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Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale flyer
a couple weeks ago for $999.
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How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
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>
> Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale
flyer
> a couple weeks ago for $999.
Heh, I see it all the time. I just bought an olympus digi camera at an on
line store that was about $50 cheaper than what the ebayers were paying.
Gotta wonder sometimes. Like they tell you in the stock market, you gotta
do your dd (due dilligence).
SH - mebbe I should go into the camera selling biz <g>
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
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>
> Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale
flyer
> a couple weeks ago for $999.
>
>
You may be mistaken, the 22-44Pro at Amazon is $2000.
Greg
>Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale flyer
>a couple weeks ago for $999.
Some people don't do their homework and others just get carried away
at auctions. I went to a live auction and watched two used DeWalt 10"
miter saws ($198.00 at Lowes) go for $175.00 and $225 respectively -
go figure.
>You do have to be careful. I paid too much for an item on Ebay once.
>Wasn't too bad. Another thing to consider, though, is that not
>everyone has a Lowes or HD near by. I live in the boone docks. That
>miter saw may be $198 at Lowes but at the hardware store close to me
>it may be $250, so $175 is a steal and $225 is a good deal.
True - but this is Houston and we have a HD and Lowes on every corner
it seems.
> Point well made. There are plenty of other sites besides Ebay. Not
> only is it absurd what some people will buy but what some people offer
> is just as absurd. Selling something for $2 or $3. I mean, what is the
> point. The time it takes to stand in line at the PO to ship some
> stupid piece of crap can't be worth it.
I think most of those people are selling a hundred of those at a time,
so shipping it isn't a big deal.
[email protected] (Tom) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> >Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale flyer
> >a couple weeks ago for $999.
> Some people don't do their homework and others just get carried away
> at auctions. I went to a live auction and watched two used DeWalt 10"
> miter saws ($198.00 at Lowes) go for $175.00 and $225 respectively -
> go figure.
You do have to be careful. I paid too much for an item on Ebay once.
Wasn't too bad. Another thing to consider, though, is that not
everyone has a Lowes or HD near by. I live in the boone docks. That
miter saw may be $198 at Lowes but at the hardware store close to me
it may be $250, so $175 is a steal and $225 is a good deal.
I once bought a set of 7 antique, door knobs and rim locks (1890) for
$75.00. I didn't need the locks so I cleaned them up, oiled everything
and got them in to good working condition. Some were damaged beyound
use so I ended up with 5 good locks. Sold them on Ebay for $159.00.
Greg
B a r r y B u r k e J r . <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:33:41 GMT, [email protected] (Tom)
> wrote:
>
> >
> >>You do have to be careful. I paid too much for an item on Ebay once.
> >>Wasn't too bad. Another thing to consider, though, is that not
> >>everyone has a Lowes or HD near by. I live in the boone docks.
>
> If you can get to eBay, you can also get to any of the discount online
> tool retailers. They sell any tool sold by the BORGS, at a
> comparable, or sometimes, even lower price.
>
> There's Lee Valley, Tool Crib / Amazon, Woodcraft, Tools-Plus,
> Coastal, Tyler, Woodcraft, Highland Hardware, Rockler, Utterguys,
> Grizzly, etc... And these are only companies that _I've_ personally
> used. Even the BORGs have web sites! <G>
>
> I buy and sell on eBay too, but there's no excuse for some of the
> stupidity that goes on there.
>
> Barry
Point well made. There are plenty of other sites besides Ebay. Not
only is it absurd what some people will buy but what some people offer
is just as absurd. Selling something for $2 or $3. I mean, what is the
point. The time it takes to stand in line at the PO to ship some
stupid piece of crap can't be worth it.
There is a sucker born every minute.
Greg
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:33:41 GMT, [email protected] (Tom)
wrote:
>
>>You do have to be careful. I paid too much for an item on Ebay once.
>>Wasn't too bad. Another thing to consider, though, is that not
>>everyone has a Lowes or HD near by. I live in the boone docks.
If you can get to eBay, you can also get to any of the discount online
tool retailers. They sell any tool sold by the BORGS, at a
comparable, or sometimes, even lower price.
There's Lee Valley, Tool Crib / Amazon, Woodcraft, Tools-Plus,
Coastal, Tyler, Woodcraft, Highland Hardware, Rockler, Utterguys,
Grizzly, etc... And these are only companies that _I've_ personally
used. Even the BORGs have web sites! <G>
I buy and sell on eBay too, but there's no excuse for some of the
stupidity that goes on there.
Barry
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
> dll?ViewItem&category=11810&item=2588293657&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT
>
> Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler sale
flyer
> a couple weeks ago for $999.
>
A guy locally is buying stuff at Harbor Freight and selling it on ebay.
Another guy bought all the debris left over at Woodworker's Warehouse and
put it on ebay.
Two mysteries-
1) Why they bother for a couple dollars; but they do.
2) How anyone could be dumb enough to buy it; but they do.
(A couple months ago I got $78 for a router table I bought a few years ago
at Sears for $60; so I guess I shouldn't complain. I was just going to
throw it out. My big score was buying some ski blades on ebay for $120, not
liking them, and then selling them on ebay for $200)
My 16 year old daughter has been buying/selling off eBay since she was
12. Looks for bargains, buys it and resells for a profit. Always
cracked me up that people never had a clue they were dealing with a 12
year old. She buys most of her stuff locally and resells on eBay, but
some of it comes from eBay. eBay is large enough that you'll see just
about anything. Like someone paying $1200 from an unknown instead of
$1000 at a reputable dealer.
BTW, my daughter clears about $20 per hour which isn't bad for a 16 year
old and was amazing when she was only 12.
