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Placement and Selling Advice

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Folks, Before I waste another nickel, I felt I might get a few ideas here on my batch of plastic toy guns and action figure accessories didn’t sell. I had them under, what I thought was the correct spot. One of the item numbers is: 6017943076. Was it too wordsy? Poor pictures, incorrect category, maybe they will never sell and I need to get over it. People search by brand name. You didn’t describe the items, their sizes, their conditions, or mention what they were. If you self-host your images, you can put up as many as you need to, for free. I believe the lot is too large (ie, too many items). OOPS: If there is some oversight on your part, you WILL NOT REFUND SHIPPING??? I see many other problems that would keep me from bidding. Kris

The minimum profitable eBay sale is $19.63. Do not piss around with worthless trash. http://www.tinaja.com/glib/ebaysell.pdf — Many thanks, Don Lancaster voice phone: (928)428-4073 Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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Do not piss around with worthless trash.

Leave it for Don to piss around with. Ed

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People search by brand name. You didn’t describe the items, their sizes, their conditions, or mention what they were.

Ditto. Here’s my approach: imagine that you are a (skeptical) buyer seeing this ad. What questions do you have about the items? (Especially, what are the things you would be able to find out if you saw the things in person that you can’t tell over the Internet). Of those questions, assume the worst possible answer to the ones not answered by the listing text. Now would you bid?

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Hi Folks, Before I waste another nickel, I felt I might get a few ideas here on my batch of plastic toy guns and action figure accessories didn’t sell. I had them under, what I thought was the correct spot. One of the item numbers is: 6017943076. Was it too wordsy? Poor pictures, incorrect category, maybe they will never sell and I need to get over it. I’m fairly thick skinned, and knowing little of successful ebay marketing, I think I’m asking the right folks. But let me add that I’m not envisioning making a great living on ebay, I just want to get rid of stuff. The other item that didn’t sell was a Garmin 12XL that I thought stood out from the rest, item 5831554892. Thanks for your opinion. Joe

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People search by brand name. You didn’t describe the items, their sizes, their conditions, or mention what they were. If you self-host your images, you can put up as many as you need to, for free. I believe the lot is too large (ie, too many items). OOPS: If there is some oversight on your part, you WILL NOT REFUND SHIPPING??? I see many other problems that would keep me from bidding. Kris

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Smoking

admin — Sun, 15 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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Hundreds of eBay non-smokers die every day. Good.

Hundreds of eBay obese pigs die every day. Good.

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Hundreds of eBay non-smokers die every day. Good.

Was Ty one? (rubbing hands together)

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About smoking…..I too have seen many family members die, most of cancer and all of the family members NEVER smoked or drank in their lifetme.!!!!

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People die every day whether they smoked or not.. God has his hand in who dies, when and how! All the vitamins and facelifts in the world won’t put a stop to this!!!!

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If the Doctor tells you there is no hope, why quit?

Doctors have been wrong before. I don’t remember any of them claiming smoking was "harmless". They all claimed they hated it, just would not quit until after it was too late

At least they kept their word. I smoked for a hell of a long time myself. Knew full well it was bad.

This baffles me. Why would you smoke if you watched your family members die from it as a kid? I mean .. especially if you knew you were killing yourself, why would you even start? My mother was a smoker, so I decided it was good enough for me, too. I had my first and last cigarette at age 5.

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If the Doctor tells you there is no hope, why quit? Doctors have been wrong before.

Doctors some times may be wrong, but when they tell you, you have lung cancer that they can’t operate on, no, you do not suddenly "get better" no matter what you may have "heard". Now the medical science has come a long way, and many cancers are now curable. I don’t remember any of them claiming smoking was "harmless". They all claimed they hated it, just would not quit until after it was too late

Not really sure about that. Started as a kid, as rebellion? Looking "cool"? Really don’t know. I well remember having to "teach my body" to accept them. Seems funny now. Then when I was an adult and could make my own decisions, guess I just did not care? Who knows, it’s been a hell of a long time, and I sure don’t miss it. Especially when I see what they cost now. In this state name brand are close to $50.00 a carton now. Amazing. — Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. –Dave Barry

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You didn’t say how far along they were, but still … stranger things have happened. Whether it’s too late or not, why shouldn’t a person quit smoking? Better yet, why should a person start?

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Doctors some times may be wrong, but when they tell you, you have lung cancer that they can’t operate on, no, you do not suddenly "get better" no matter what you may have "heard". Now the medical science has come a long way, and many cancers are now curable. You didn’t say how far along they were, but still … stranger things have happened. Whether it’s too late or not, why shouldn’t a person quit smoking? Better yet, why should a person start?

No "stranger things have not happened". I said they were told they could not be helped, and were told about how long they had left. You don’t just get better for no apparent reason. As to why? Why do people shove food in their mouth when they are already 200 pounds over weight? Why do they drive 100mph in the rain? You can "why" till the cows come, I doubt you will find an answer. Just the way the human race is I guess. — Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. –Dave Barry

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I bust out laughing when I see some 250 lb obese pig telling someone they shouldn’t smoke.

At least the 250lb obese pig is harming only himself. However, smoking is _always_ a choice. Obesity may also be a choice, but in a small percentage, it isn’t. — Crazy Dog wfh at crazy hyphen dog dot fsnet dot co dot uk

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People die every day whether they smoked or not.. God has his hand in who dies, when and how! All the vitamins and facelifts in the world won’t put a stop to this!!!!

lol here we go again..let me guess, your a smoker right? anyway, its your life so do what you want. but every pleasure in life comes with a price. it takes a non smoker like me exactly 1 second of inhaling cigarette smoke to create a state of panic, every defense mechanism screaming out RUN AWAY! so I run away. but thats just me. of course, I don’t have to run away, I can defy my bodys defense systems sit in that smoke for one hour, but I’ve been there done that and this is just not making me a happier person after that hour, and thats a verified fact. in fact, it will do me more harm than good. hence I go away. unfortunatley, only one can be true: either my body defense mechanisms are sick, not responding properly, abnormal, etc… OR smokers are in total denial that its bad for them, and part of what cigarettes do/are made to do is create the illusion that it is okay to smoke, and maybe bypass/neutralize defense mechanisms so you can no longer detect whats good or bad for you. EITHER ONE IS possible I admit to that. but which one it is, I am not sure. you smoke, and you want to smoke more.. I smell smoke, and I want no more, so I go away. end of story. in the end, you are doing/thinking your doing whats best for ya, and so am I. so its all good. and in the end, I will die, and you will die. so maybe its not about who dies when, etc etc, but rather how we all live before we die. anyway, goodluck

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weird fact’s Most people that are involved in hit and run accidents are non smokers. Most people that get killed by a Bus are smokers 99.0% of people attacked by sharks are non smokers (suppose they taste better?) Fat people are hard to kidnap

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Most people that are involved in hit and run accidents are non smokers.

