Packing materials cost money too; it makes sense to shift that cost onto the consumer...I'm sure a lot of people's profit margins are so thin they would be wiped out by packing material otherwise. There's the time invested in actually packing and shipping the item; books don't ship themselves. When you order from a corporation you don't complain that you are paying somebody a wage to do that work.
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 19:54 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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| I've been having a slew of ebay troubles lately; first a mini never arrives (luckily I had insurance, so I got my money back), and now I'm waiting for a book and a map set that's a couple of weeks overdue. Anybody ever deal with a dealer calling himself mechdepot?
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ralgith
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| Posted: 18-Feb-2004 21:25 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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Sorry, no. However here is a good rule of thumb:
Never deal with someone who has little or no feedback, and also the feedback must have at least a 90% positive. I say 90% cause, no one can make everyone happy. It's also a good idea to read the feedback of other people and submit your own.
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| Posted: 19-Feb-2004 10:44 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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| That's the funny thing...the feedback was good maybe I just have a particularly stupid postman.
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ralgith
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| Posted: 19-Feb-2004 11:53 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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On 2004-02-19 10:44, -Mud wrote:
That's the funny thing...the feedback was good maybe I just have a particularly stupid postman.
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Or could be the postmaster, where my mom lives it takes her 5 days to get something from a town 10 miles away. Thats so sad.
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| Posted: 19-Feb-2004 12:37 Post subject: RE: Ebay rules. |
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No, I have not dealt with this individual, although I have seen some of his/her merchandise on Ebay.
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