--
Larry C in Auburn WA
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.
> dll?ViewItem&category=11810&item=2588293657&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT
>
> Sold for $1,195. I'd swear I saw the exact same thing in a Rockler
sale flyer
> a couple weeks ago for $999.
>
> --
> Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
>
> How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50
for Miss America?
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 08:37:39 -0800, "Slowhand" <I'm@work> brought
forth from the murky depths:
>Heh, I see it all the time. I just bought an olympus digi camera at an on
>line store that was about $50 cheaper than what the ebayers were paying.
>Gotta wonder sometimes. Like they tell you in the stock market, you gotta
>do your dd (due dilligence).
>SH - mebbe I should go into the camera selling biz <g>
Be very careful buying cameras off *b*y. Many of them are
gray market or non-USA cams and have no warranties here.
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On 19 Jan 2004 05:22:58 -0800, [email protected] (Larry Bud)
brought forth from the murky depths:
>> Point well made. There are plenty of other sites besides Ebay. Not
>> only is it absurd what some people will buy but what some people offer
>> is just as absurd. Selling something for $2 or $3. I mean, what is the
>> point. The time it takes to stand in line at the PO to ship some
>> stupid piece of crap can't be worth it.
>
>I think most of those people are selling a hundred of those at a time,
>so shipping it isn't a big deal.
And if it's under 2 pounds, it'll go in a USPSPM pouch which
fits in the mailbox so the postman picks it up. DAMHIKT (with
my t-shirts and glare guards + *b*y crap)
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acronym <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:22:19 +0000, Larry C wrote:
>
> > My 16 year old daughter has been buying/selling off eBay since she was
> > 12. Looks for bargains, buys it and resells for a profit. Always
> > cracked me up that people never had a clue they were dealing with a 12
> > year old. She buys most of her stuff locally and resells on eBay, but
> > some of it comes from eBay. eBay is large enough that you'll see just
> > about anything. Like someone paying $1200 from an unknown instead of
> > $1000 at a reputable dealer.
> >
> One thing to take into account is that people buy/sell crap using paypal
> balances. Sort of like swapping junk at a garage sale.
I am not disputing what you said, but PayPal balances are REAL MONEY.
I find it hard to believe that they view it as "PayPal" money and
somehow different from real money. Hard to believe, but not
impossible. That IS one explanation that makes sense though.
-Chris
In article <[email protected]>,
Chris <[email protected]> wrote:
>acronym <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>> >
>> One thing to take into account is that people buy/sell crap using paypal
>> balances. Sort of like swapping junk at a garage sale.
>
>I am not disputing what you said, but PayPal balances are REAL MONEY.
>I find it hard to believe that they view it as "PayPal" money and
>somehow different from real money. Hard to believe, but not
>impossible. That IS one explanation that makes sense though.
>
Chips in Vegas are real money too, but a lot of people don't treat it that way.
--
Scott Post [email protected] http://home.insightbb.com/~sepost/
On 18 Jan 2004 20:26:56 -0800, [email protected] (Greg)
wrote:
>Selling something for $2 or $3. I mean, what is the
>point. The time it takes to stand in line at the PO to ship some
>stupid piece of crap can't be worth it.
Don't laugh, I've done that with bike and r/c parts.
How is it worth it? Sell more than one item at a time, mail them all
at once, or on just a few trips. My PO has no line, even on April 15
or two weeks before Christmas. <G>
Another way it's truly worth it is non-monetary. I'm a big fan of
recycling and I hate to see perfectly good, but unwanted items in the
trash. I'd rather give it away so it'll get some use rather than add
to the landfill. It's not the $2, it's one less piece of trash!
FWIW, I've had junk that I found in my basement go for $40-60. This
was stuff I was going to toss!
Barry
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:22:19 +0000, Larry C wrote:
> My 16 year old daughter has been buying/selling off eBay since she was
> 12. Looks for bargains, buys it and resells for a profit. Always
> cracked me up that people never had a clue they were dealing with a 12
> year old. She buys most of her stuff locally and resells on eBay, but
> some of it comes from eBay. eBay is large enough that you'll see just
> about anything. Like someone paying $1200 from an unknown instead of
> $1000 at a reputable dealer.
>
One thing to take into account is that people buy/sell crap using paypal
balances. Sort of like swapping junk at a garage sale.
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:23:00 +0000, Toller wrote:
>
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> [quoted text muted]
> flyer
>> [quoted text muted]
> A guy locally is buying stuff at Harbor Freight and selling it on ebay.
> Another guy bought all the debris left over at Woodworker's Warehouse and
> put it on ebay.
> Two mysteries-
> 1) Why they bother for a couple dollars; but they do. 2) How anyone could
> be dumb enough to buy it; but they do.
>
> (A couple months ago I got $78 for a router table I bought a few years ago
> at Sears for $60; so I guess I shouldn't complain. I was just going to
> throw it out. My big score was buying some ski blades on ebay for $120,
> not liking them, and then selling them on ebay for $200)
I bought a piece of ham radio equipment for $100 about two years ago, and
I recently sold the radio it goes to, so I put this up on ebay, and it
closed at a stunning $455! To someone in UK. One thing I've seen a lot
lately: UKers will pay a lot for stuff. The dollar is very weak right
now, so everyone across the pond gets more for their money, and we ebayers get
more money for our junk :)
On 19 Jan 2004 08:57:42 -0800, [email protected] (Chris)
wrote:
>I find it hard to believe that they view it as "PayPal" money and
>somehow different from real money. Hard to believe, but not
>impossible. That IS one explanation that makes sense though.
Why is it so hard to believe? Credit cards aren't real money! <G>
Barry