They’re usually too drunk to be smoking. Most people that get killed by a Bus are smokers

This usually happens at the beginning of the month when the eagle shits and the welfare recipient trade their check for cigarettes and alcohol. 99.0% of people attacked by sharks are non smokers (suppose they taste better?)

These people usually have a body fat index in excess of 30% and naturally smell like chum. Fat people are hard to kidnap

They are usually in the safest place in the world, a bank they don’t even have an account with arguing why they shouldn’t have to pay a $3.00 convenience fee for cashing a check. Rita

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Please, call me na

Thanks!

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000

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I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day.

Oh, you must mean Don Lancaster’s posts. Ed

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On behalf of the person who did report you, (it wasn’t me,) but ‘you are welcome.’ as for being more offended by your ad than porn, it isn’t likely! equally, yes, but not more. In your case, you made yourself an easy target to stop. While some of the porn ads can’t be stopped, those who spam their ebay auctions and other programs can and will be stopped when possible. The only thing I can think of (though after reading I am pretty sure I know who is responsible for this) is that this person couldn’t afford the auction and got upset.

Maybe it just wasn’t something he wanted to buy regardless of price. (OOPS, there are women here who could have complained also.) That’s the only possibility because otherwise it would just be a really spiteful and sad person who wanted to sabotage another’s success. So thanks again, spineless one, for not having the bal*s to confront me on this one. You have a happy new year. As I posted something similar to this in a laptop users group…

You think it was one person here, but you had to apologize to the laptop group, too? What does that tell you? Maybe that spamming isn’t appreciated anywhere it doesn’t belong? You just learned a lesson. Maybe it was the hard way, but a lesson, none the less. I’m not saying you need to beg forgiveness or anything, but you should at least consider that you suffered the consequences of your own actions and not the actions of someone reporting the offense. After all, are you to blame if someone robs your neighbors house and you report him? Or is it the criminal’s fault for robbing the house in the first place? Buck — But that’s just my opinion.

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As I posted something similar to this in a laptop users group, I will try and keep this brief: My sincere thanks goes out to whomever it was that reported me to eBay for having the audacity to post an auction in a *gasp* eBay MARKETING group. I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day. The only thing I can think of (though after reading I am pretty sure I know who is responsible for this) is that this person couldn’t afford the auction and got upset. That’s the only possibility because otherwise it would just be a really spiteful and sad person who wanted to sabotage another’s success. So thanks again, spineless one, for not having the bal*s to confront me on this one. You have a happy new year.

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… My sincere thanks goes out to whomever it was that reported me to eBay for having the audacity to post an auction in a *gasp* eBay MARKETING group. I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day.

I’m not offended by porn ads. And who’s blocking those 100 per day from getting to my inbox? Ty, are you the chairperson this month? I want my porn, dammit! Lumpy — Eeek! http://www.digitalcartography.com/tarantula.htm

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If anyone reported you, it wasn’t me. I can’t say I’ve ever reported anyone for posting to this group unless it’s for something else – i.e. fee avoidance or another policy violation. The only thing I can think of (though after reading I am pretty sure I know who is responsible for this) is that this person couldn’t afford the auction and got upset.

You’re right, I can’t ‘afford’ the auction, however I would NEVER buy a laptop on eBay, so quit trying to make lame excuses. You’ve now tried to sell the laptop at least TWICE, it didn’t meet your reserve. Might I give you a free suggestion: Try an auction longer than 24 hours. Try lowering your reserve. Try better pictures. That’s the only possibility because otherwise it would just be a really spiteful and sad person who wanted to sabotage another’s success.

How were either of the two auctions you had for your laptop sabotaged? They both ended on their own, not meeting their reserve? So thanks again, spineless one, for not having the bal*s to confront me on this one. You have a happy new year.

Once again, get a clue. — To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.

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Dammit where are MY porn ads?

All your porn ads are belong to whom. They’re being collected and will be sold on eBay as a rare collection in mint, unlicked condition. Loren

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Dammit where are MY porn ads? All your porn ads are belong to whom. They’re being collected and will be sold on eBay as a rare collection in mint, unlicked condition. Loren

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Thus illustrating that: You don’t know the difference between marketing and marketPLACE You didn’t read the FAQ or even a sampling of the posts of the group. I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day.

I don’t think I’ve seen 100 porn posts to AMOE in an entire year, and I watch pretty closely. Then again, I don’t use AOL, so maybe they add them for AOLusers. The only thing I can think of (though after reading I am pretty sure I know who is responsible for this) is that this person couldn’t afford the auction and got upset. That’s the only possibility because otherwise it would just be a really spiteful and sad person who wanted to sabotage another’s success.

Let me expand your consciousness. There were probably a dozen people on this newsgroup who reported you. So thanks again, spineless one, for not having the bal*s to confront me on this one.

Why should anyone have to confront you so you can harass them, put them on porn lists, etc? If I see you robbing a bank, I don’t confront you and see if I can get shot, I pick up the phone and let the nice police officer who gets paid for stuff like that take care of it. — Outgoing mail is certified bollocks

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – As I posted something similar to this in a laptop users group, I will try and keep this brief: My sincere thanks goes out to whomever it was that reported me to eBay for having the audacity to post an auction in a *gasp* eBay MARKETING group. Thus illustrating that: You don’t know the difference between marketing and marketPLACE You didn’t read the FAQ or even a sampling of the posts of the group. I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day. I don’t think I’ve seen 100 porn posts to AMOE in an entire year, and I watch pretty closely. Then again, I don’t use AOL, so maybe they add them for AOLusers.

