A nice little brag
John A. Stovall wrote:
I must say it was a nice bit of luck. Here's my nice bit of luck for the week: I recently discovered the following--which is a must-have for my convertiana collection: http://tinyurl.com/mdgdh But the dealer is going out of business: http://www.smitskamp.nl/index2.htm And he's already sent this book to auction--it's lot # 1522 he http://tinyurl.com/ovcmo As you can see, at auction it sold for about 10% of the dealer's list price. I wish I had known about this auction--but there's always a second chance because the book has turned up for auction he http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7041454094 which I won earlier this week, at a 20% discount over the previous auction price. Ta-da. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
A nice little brag
William M. Klimon wrote: : which I won earlier this week, at a 20% discount over the previous auction price. Ta-da. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com Excuse me for getting literal with a regular in this newsgroup, but a discount would have to be under the previous price, not over it. David Ames |
A nice little brag
David Ames wrote:
which I won earlier this week, at a 20% discount over the previous auction price. Excuse me for getting literal with a regular in this newsgroup, but a discount would have to be under the previous price, not over it. That's the danger of being too literal. (And, of course, no one would one say colloquially: "I got a discount UNDER the previous price.") I was suggesting that the discount I got was "over [and above]," i.e., in addition to, the discount the eBay seller got when he bought the book at auction. In any case, getting a $2500 book for $300 seems to me like an occasion for grammatical exuberance. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
A nice little brag
"William M. Klimon" wrote in message ups.com... David Ames wrote: which I won earlier this week, at a 20% discount over the previous auction price. Excuse me for getting literal with a regular in this newsgroup, but a discount would have to be under the previous price, not over it. That's the danger of being too literal. (And, of course, no one would one say colloquially: "I got a discount UNDER the previous price.") I was suggesting that the discount I got was "over [and above]," i.e., in addition to, the discount the eBay seller got when he bought the book at auction. In any case, getting a $2500 book for $300 seems to me like an occasion for grammatical exuberance. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com I think we should celebrate the pedantry of this group; it's natural, in such a detail-oriented environment. Kris |
A nice little brag
Kris Baker wrote:
I think we should celebrate the pedantry of this group; it's natural, in such a detail-oriented environment. I thought spelling and grammar flames (particularly with unidiomatic suggestions) were contrary to Usenet etiquette. William M. Klimon http://www.gateofbliss.com |
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