Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-12 Thread Lon Williamson
Some questions make the price go down, too. I've seen it happen. Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: Has anyone discovered a "super, devious, informed, clever" way around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the eb

Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Hal & Sandra Davis
Have watched this happen often since the change. This is becoming inflationary! Contact Greenspan! - Original Message - From: "Don Sanderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:44 AM Subject: eBays

RE: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread J. C. O'Connell
, 2004 4:56 PM To: pdml Subject: Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy. I sure don't like this either. I wonder what would happen if one used a category for the question that might not trigger posting of the query. I would try: "Question about combined shipping fo

Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Joseph Tainter
I sure don't like this either. I wonder what would happen if one used a category for the question that might not trigger posting of the query. I would try: "Question about combined shipping for multiple items." Then ask your question about SMC or whatever. Joe

Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: > >> Has anyone discovered a "super, devious, informed, clever" way >> around this? > >Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. Keep in mind that, with many items, more accurate information w

RE: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
K we don't REALLY bite! (Probably would but it's just a mailing list!) ;-) Don > -Original Message- > From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 7:44 AM > To: PDML > Subject: eBays new "Questions from other buyers"

RE: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread J. C. O'Connell
eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy. So, a guy has a "Takumar" lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get hi

Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Chan Yong Wei
Just be thankful that the answer to your question isn't reflected in the search results for 'smc takumar' Or is it? On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 14:11:29 + (GMT), Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > Has anyone discovered a "super, devio

Re: eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Don Sanderson wrote: > Has anyone discovered a "super, devious, informed, clever" way > around this? Ebay wants the price to go up. You don't have a prayer. I am just getting out of the ebay habit after I sell a gazillion of small items left (filters, an Olympus AD2 and other

eBays new "Questions from other buyers" thingy.

2004-12-08 Thread Don Sanderson
So, a guy has a "Takumar" lens for sale on eekBay. I ask him whether it's Auto, Super or SMC. He responds SMC, great. But now ALL the buyers can see this on the auction page. The price'll go way up. Don doesn't get his super, devious, informed, clever, good deal. Poor, poor me. :-( Has anyone disc