I haven’t seen a dozen, over several years. In fact, this has to be about the best newsgroup I’ve ever seen, with respect to minimal spam – well, except for professional spammer Stephan Ducharme.

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something like: I haven’t seen a dozen, over several years. In fact, this has to be about the best newsgroup I’ve ever seen, with respect to minimal spam – well, except for professional spammer Stephan Ducharme.

Spammers complain about "netcops," but the groups that don’t report spammers do tend to get flooded more heavily. If the people who use the group don’t care enough about it to take action to keep it useful, it will quickly become deluged. -Bertha — Math problems? Call 1-800-10x(24+13)-(64-16)/2 36×2

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I’m not getting my porn and I’m mad as hell. Never mind "hundreds of porn ads", I’m not getting even *one*. I wrote to eBay about this and demanded they get this fixed. Either they get the porn ads to me or I will quit using eBay.

Ditto. Can’t recall seeing … 10 porn spams here in the past 3 months. — To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m sorry you were more offended by

Rules are rules!

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I’m sorry you were more offended by

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My sincere thanks goes out to whomever it was that reported me to eBay for having the audacity to post an auction in a *gasp* eBay MARKETING group.

a. People here routinely report spam. Nothing personal. And not just to eBay. Some will even check and see if the spammer also violated their ISP agreement. b. Had you done the least bit of homework, you’d have discovered alt.marketPLACE.online.ebay, where ads are welcome (if ignored) and you’d have noticed … c. Ads on marketPLACE rarely get responses. Ads on marketING frequently get responses, and anyone considering spamming here needs to read few first. I’m sorry you were more offended by that than the hundreds of porn ads that circulate through this newsgroup every day.

Actually, my newserver is apparently filtering those. I rarely see more than a couple a week. I wasn’t the one who reported you (likely several people did). But it’s up to the users here to keep the place from turning into marketPLACE.

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6 years selling and this is it?

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0000

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Looks like it must be another auction with IE-specific HTML; in Mozilla I can only see about half of it at a time without scrolling horizontally. (I didn’t bother reading it; horizontal scrolling on web pages is a personal peeve of mine.)

no, it looks like that in IE too, pure crap and too wide…

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I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425 I can’t imagine S/HE hasn’t read their auctions and noticed it. Maybe they like the underlining? Kris

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425 I can’t imagine S/HE hasn’t read their auctions and noticed it. Maybe they like the underlining? Kris

Underlining is self limiting, because compulsive underliners eventually grow smuch haor on the palms of their hands that they can no longer type. — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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There are, however, a lot of pompous asses in this group, and most of ‘em

So true, it hurts. I often don’t respond to a lot of the posts because I know that I will get just a reply that is just as pompous, and thus, accomplishes nothing. I mainly stay for the comedic effect. Phil

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declared: Get a life and concern yourself with your own stuff. It’s his listing, nothing to do with you. You lot here make me sick. I suggest if you are not interested in learning Ebay marketing skills, you go hide elsewhere.

she’s not, i vaguely recognize the id as an older troll. robert "I’ve been long, a long way from here Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos, And drank til I was thirsty again We went searching through thrift store jungles Found Geronimo’s rifle, Marilyn’s shampoo And Benny Goodman’s corset and pen"

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"TopPoster" wrote … I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

With a 99.3% feedback after 1997 sales, I doubt this seller really cares what non-customers think. The auction contains lots of sensible advice, and he successfully sold. As Usual. He’s a Cool Dude. — Andrew

I’m real impressed by his feedback -2000 in 6 years. That’s averaging 1/day Meanwhile he’s listing a couple hundred auctions/month — mostly low value junk. Looks like a Pawn Shop operator (or a dumpster diver). Yes Andrew, your hero is a real eBay success story.

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Nah, it was scorn

LOL… that was a good one. Thanks for the laugh. — Donna http://www.scrapstitching.com Cleaning out your sewing room, one scrap at a time.

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Its underlined because its one stonking great big hyperlink to Ebays "Power Seller" page. Although I must admit, it’s one god awful listing / Strange how Ebay and myself define Power Sellers so differently

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something like: I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

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Actually the reason I found this is because I am looking for a pair of these to replace another cheap pair I have. These sell for 43 bucks +shipping (total about 53) all over the web and I am willing to give 35 total for a pair on ebay. The reason I did not buy these is besides the fact it was hard to read< There is one line about the item and two pages of what a great guy he is. The winner got a great deal and will be happy with them. I will wait for the next one to come up from a seller I am comfortable with.

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When I retrieved my latest USENET messages, I saw that "TopPoster" http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

This auction practically defines the expletive abbreviation "WTF?" http://members.aol.com/kimmurphy/ Kimberly’s Barbie Collection: http://members.aol.com/kimmurphy/barbies.html

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Wipe that sh*t off your face: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2572272382&categor…

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425 With a 99.3% feedback after 1997 sales, I doubt this seller really cares what non-customers think. The auction contains lots of sensible advice, and he successfully sold. As Usual. He’s a Cool Dude. Looks like he cracked the "Appearances Don’t Matter" code – Good Luck to him for the next 6 years. — Andrew eBay Weirdities http://www.real-pubs.com/ebay-stuff/

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It seems to me that there are a lot of pompous arses who use this NG to pour scorn over other peoples listings. Get a life and concern yourself with your own stuff. It’s his listing, nothing to do with you. You lot here make me sick. This group is dedicated to marketing on Ebay. The best way to encourage good marketing skills is to show the good and the bad examples out there. This was a prime example of too much glitter, and was appropriate for posting as an example of what not to do. I suggest if you are not interested in learning Ebay marketing skills, you go hide elsewhere. jim menning

Nah, it was scorn

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This group is dedicated to marketing on Ebay. The best way to encourage good marketing skills is to show the good and the bad examples out there. This was a prime example of too much glitter, and was appropriate for posting as an example of what not to do. I suggest if you are not interested in learning Ebay marketing skills, you go hide elsewhere. jim menning – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

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It seems *all* his/her auctions are like this too. I cannot believe it, I truly thought I’d seen most everything until just now. Rusty

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It seems to me that there are a lot of pompous arses who use this NG to pour scorn over other peoples listings. Get a life and concern yourself with your own stuff. It’s his listing, nothing to do with you. You lot here make me sick. I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

