Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Pete Lancashire via cctalk]

A few years ago I got fed up with someone who kept telling how valuable his
stuff was based on eBay (asking) prices.

So I put a new US penny up for sale and has a buy it now price of $100 USD.
Next time I saw him I asked why he had
not bought it.

-pete

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 6:44 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Yeah, but I bet it's relatively quiet...
>
> m
> - Original Message -
> From: "Chuck Guzis via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> To: "Ed via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!
>
>
> > Also, there's the prizewinner in the "slowest hard drive" category:
> >
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-MAP3367NC-33P3373-36GB-1000-
> RPM-3-5-Ultra-320-SCSI-HDD-Hard-Drive/201908724683
> >
> > --Chuck
>
>

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Mike Stein via cctalk]

Yeah, but I bet it's relatively quiet...

m
- Original Message - 
From: "Chuck Guzis via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
To: "Ed via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!


> Also, there's the prizewinner in the "slowest hard drive" category:
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-MAP3367NC-33P3373-36GB-1000-RPM-3-5-Ultra-320-SCSI-HDD-Hard-Drive/201908724683
> 
> --Chuck

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Chuck Guzis via cctalk]

Also, there's the prizewinner in the "slowest hard drive" category:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IBM-MAP3367NC-33P3373-36GB-1000-RPM-3-5-Ultra-320-SCSI-HDD-Hard-Drive/201908724683

--Chuck

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Jon Elson via cctalk]

On 08/19/2017 09:36 AM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:

Indeed, I often do custom listings for people who need items shipped
overseas but for whom eBay will not correctly combine shipping. I usually
put up a listing with a stupid description and a picture completely
unrelated to what I'm selling, just to try and keep other people from
buying it.


If you have a PayPal account, you can just have them send 
the required amount that way.  You can even have PayPal 
generate an invoice to them.


Jon

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[systems_glitch via cctalk]

Indeed, I often do custom listings for people who need items shipped
overseas but for whom eBay will not correctly combine shipping. I usually
put up a listing with a stupid description and a picture completely
unrelated to what I'm selling, just to try and keep other people from
buying it.

Thanks,
Jonathan

On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 2:17 AM, jim stephens via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

>
>
> On 8/18/2017 4:13 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:
>
>> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701
>>
>>
>>
> Two valid reasons to do this, though this is a silly way to do it and
> breaks rules in one case.  My cousin who has a sale rating in the tens of
> thousands selling dime (litterally yes, dime) novels sometimes forgets to
> send a book along to someone.  To get postage, they will put up a 2 cent
> auction and close it.  Ebay's discount they have for their account applies
> to shipping a 2 cent item as well as for shipping anything else.
>
> Way cheaper than post office.
>
> I have a sale open right now and the seller is digging on things he owes
> me, and i bought a small item to allow shipping and also getting around
> ebay's stupid blocking of identity exchanges (which I've done anyway).
> Some high feedback sellers are afraid of the 500# gorilla and won't do that.
>
> And of course could be stupid, but the seller has a 987 feedback so I am
> doubting that.
> thanks
> Jim
>

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[jim stephens via cctalk]

On 8/18/2017 4:13 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701

  
Two valid reasons to do this, though this is a silly way to do it and 
breaks rules in one case.  My cousin who has a sale rating in the tens 
of thousands selling dime (litterally yes, dime) novels sometimes 
forgets to send a book along to someone.  To get postage, they will put 
up a 2 cent auction and close it.  Ebay's discount they have for their 
account applies to shipping a 2 cent item as well as for shipping 
anything else.


Way cheaper than post office.

I have a sale open right now and the seller is digging on things he owes 
me, and i bought a small item to allow shipping and also getting around 
ebay's stupid blocking of identity exchanges (which I've done anyway).  
Some high feedback sellers are afraid of the 500# gorilla and won't do 
that.


