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http://247wallst.com/2009/12/16/the-...ffic-collapse/ or http://tinyurl.com/y9veb5b I don't know if it means anything to us but it interesting.. George -- Government is a voracious monster that must have your labor to control YOU! Your money is your liberty. The taxes you pay gently enslave you, and eventually destroy any human liberty you have. Fear government, pray for the country. |
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"George D" wrote in message ... http://247wallst.com/2009/12/16/the-...ffic-collapse/ or http://tinyurl.com/y9veb5b I don't know if it means anything to us but it interesting.. Makes one wonder what constitutes an eBay "visitor", a seller? Bidder? Browser? eBay doesn't seem to have lost bidders on the collectible auctions I bid in. Nice stuff still brings stiff prices. The major way eBay loses money would seem to be if fewer sellers place auctions, and that shouldn't be a big concern to a bidder's pocketbook. |
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Kinda off topic (free listings)
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BEWARE of the " 5 FREE LISTINGS " read the fine print. 8.5% all the way to a maximum of $20.00 do the math........see where the break even point is for listing price to keep the max below the FVF. do the math to see where the break even point is for the free listing vs./s the FVF at regular fees h |
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"oly" wrote in message ... .... Perhaps I myself am at a moment in my life where I think that I need to lighten up on some of this junque, but based upon various observations, I am not very hopeful about what some of it would bring. So instead of wasting a Sunday at the flea market, I just tighten my belt in other areas and hold on to the stuff. oly But have you calculated the future time value of the money you would get now, compared to a potential future selling price? :-) I have about five times more old stuff lying around than any sane person ought to have. Sometimes I'm half-tempted to pay someone just to haul it away. But then greed kicks in and I figure "Someday I'll get around to selling it." I guess it comes from being old enough to remember the time when one dollar was a lot of money to have burning a hole in your jeans pocket. $10 for some piece of old stuff still registers mentally as "big money" and it would be criminal to give or throw that much away. - mazorj the Tightwad |
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"Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... .... I just got an surprising hundred bucks on eBay for a slightly faded 1954 Orioles program for their first game in Baltimore after relocating from St. Louis. I described it as "fair-good condition with slightly rippled surface from earlier moisture exposure". Someone emailed me about a feature he saw in my photos that indicated it wasn't a "first game" program, but was in fact a later one used in 1954 against the same opponent. I added that cautionary information to the auction early on when one person had bid at $6.99 and I offered that bidder the option to retract. Instead, I ended up with 28 watchers and a high bid of $100. A few years ago I had the program at a local show and there was zero interest in it. I've had unusually good luck selling on eBay. Was that a local show for your current location? If so, given that it was the Orioles that for decades blocked a replacement franchise for the Washington Senators, you shouldn't have been surprised that area buyers wouldn't touch Oriole memorabilia unless it was to burn it out in the parking lot. :-D On eBay you had a much better chance of reaching an Oriole fan or serious MLB collector. The guy who advised you of the date discrepancy certainly was one. Congratulations on the nice sale. |
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"mazorj" wrote in message ... "Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... ... I just got an surprising hundred bucks on eBay for a slightly faded 1954 Orioles program for their first game in Baltimore after relocating from St. Louis. I described it as "fair-good condition with slightly rippled surface from earlier moisture exposure". Someone emailed me about a feature he saw in my photos that indicated it wasn't a "first game" program, but was in fact a later one used in 1954 against the same opponent. I added that cautionary information to the auction early on when one person had bid at $6.99 and I offered that bidder the option to retract. Instead, I ended up with 28 watchers and a high bid of $100. A few years ago I had the program at a local show and there was zero interest in it. I've had unusually good luck selling on eBay. Was that a local show for your current location? If so, given that it was the Orioles that for decades blocked a replacement franchise for the Washington Senators, you shouldn't have been surprised that area buyers wouldn't touch Oriole memorabilia unless it was to burn it out in the parking lot. :-D Oh there still are a lot of serious Orioles fans here in the DC suburbs after 30 years of the Orioles being the only game in town. Lots of baseball fans here seem to be straddling the fence waiting to see if the Nationals can put together a team that's worth watching. I guess at a sports show some specific sports items can get lost in the mass of similar material, like an individual coin at a coin show. On eBay you had a much better chance of reaching an Oriole fan or serious MLB collector. The guy who advised you of the date discrepancy certainly was one. Congratulations on the nice sale. Yeah, it's amazing how much exposure tyour stuff gets on eBay. Two weeks before, I put up a ticket stub from the highest scoring NFL game ever-- a 1970's game between the Redskins and Giants. I happened to have gone to that game (one of two NFL games I ever attended) and kept the stub all these years. Some eBay bidder thought it was worth 70 bucks. Made my day! |