The dude wasn’t attacking the seller, or pouring scorn, as it were, he just said the thing was hard to read, if not impossible, because of the format. If you did it this way too, you’d be glad you saw in here not to do it that way. There are, however, a lot of pompous asses in this group, and most of ‘em (Link for instance) are buried down deep in my bottomless kill file. Rusty

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I don’t know what to say. Six years on ebay and this is the format ya come up with? A power seller to. This proves people bid without reading everything. I tried three time to read it. My brain shuts down after five or six lines each time. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963205425

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ebay: secondhand CPU price vs new retail almost same

admin — Sun, 14 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0000

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – From following closely 10 auctions there appears very little difference between the NEW RETAIL price for AMD cpu’s and secondhand prices they are getting on ebay. As far as I can see pointless buying secondhand cpu’s price saving not big enough to risk dodgy secondhand. There is a closely guarded secret about eBay marketing which has been unavailable to the general public until now. Many have paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars (or pounds- whatever) for this secret information, but because you’ve signed up for our daily, er.. newsletter by posting here, we’ll give it to you absolutely FREE. You only pay a small shipping and handling charge. Here it is: If the item you’re looking for is available for less elsewhere, don’t buy it on eBay. BobR

There’s upcoming federal legislation that will eliminate this problem by taxing every non-eBay transaction that fails to meet the eBay closing price. — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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From following closely 10 auctions there appears very little difference between the NEW RETAIL price for AMD cpu’s and secondhand prices they are getting on ebay. As far as I can see pointless buying secondhand cpu’s price saving not big enough to risk dodgy secondhand.

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… very little difference between the NEW RETAIL price for AMD cpu’s and secondhand prices they are getting on ebay.

eBay is not the Low Price source. eBay is the Random Price source. And some item categories seem to attract people who have little notion of prevailing market conditions. Many products are routinely bid up over current market value, and even above MSRP. If you wait long enough, and bottom-feed or snipe on enough auctions, you’ll eventually get what you want at a price you like. But if your need is more urgent, look elsewhere. Tip: don’t buy a used CPU if it’s photographed on a carpet — Regards, PO Box 248 Bob Niland Enterprise which, due to spam, is: 67441-0248 USA email4rjn AT yahoo DOT com http://www.access-one.com/rjn Unless otherwise specifically stated, expressing personal opinions and NOT speaking for any employer, client or Internet Service Provider.

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There is a closely guarded secret about eBay marketing which has been unavailable to the general public until now. Many have paid hundreds, even thousands of dollars (or pounds- whatever) for this secret information, but because you’ve signed up for our daily, er.. newsletter by posting here, we’ll give it to you absolutely FREE. You only pay a small shipping and handling charge. Here it is: If the item you’re looking for is available for less elsewhere, don’t buy it on eBay. BobR

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Selling eBooks

admin — Tue, 20 May 2003 00:00:00 +0000

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I agree, i actually got my paypal account suspended for a couple of days because of that book, I guess i learned my lesson not to mess around with copyright issues. Anyways, i will no longer sell these ebooks, but what i was really wondering is, am I allowed to make my own compilation CD (if i self-publish it) containing public domain? (i.e. public domain has no copyright) For e.g. while doing my research, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3522578347&categor… Would this be legal? All of these books belong to public domain, would this be a okay if I make my own compilation CD just like what this person did?

Assuming that you’re correctly assessing what is and isn’t public domain, which is a somewhat daring assumption, note that this auction has bombed. That’s the problem–if it’s public domain, the material is being acquired from freely downloadable sources. Why would someone pay you rather than download the material for free? I think the odds against your making more than the cost of the CD back are considerable. Deborah Stevenson

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that you can’t be too ambiguous If any intellectual property was recently rendered in tangible form in the US, it IS automatically covered by copyright. There is thus far less public domain material than you think. Are you saying that any publisher who publishes an out of copyright book automatically becomes the copyright owner of that work? This would create a minefield as numerous publishers re-publish classics on a regular basis all over the world!

What Don is saying is that new creations are automatically copyrighted when rendered into tangible form, without the need for registration. He is not saying that older works can be copyrighted by someone else. There some workarounds, however, that do give a form of protection to such republication. Publishers can and do add copyrightable material to their published versions of public domain works, so you cannot republish that version in its entirety. Some examples that I think of off the top of my head: * Translations of public domain works. * Public domain books with new or copyrighted illustrations. If I print a copy of the Iliad (using a public domain translation) but add my own illustrations, you cannot republish the work as-is. * Introductions, reviews, annotations to public domain works. If my book of Shakespeare’s plays includes new introductions, footnotes I’ve created, or other material, you can’t use the work. * Added music or other enhancements. Some old movies are in the public domain;, but their sound tracks may not be, so you’d better not copy the movie and try to sell it. I believe this is how It’s A Wonderful Life was given new copyright life. The studio neglected to renew the copyright on the movie, but the copyright on the music was still in force, so every TV station in the country was forced to stop showing this film (for free) dozens of times every holiday season. I’m sure there are more.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – how did you find out who i was?? Do a search by seller, and use your email address. hee hee hee…I like the "get any woman in bed" auction…lol! 3rd or 4th feedback….dude, if yer already doing this why ask? I really don’t understand why he wants to bother. I mean, is it really worthwhile to list an auction that closes for $0.21 with no shipping, even if eBay would let you do it? The only one that didn’t lose money was the Satanic Bible by Anton LeVey. I’ve got the feeling he didn’t really have the right to sell this one at all, so I’d imagine Wehman Brothers, who published the hardcover edition, or Avon, who published the paperback, might be just a bit upset if they found out. agree, i actually got my paypal account suspended for a couple of days because of that book, I guess i learned my lesson not to mess around with copyright issues. Anyways, i will no longer sell these ebooks, but what i was really wondering is, am I allowed to make my own compilation CD (if i self-publish it) containing public domain? (i.e. public domain has no copyright) For e.g. while doing my research, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3522578347&categor… Would this be legal? All of these books belong to public domain, would this be a okay if I make my own compilation CD just like what this person did? If so, what is the requirement to self-publish your own CDROM? Thanks , Andrew M.

