I am a 16 vet of Moscow and a 48 year old expat, so let me help you out. "OBO" Stands for - Or Best Offer The term is used a lot stateside. You guys seem to be taking the piss out of somebody for no reason, if you think the price is to high just make an offer for Christ's sake. It is a pain to move as you all know, I don't even know these people but have some compassion will ya. The Expat sites and lists are meant to be an aid to assist people, not cause them grief. Don has just now jumped off of his Podium, and left the building. Don Craig Officescape Projects Limited Old Arbat Street 16/2, Building 3 Second Floor Moscow 119002 Russian Federation Tel. 495 232 9902 Fax 495 232 9897 Mob 89165550789 E-mail [email protected] Website <http://www.officescape.ru/> www.officescape.ru -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:23 AM To: The Moscow Expat List Subject: Expat List OBO?
Sorry people but what does OBO mean? I've never heard it before and I'm a 50 year old expat. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- REF:- Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on Russian language courses? Are there any you would recommend in Moscow? Is 1-2-1 tuition a better way to go? I've been in Russia for some time now but I'd still rate my level as beginner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- I had two different 1-2-1 teachers. I would reccommend them over a class as you get things explained to you when you don't understand and can go faster on things that you do understand. However, After 2 1/2 years of Russian lessons I gave up when I started to get deep into Russian Grammar. :-( (Adjective endings! Oh My GOD!) Good luck Nick Julian Micah Risk <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 19/01/2009 13:48 Please respond to: The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> To The Moscow Expat List <[email protected]> cc Subject Re: Expat List Moving Sale- Furniture, Brand new Entertainment system, kitchen, etc Well apparently you did not read thoroughly, or maybe you dont understand the point of OBO. The point of selling things like this is, if people are interested, they tell you what they are willing to pay. People are not idiots, they know what a moving sale means. Or maybe I should expect to hold hands with people through an OBO offer. 2009/1/16 Nick REES <[email protected]> Micah, I don't know whether you think people are fools on here (and I know you've written "or best offer") but reducing your prices less than 20% for stuff about a year old when the stores themselves are now reducing by more is taking the piss a bit. If this stuff is used and in good condition, usually people would expect to see around about a 50% discount. If people go online, they'll get better deals for brand new items at the moment! Nick _____ From: Micah Risk < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> To: The Moscow Expat List < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]> Sent: Friday, 16 January, 2009 5:49:55 Subject: Expat List Moving Sale- Furniture, Brand new Entertainment system, kitchen, etc We are moving out of Moscow and need to sell all of our stuff. Everything is under 1 year old, and only used by 2 people for part of the year (or some of it is not used at all!). So everything is still in excellent or good used condition. We will be gone by mid-February, but are hoping to start selling the things we do not use often. Located in the Izmaylova region. IKEA furniture: Red Corner couch (extremely comfortable!) seats at least 6 with matching ottoman - new at Ikea 31 490 rubles + 4 990 rubles ; $1,124 + $179 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/S69839459 + http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/S09828388 Selling for $900 OBO Dark wood bookcase(beautiful!!!) with glass doors plus additional matching shelfing- Total: 20 960 r $747 Large shelves X2- 3 690 rubles each = 7 380r $263 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/20094031 Glass doors X4- 1600 rubles each = 6400 r $228 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/60104085 Side sections X2- 2 690 rubles each = 5 380r $192 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/20096431 Height extender X2- 900 rubles each = 1 800r $64 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/53689310 Selling for $600 OBO 6 DrawerDresser- 11 990 r $428 http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/30088572 $370 OBO Wardrobe with sliding doors- $470 http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S99850921 (with horizontal pole across both sides and pants rack that slides out) will include hangers $400 OBO Modern Wood Bed + Mattress- Full size $500 Others: -Pillows for couch and bed, down comforter & 2 sets of sheets/pillowcases/comforter cover- $200 -1 Extra brand new down comforter,never taken out of packaging, $145 -6 Set of Glass food containers- $36 new http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40112543 -Ikea 8 Glass spice containers- http://www.ikea.com/ru/ru/catalog/products/00030262 (like this but completely round) -Ikea silver mixing bowls -Ikea pans- nonstick wok, nonstick frying pan- medium and large sizes- make an offer Other Ikea stuff- large strainer, cooking utensils, can opener, knife set, etc all of the appliance/kitchen stuff will be sold by best offer. Entertainment System Summary: 1. AV Receiver: Yamaha Ampli-Tuner Audio Video Model: RX-V459 New, never been opened. (MSRP was $400) This Yamaha RX-V459 is any Home Theater buff's dream!! It has VERY clean bass and plenty of cranking power The RX-V459 has everything you need without any over kill. Even has a place to plug in your MP3 player and listen to it just like any other component you'd The setup is very straight forward and well documented in the manual IF what I have found on the web is correct I believe the RX-V459 is a late 2007 early 2008 model? Bottom line: If you want a super clean sounding unit without a ton of buttons...reasonable price with lots of features...top notch quality inside and out...this Yamaha is the way to go. Trust me it won't take long for you to fall in love with it! Strengths: The usual super Yamaha quality build and sound. Easy to navigate and setup. Plenty of features without being overwhelming!!! Place to plug in your MP3 player. (Don't see this on the higher end units for some reason) I like the -80db to +80db volume setup. At -27db it's pretty loud and ya haven't even got to 0db yet!! 2. Infinity Beta HCS Complete 6-piece Home theater and music loudspeaker system 200 mm (8"), 100-watt, compact powered subwoofer w/ CMMD drivers Four magnetically shielded, 2-way satellites w/ CMMD drivers 2-way, magnetically shielded, voice-matched center speakers w/ CMMD drivers MSRP: $1500 Also never taken out of the box, but bought as a display model so I'm willing to knock the price down to $1200 It's a really great system. Check out the following links if you're interested: 1. Product Specifications: http://www.infinitysystems.com/home/products/product_detail.aspx?prod=BE TAHCS/230 <http://www.infinitysystems.com/home/products/product_detail.aspx?prod=B ETAHCS/230&ser=BET&Language=ENG&Region=EUROPE&Country=FI> &ser=BET&Language=ENG&Region=EUROPE&Country=FI Both links have photos. 2. Description: http://www.infinityloudspeakers.com.au/beta.html Again, these are in perfect condition, and haven't been used. If you buy them together I'll throw in another bonus and sell both for $1500 out of convenience. _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ -- Micah Risk "Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change." - Robert F. Kennedy_______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
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