And of course could be stupid, but the seller has a 987 feedback so I am 
doubting that.

thanks
Jim

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Michael Mulhern via cctalk]

Comment to follow.

On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 at 9:14 am, Rob Jarratt via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:

> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701
>
>
>
> --


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Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[dwight via cctalk]

These are notoriously bad. Most radio repairers replace them without even 
measuring them to see if they leak.

"black beauties"

Tinker Dwight



From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Jon Elson via cctalk 
<cctalk@classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 8:59:26 PM
To: couryho...@aol.com; gene...@ezwind.net; Discussion@
Subject: Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

On 08/18/2017 09:32 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:
> I was  going to   do the make an offer  for   $1
> alas... no USA shipping it  says!
>
> Sorry, this item cannot be posted to United States.
> You  are unable to bid on or buy this item because:
>  *   The  seller has specified that this item cannot be sent to
> addresses in United  States
>
>
> Ed#
>
>
> In a message dated 8/18/2017 7:25:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:
>
> And the bidding has  gone wild!
>
>
My favorite was a pair of "Les Paul" capacitors for roughly
$75 USD each.  These were USED oil-paper capacitors that
looked like they came from the 1950's or 60's.  Black
tubular with color code stripes, and leads about 1/4" long.

Jon

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Jon Elson via cctalk]

On 08/18/2017 09:32 PM, Ed via cctalk wrote:

I was  going to   do the make an offer  for   $1
alas... no USA shipping it  says!
  
Sorry, this item cannot be posted to United States.

You  are unable to bid on or buy this item because:
 *   The  seller has specified that this item cannot be sent to
addresses in United  States
  
  
Ed#
  
  
In a message dated 8/18/2017 7:25:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

And the bidding has  gone wild!


My favorite was a pair of "Les Paul" capacitors for roughly 
$75 USD each.  These were USED oil-paper capacitors that 
looked like they came from the 1950's or 60's.  Black 
tubular with color code stripes, and leads about 1/4" long.


Jon

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Ed via cctalk]

I was  going to   do the make an offer  for   $1
alas... no USA shipping it  says!
 
Sorry, this item cannot be posted to United States. 
You  are unable to bid on or buy this item because:
*   The  seller has specified that this item cannot be sent to 
addresses in United  States
 
 
Ed#
 
 
In a message dated 8/18/2017 7:25:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
cctalk@classiccmp.org writes:

And the bidding has  gone wild!

Dwight



From:  cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Rob Jarratt via  
cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 4:13:56  PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: This Is  Such An Exciting  Listing!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[dwight via cctalk]

And the bidding has gone wild!

Dwight



From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> on behalf of Rob Jarratt via 
cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 4:13:56 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Pete Turnbull via cctalk]

On 19/08/2017 00:46, Adrian Graham via cctalk wrote:

It doesn’t beat a listing from 15 or so years ago from a mate of mine who 
advertised a polo mint (lifesavers to our US types) in a clear case as ‘mint in 
box (mint, in box)'


Who remembers the sale of the air guitar?

--
Pete
Pete Turnbull

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Adrian Graham via cctalk]

> On 19 Aug 2017, at 00:13, Rob Jarratt via cctalk  
> wrote:
> 
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701
> 
> 
> 

It doesn’t beat a listing from 15 or so years ago from a mate of mine who 
advertised a polo mint (lifesavers to our US types) in a clear case as ‘mint in 
box (mint, in box)'


—
Adrian/Witchy
Binary Dinosaurs - Celebrating Computing History from 1972 onwards

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Fred Cisin via cctalk]

On 2017-08-18 7:13 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701


He won't ship to USA

Re: This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Toby Thain via cctalk]

On 2017-08-18 7:13 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701






First time I've seen ebay used for trolling before -- I must live a 
sheltered existence...


A-1 would click to zoom again

--Toby

This Is Such An Exciting Listing!

[Rob Jarratt via cctalk]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182707649701