If any intellectual property was recently rendered in tangible form in the US, it IS automatically covered by copyright. There is thus far less public domain material than you think. Further, you are not allowed to sell ANY CD-R on eBay unless you PERSONALLY hold the copyright to ALL content. Even then, you are quite likely to be hassled. — Many thanks, Don Lancaster Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552 Please visit my GURU’s LAIR web site at http://www.tinaja.com

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nono, im not planning to sell what they are selling or am worried about making profit or not, I just wanted to get more information about this sort of thing so IF i wanted to sell anything of this manner, I wouldn’t have to worry about breaking any policies. thanks

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I agree, i actually got my paypal account suspended for a couple of days because of that book, I guess i learned my lesson not to mess around with copyright issues. Anyways, i will no longer sell these ebooks, but what i was really wondering is, am I allowed to make my own compilation CD (if i self-publish it) containing public domain? (i.e. public domain has no copyright) For e.g. while doing my research,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3522578347&categor… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Would this be legal? All of these books belong to public domain, would this be a okay if I make my own compilation CD just like what this person did? If so, what is the requirement to self-publish your own CDROM? Thanks , Andrew M. Andrew, wouldn’t the real question be "Can I make money after doing all this work?" Right now, that auction has less than a day to go and has no bids even at $4.95. It looks like they’ve listed 350 auctions in the past 14 days, and about have sold (or have bids) – and I don’t see anything selling for more than $5.88. Do the math. Even the $2 shipping fee isn’t going to add much profit. Kris

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – how did you find out who i was?? Do a search by seller, and use your email address. hee hee hee…I like the "get any woman in bed" auction…lol! 3rd or 4th feedback….dude, if yer already doing this why ask? I really don’t understand why he wants to bother. I mean, is it really worthwhile to list an auction that closes for $0.21 with no shipping, even if eBay would let you do it? The only one that didn’t lose money was the Satanic Bible by Anton LeVey. I’ve got the feeling he didn’t really have the right to sell this one at all, so I’d imagine Wehman Brothers, who published the hardcover edition, or Avon, who published the paperback, might be just a bit upset if they found out.

agree, i actually got my paypal account suspended for a couple of days because of that book, I guess i learned my lesson not to mess around with copyright issues. Anyways, i will no longer sell these ebooks, but what i was really wondering is, am I allowed to make my own compilation CD (if i self-publish it) containing public domain? (i.e. public domain has no copyright) For e.g. while doing my research, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3522578347&categor… Would this be legal? All of these books belong to public domain, would this be a okay if I make my own compilation CD just like what this person did? If so, what is the requirement to self-publish your own CDROM? Thanks , Andrew M.

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how did you find out who i was?? Do a search by seller, and use your email address.

hee hee hee…I like the "get any woman in bed" auction…lol! 3rd or 4th feedback….dude, if yer already doing this why ask?

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I really don’t understand why he wants to bother. I mean, is it really worthwhile to list an auction that closes for $0.21 with no shipping, even if eBay would let you do it? The only one that didn’t lose money was the Satanic Bible by Anton LeVey. I’ve got the feeling he didn’t really have the right to sell this one at all, so I’d imagine Wehman Brothers, who published the hardcover edition, or Avon, who published the paperback, might be just a bit upset if they found out.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3522578347&categor… Would this be legal? All of these books belong to public domain, would this be a okay if I make my own compilation CD just like what this person did? If so, what is the requirement to self-publish your own CDROM? Thanks , Andrew M.

Andrew, wouldn’t the real question be "Can I make money after doing all this work?" Right now, that auction has less than a day to go and has no bids even at $4.95. It looks like they’ve listed 350 auctions in the past 14 days, and about have sold (or have bids) – and I don’t see anything selling for more than $5.88. Do the math. Even the $2 shipping fee isn’t going to add much profit. Kris

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Is it still okay to sell them if you stick it all into a CD such that it is no longer a downloadable product? Nope. eBay also has a rule against selling recordable media unless it’s blank, or unless you own the copyright.

But the TRUTH is "If they don’t catch you, they won’t do anything" Those who are caught, usually lose all auctions and in some cases get their accounts suspended/NARU’d And the reason they get caught, is that sellers of similar items tattle on them.

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Is it also illegal to sell / buy feedback? e.g. giving something away such as a free recipe for $0.65 in exchange of a feedback?

I’m a little startled. You’ve got over 1000 feedbacks. That’s a lot of eBaying to have without knowing this one. It’s against eBay’s rules to sell/buy feedback. It looks like you might find it useful to read eBay’s rules in general. This is a good page to use as a table of contents:

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the books he is selling are all of the usual ones that really have no copyright. hell who would admit to writing them (G) usually you get the full reprint rights for only 19.99 — Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

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the books he is selling are all of the usual ones that really have no copyright.

Unless the owner released all rights, they do indeed have a copyright. hell who would admit to writing them (G) usually you get the full reprint rights for only 19.99

Which may be an additional way for somebody to sell something they don’t have. Not that I disagree about the owning up to authorship part . But heck, the same is true for a lot of things that make a ton of money. Deborah Stevenson

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how did you find out who i was??

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Is it also illegal to sell / buy feedback? e.g. giving something away such as a free recipe for $0.65 in exchange of a feedback? I’m a little startled. You’ve got over 1000 feedbacks. That’s a lot of eBaying to have without knowing this one. It’s against eBay’s rules to sell/buy feedback. It looks like you might find it useful to read eBay’s rules in general. This is a good page to use as a table of contents:

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – how did you find out who i was?? Is it also illegal to sell / buy feedback? e.g. giving something away such as a free recipe for $0.65 in exchange of a feedback? I’m a little startled. You’ve got over 1000 feedbacks. That’s a lot of eBaying to have without knowing this one. It’s against eBay’s rules to sell/buy feedback. It looks like you might find it useful to read eBay’s rules in general. This is a good page to use as a table of contents:

Do a search by seller, and use your email address. Richard Ward

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how did you find out who i was??

By reading the part where you told us . I know you said you were off of eBay for awhile, but some of this stuff was against the rules a long time ago. And if you’re trying to refamiliarize yourself, reading the restricted list is a really good idea, much better than finding out what’s prohibited when eBay kicks you off for doing it. Deborah Stevenson

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Is it okay to sell eBooks such as those that are compilation of information? eg. eBay marketing secrets 2002 eBay credit secrets 2001 6000+ ebooks package etc, etc, etc……. I see many sellers selling these eBooks but is it allowed by eBay?

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These are specifically banned under the downloadable media policy: http://pages.ebay.com/help/index_popup.html?policies=downloadable.html If you aren’t the copyright owner, you can’t sell downloadable media. For what it’s worth, why would you want to sell this crap anyway? You’ll be much better off in the long run selling a legitimate product.

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Is it also illegal to sell / buy feedback? e.g. giving something away such as a free recipe for $0.65 in exchange of a feedback?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Is it okay to sell eBooks such as those that are compilation of information? eg. eBay marketing secrets 2002 eBay credit secrets 2001 6000+ ebooks package etc, etc, etc……. I see many sellers selling these eBooks but is it allowed by eBay? These are specifically banned under the downloadable media policy: http://pages.ebay.com/help/index_popup.html?policies=downloadable.html If you aren’t the copyright owner, you can’t sell downloadable media. For what it’s worth, why would you want to sell this crap anyway? You’ll be much better off in the long run selling a legitimate product.

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Is it still okay to sell them if you stick it all into a CD such that it is no longer a downloadable product?

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Is it also illegal to sell / buy feedback? e.g. giving something away such as a free recipe for $0.65 in exchange of a feedback?

Do you really think it wouldn’t be? For what it’s worth, here’s the link: http://pages.ebay.com/help/index_popup.html?policies=feedback-solicit…

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Is it still okay to sell them if you stick it all into a CD such that it is no longer a downloadable product?

Nope. eBay also has a rule against selling recordable media unless it’s blank, or unless you own the copyright.

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Thank you! I’ve been trying to find a way to report all those "You’re bidding on a link" auctions for "how to get a laptop for $25!!" and "Ebay’s Secrets Exposed!" They ALL point to an E-book that you have to download, to get the info (I’ve got an extenisve collection of links and ebooks from most of these auctions that these sellers "sell" — of course, I didn’t fall for those auctions, just found other users online that have…and google is such a wonderful place to find them, too) Thank you thank you thank you thank you. (here’s a question…if you, yourself, does not own the link or site or domain that the info is on — you’re just selling the link…doesn’t that go against a copyright law or something???) WypeOut "Pupukahi i holomua." – Hawaiian Proverb "Unite to move forward." To reply remove "DIESPAMDIE" from email address

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FS Sears (not propane powered) table saw

admin — Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 +0000

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after 4 p.m. Will deliver to anwhere in the Calgary or Edmonton area for $10 Mr. Shawn Banting

Umm.. I hate to break it to you, but putting NOSPAM in front of your e-mail address with a space doesn’t do anything. Think about it. Evan To e-mail me, remove theobvious from my e-mail address.

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*(&(*_&____(Network error) (*&(*&)( My apologies, this was incorrectly posted to the Ebay Marketing newsgroup when it should have only been listed in Edmonton Forsale. Mr. Shame Bunting So nice of you to include your *entire* spam message again: *not*!!!

Fsck, grow up, they were big enough to apologize. And it was not spam, off-topic yes, but not spam. ‘las

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bought new drill bit lobotomizing other side now. might wok paid twice as much for bit

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Interrupting today’s self-trepanation session "Abdul Ramadan" set the drill down because of a dull bit from drilling through rock in a self lobotomy. lobotomy successful drill bit destroyed. X-No-Archive:Yes Interrupting today’s self-trepanation session for the second hole, "Mr. Shawn Banting" set the drill down and then bashed these important words into the ether: So my son buys (orders – they don’t stock things) a Sears Crafstman radial arm saw, base, and set of locking casters. Supposed to come in x number of days. He calls on the designated day and the stuff isn’t in yet. Eventually it shows up – except for the locking casters. Here’s the nut – they automatically "cancelled" the order for the casters since they hadn’t arrived within a certain time. *(&(*_&____(Network error) (*&(*&)( )_* Hey Mr. Shawn, You seem to be getting interference from the planet Mars with many of your posts. Perhaps you should try another subspace channel, or see why your teenagers keep picking up the phone line everytime you are on the net? — No sig here – move along…

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The "associate" explained that this was a store policy. What the hell kind of policy is that ? I would have expected them to reorder the item. Do other stores operate like this ?

Since they can’t order one lousy piece for your table saw, you should hold them to give you a full refund for the table saw owing to their sloppy shipping and managemnet service for the unneeded delay and incomplete order. If they balk, small claim court usually favors the buyer. — All viruses and spams are automatically removed by my ISP before reaching my inbox. To reply, change digi.mon to tds.net

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after 4 p.m. Will deliver to anwhere in the Calgary or Edmonton area for $10 Mr. Shawn Banting

Just curious, what would happen if I emailed before 4:00 p.m.? What

ATX TOWER WITH CLEAR SIDE PANEL + NEON LIGHTS

admin — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0000

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Title: ATX Tower w/Clear Side Panel & Neon Lights Description: A tower that will make your PC glow. Consists of 6 drive bays, front MultiMedia connections and a powerful 350W power supply. Let’s make this real clear, real quick. Auction posts are not welcome on AMOE I would suggest you issue apologies and not do it again, because if this gets reported, both ebaY and your ISP will close your account.

I’m not in the world’s best mood today. The poster should hope that both eBay and his ISP are feeling happier with him than I am. — Ty Who is mostly just a slightly skewed Donna Reed This address is white-listed. Mail sent to it may bounce back to the sender.

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Kindly find a newsgroup that allows spam, and post there. Until then, quit posting your crap here. To e-mail me, remove theobvious from my e-mail address.

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I’m not in the world’s best mood today. The poster should hope that both eBay and his ISP are feeling happier with him than I am.

I hope that they are too. This appears to be a genuine mistake from a newbie. Surely one can be forgiven (once) for assuming that a newsgroup about EBay marketing would permit marketing of EBay items. I’m sure a polite rebuke to the poster would be far more appropriate. — Richard Warr Warr Computer Consultants Ltd. www.warr.cc

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Thank you for your suggestion. In the future, you do the polite rebukes, and I’ll do the complaints to the ISP’s. Division of labor and all that.

That could actually work quite well. Sort of "Good cop, bad cop" thing. Having just received three identical Spam EMails from somebody I once bought something off on EBay I’m tempted to swap roles for a few minutes — Richard Warr Warr Computer Consultants Ltd. www.warr.cc

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I’m not in the world’s best mood today. The poster should hope that both eBay and his ISP are feeling happier with him than I am. I hope that they are too. This appears to be a genuine mistake from a newbie. Surely one can be forgiven (once) for assuming that a newsgroup about EBay marketing would permit marketing of EBay items. I’m sure a polite rebuke to the poster would be far more appropriate.

Thank you for your suggestion. In the future, you do the polite rebukes, and I’ll do the complaints to the ISP’s. Division of labor and all that. If it’s a first offense, his ISP won’t do much more than send him a brief note. Better he should learn now — from someone official, rather than from an individual he can write off as a crank — then after he posts in more than the four groups he hit today. — Ty Who is mostly just a slightly skewed Donna Reed This address is white-listed. Mail sent to it may bounce back to the sender.

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eBay Item: Title: ATX Tower w/Clear Side Panel & Neon Lights Description: A tower that will make your PC glow. Consists of 6 drive bays, front MultiMedia connections and a powerful 350W power supply. Click below for full details: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2305569157 Regards MINAC Computers www.minac-computers.co.uk

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Title: ATX Tower w/Clear Side Panel & Neon Lights Description: A tower that will make your PC glow. Consists of 6 drive bays, front MultiMedia connections and a powerful 350W power supply.

Let’s make this real clear, real quick. Auction posts are not welcome on AMOE I would suggest you issue apologies and not do it again, because if this gets reported, both ebaY and your ISP will close your account. — The hot sun spilled through the open blinds like tapioca pudding through a two year old.

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What's the best selling item ? Does anybody know?

admin — Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0000

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Well he did say it was a "simple" question.

Only once, though. Kris

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I have found Weider "Weight Sets" sell very well on Ebay, especially to overseas customers. The 800 pound squat machines do excellent too.

And I’m always amazed when my customers overlook the potential savings by airmail vs. global express just to get them about 2 days earlier.

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just ignore people that feel they need to berate others

You sound like you’re a Master berater…

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I have noticed that Out of Print DVD’s (usually in the horror genre) tend to always get bids. The highest that I know odf if an OOP DVD of the cult classic "Salo". My understanning is that they tend to sell for over $500.00. – Wayne

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Well he did say it was a "simple" question.

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I would guess one cent cds. mostly cause that person has the highest feedback rating – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – G) shows that I have caved in and started bottom-posting, except when I forget: Too true! I’ve seen people totally botch auctions for things that normally should sell well. (Did it once myself… where I was convinced a bad scanner picture would be enough… it wasn’t.) Cynthia In my very early days on eBay, I checked to see what things were selling the best and decided to try my hand at them. They included Pez dispensers, sports cards, post cards, and trains (this was a long time ago.) I failed miserably at each of these. I know nothing about any of those categories, so it’s a good bet I was trying to sell the most common items using unappealing descriptions that didn’t include the information buyers needed to see. I didn’t have the knowledge to spot underpriced items at garage sales and pull out the real gems. Then I decided to start selling things I knew well, even if they weren’t currently fast moving categories on eBay. In fact, I spotted a couple things that nobody else was selling not because nobody wanted those items, but because nobody thought to sell them effectively. The rest, as they say, is hysterical.

One of my friends admires the fact that I am perfectly happy to attempt selling things on eBay I know little or nothing about, instead of always sticking to what I know. Fortunately, this is NOT how I make my living… or the rest WOULD be hysterical. Still, it never hurts to be open to new things, and I’ve done OK buying and reselling books a bit. Learning more about that all the time! Cynthia

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G) shows that I have caved in and started bottom-posting, except when I forget: Too true! I’ve seen people totally botch auctions for things that normally should sell well. (Did it once myself… where I was convinced a bad scanner picture would be enough… it wasn’t.) Cynthia

In my very early days on eBay, I checked to see what things were selling the best and decided to try my hand at them. They included Pez dispensers, sports cards, post cards, and trains (this was a long time ago.) I failed miserably at each of these. I know nothing about any of those categories, so it’s a good bet I was trying to sell the most common items using unappealing descriptions that didn’t include the information buyers needed to see. I didn’t have the knowledge to spot underpriced items at garage sales and pull out the real gems. Then I decided to start selling things I knew well, even if they weren’t currently fast moving categories on eBay. In fact, I spotted a couple things that nobody else was selling not because nobody wanted those items, but because nobody thought to sell them effectively. The rest, as they say, is hysterical.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada Fifty dollar bills go quite quickly if you put a BIN at ten dollars and throw in free shipping. (Before you get too offended by the silly answer, think for a moment about why what you asked was a silly question.) Richard Ward Richard, I do not think what he asked was silly at all. He was merely asking for advice and if you are lacking knowledge in this area or just don’t know it would be advisable to shut up and let someone answer who does. This group is to help one and other learn how to be successful in ebay marketing not for slamming new people that ask PERFECTLY VALID questions. Am I wrong? Absolutely. See below for an explanation as to why. To answer your question Jonathan I would say there are several items that never end without bids. Mainly Video games for any of the major consoles, PC computer hardware of any kind, and Name brand Tools such as Dewalt and Makita. I hope I answered your question and if I didn’t I can at least sleep at night knowing I tried. And just ignore people that feel they need to berate others in some ill found attempt to pump up their own self esteem. Have GREAT day! Odd, I did a search under Completed auctions for Makita and Dewalt, and I saw a number of auctions that ended without bids. I guess you don’t know quite as much as you though you did, do you? Same thing goes for any of the items you named. There isn’t anything that you can say will always sell, because there are far too many variables other than the item being listed. List a widget with an opening bid of $1, it may get a dozen bids and sell for $40. List it for an opening bid of $75, you generally won’t get any bids. If the widget costs you $80, you wouldn’t consider it a great selling item regardless of which way you listed it. You can’t make a list of "best selling items", because how well something sells depends on how someone lists it, the price they start it at, and what they had to pay for it, none of which are standard for all eBay sellers.

Let’s not forget things like quality of pictures, seller’s feedback, location and accepted payment methods… all of which have effects on how or IF something sells. I hate to disagree with the vast experience you’ve acquired while earning your 20 positive feedback, but the experience I’ve gotten earning my 1231 positives tell me there is no magic "best selling product".

Too true! I’ve seen people totally botch auctions for things that normally should sell well. (Did it once myself… where I was convinced a bad scanner picture would be enough… it wasn’t.) Cynthia

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

An interesting question from a curiosity standpoint, but not really of any practical value. The best-selling item on eBay may well be netting its sellers almost nothing in profits. A more useful question (to which there would also be no easy answer) would be "what is the most profitable item sold on eBay?" Selling things on eBay is a lot more complicated than just seeing what everyone else is selling successfully. The trick is to figure out what *you* can sell successfully. Whatever the best-selling item is, it’s probably not something that I’d care to be selling.

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know?

#1 is CD-Rs containing software you can download for free over the Internet. Ten thousand of these are for sale on any given day. #2 is Spy stuff (do a title search on "spy"). Spy software is very popular, but there are goggles, cameras, video gear, etc. #3 is CD-Rs that tell you how to make money on eBay. There are LOTS of them for sale at all times. #4 is Banned stuff. Again, there is an emphasis on software, but banned books and banned cartoons also do well. #5 is Collection software. It’s actually the same trash software spammed into all the categories as "Software to manage your XXX collection". I don’t have any statistics on how much all this stuff sells for, but surely people wouldn’t keep listing them if they didn’t sell. People like Richard Ward who try to sell something real, of real value, obviously just don’t understand the Internet economy. Bill Turner

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada Fifty dollar bills go quite quickly if you put a BIN at ten dollars and throw in free shipping. (Before you get too offended by the silly answer, think for a moment about why what you asked was a silly question.) Richard Ward Richard, I do not think what he asked was silly at all. He was merely asking for advice and if you are lacking knowledge in this area or just don’t know it would be advisable to shut up and let someone answer who does. This group is to help one and other learn how to be successful in ebay marketing not for slamming new people that ask PERFECTLY VALID questions. Am I wrong? To answer your question Jonathan I would say there are several items that never end without bids. Mainly Video games for any of the major consoles, PC computer hardware of any kind, and Name brand Tools such as Dewalt and Makita. I hope I answered your question and if I didn’t I can at least sleep at night knowing I tried. And just ignore people that feel they need to berate others in some ill found attempt to pump up their own self esteem. Have GREAT day!

this from someone who’s first post was about "buying" feedback. and if you can’t sell makita and dewalt tools you should merely keyword spam them in the title? robert

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

I’ve got 8 reindeer I’d like to get rid of. You sell them; I’ll drop ship.

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know?

dunno, but i do know what the most asked pointless question is in this newsgroup. robert

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Dustin, Calm yourself down. You have not answered the OP’s question. He asked what the best selling item on ebay is , and you have listed some items that "never end without a bid". That circumvents the answer is a number of ways, one being a list of items is not AN item,another being that ending without bids doesn’t make IT a best seller, etc. Think about the silliness of your answer in response to the silly question. Think too, that if there were a "best – selling " item, chances are someone would be selling it, and certainly not sitting on a ng telling you what it is.

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Basically, yes . First off, it’s Usenet. When you post, you get to say when you want; when others post, they get to say what they want. Secondly, there’s nothing in the group description about helping anybody, let alone helping people to be successful, so you can’t really object to somebody who doesn’t share your belief that that’s the group’s purpose. I wasn’t actually sure what Jonathan meant, as there were a couple of possible interpretations of his question. I wondered, for instance, if he might actually be inquiring about the high-price record on eBay, but then I might have wondered that because I’m curious myself. Deborah Stevenson

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Absolutely. See below for an explanation as to why. To answer your question Jonathan I would say there are several items that never end without bids. Mainly Video games for any of the major consoles, PC computer hardware of any kind, and Name brand Tools such as Dewalt and Makita. I hope I answered your question and if I didn’t I can at least sleep at night knowing I tried. And just ignore people that feel they need to berate others in some ill found attempt to pump up their own self esteem. Have GREAT day!

Odd, I did a search under Completed auctions for Makita and Dewalt, and I saw a number of auctions that ended without bids. I guess you don’t know quite as much as you though you did, do you? Same thing goes for any of the items you named. There isn’t anything that you can say will always sell, because there are far too many variables other than the item being listed. List a widget with an opening bid of $1, it may get a dozen bids and sell for $40. List it for an opening bid of $75, you generally won’t get any bids. If the widget costs you $80, you wouldn’t consider it a great selling item regardless of which way you listed it. You can’t make a list of "best selling items", because how well something sells depends on how someone lists it, the price they start it at, and what they had to pay for it, none of which are standard for all eBay sellers. I hate to disagree with the vast experience you’ve acquired while earning your 20 positive feedback, but the experience I’ve gotten earning my 1231 positives tell me there is no magic "best selling product". Richard Ward

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

Anything I list! Loev, Ms Pants

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You are joking – if you sold anything with a starting bid of 1 pence then anything would become the best seller on Ebay. The question is absolutely ridiculous and was probably asked by either a Troll or someone whose brain cell is enjoying it’s Summer holidays. — Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada

Fifty dollar bills go quite quickly if you put a BIN at ten dollars and throw in free shipping. (Before you get too offended by the silly answer, think for a moment about why what you asked was a silly question.) Richard Ward

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A simple question, what is the best selling item on ebay ? Does anybody know? J.Pare Montreal, Canada Fifty dollar bills go quite quickly if you put a BIN at ten dollars and throw in free shipping. (Before you get too offended by the silly answer, think for a moment about why what you asked was a silly question.) Richard Ward

Richard, I do not think what he asked was silly at all. He was merely asking for advice and if you are lacking knowledge in this area or just don’t know it would be advisable to shut up and let someone answer who does. This group is to help one and other learn how to be successful in ebay marketing not for slamming new people that ask PERFECTLY VALID questions. Am I wrong? To answer your question Jonathan I would say there are several items that never end without bids. Mainly Video games for any of the major consoles, PC computer hardware of any kind, and Name brand Tools such as Dewalt and Makita. I hope I answered your question and if I didn’t I can at least sleep at night knowing I tried. And just ignore people that feel they need to berate others in some ill found attempt to pump up their own self esteem. Have GREAT day!

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