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"Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... "mazorj" wrote in message ... "Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... ... I just got an surprising hundred bucks on eBay for a slightly faded 1954 Orioles program for their first game in Baltimore after relocating from St. Louis. I described it as "fair-good condition with slightly rippled surface from earlier moisture exposure". Someone emailed me about a feature he saw in my photos that indicated it wasn't a "first game" program, but was in fact a later one used in 1954 against the same opponent. I added that cautionary information to the auction early on when one person had bid at $6.99 and I offered that bidder the option to retract. Instead, I ended up with 28 watchers and a high bid of $100. A few years ago I had the program at a local show and there was zero interest in it. I've had unusually good luck selling on eBay. Was that a local show for your current location? If so, given that it was the Orioles that for decades blocked a replacement franchise for the Washington Senators, you shouldn't have been surprised that area buyers wouldn't touch Oriole memorabilia unless it was to burn it out in the parking lot. :-D Oh there still are a lot of serious Orioles fans here in the DC suburbs after 30 years of the Orioles being the only game in town. Lots of baseball fans here seem to be straddling the fence waiting to see if the Nationals can put together a team that's worth watching. I guess at a sports show some specific sports items can get lost in the mass of similar material, like an individual coin at a coin show. On eBay you had a much better chance of reaching an Oriole fan or serious MLB collector. The guy who advised you of the date discrepancy certainly was one. Congratulations on the nice sale. Yeah, it's amazing how much exposure tyour stuff gets on eBay. Two weeks before, I put up a ticket stub from the highest scoring NFL game ever-- a 1970's game between the Redskins and Giants. I happened to have gone to that game (one of two NFL games I ever attended) and kept the stub all these years. Some eBay bidder thought it was worth 70 bucks. Made my day! Good grief! Nice. At those prices, I may start rummaging through my ju- er, memorabilia too. Anyone want to buy a round, two-sided blue-on-white foam-board decoration from Reagan's second inaugural ball emblazoned with the presidential seal, etc.? I'm not parting with the credentials that got me in, but the article is genuine. I was there and snagged one from the ceiling hangers. Or if that doesn't float your boat, how about a cheap plastic pen or keychain with some sort of company logo? I'll let those go at bargain prices. ;-) So will that $70 buy you a seat at a Redskins game nowadays, if it's up in the nosebleed sections? |
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"mazorj" wrote in message ... "Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... "mazorj" wrote in message ... "Bruce Remick" wrote in message ... ... I just got an surprising hundred bucks on eBay for a slightly faded 1954 Orioles program for their first game in Baltimore after relocating from St. Louis. I described it as "fair-good condition with slightly rippled surface from earlier moisture exposure". Someone emailed me about a feature he saw in my photos that indicated it wasn't a "first game" program, but was in fact a later one used in 1954 against the same opponent. I added that cautionary information to the auction early on when one person had bid at $6.99 and I offered that bidder the option to retract. Instead, I ended up with 28 watchers and a high bid of $100. A few years ago I had the program at a local show and there was zero interest in it. I've had unusually good luck selling on eBay. Was that a local show for your current location? If so, given that it was the Orioles that for decades blocked a replacement franchise for the Washington Senators, you shouldn't have been surprised that area buyers wouldn't touch Oriole memorabilia unless it was to burn it out in the parking lot. :-D Oh there still are a lot of serious Orioles fans here in the DC suburbs after 30 years of the Orioles being the only game in town. Lots of baseball fans here seem to be straddling the fence waiting to see if the Nationals can put together a team that's worth watching. I guess at a sports show some specific sports items can get lost in the mass of similar material, like an individual coin at a coin show. On eBay you had a much better chance of reaching an Oriole fan or serious MLB collector. The guy who advised you of the date discrepancy certainly was one. Congratulations on the nice sale. Yeah, it's amazing how much exposure tyour stuff gets on eBay. Two weeks before, I put up a ticket stub from the highest scoring NFL game ever-- a 1970's game between the Redskins and Giants. I happened to have gone to that game (one of two NFL games I ever attended) and kept the stub all these years. Some eBay bidder thought it was worth 70 bucks. Made my day! Good grief! Nice. At those prices, I may start rummaging through my ju- er, memorabilia too. Anyone want to buy a round, two-sided blue-on-white foam-board decoration from Reagan's second inaugural ball emblazoned with the presidential seal, etc.? I'm not parting with the credentials that got me in, but the article is genuine. I was there and snagged one from the ceiling hangers. Or if that doesn't float your boat, how about a cheap plastic pen or keychain with some sort of company logo? I'll let those go at bargain prices. ;-) Hey, you laugh. If I were you, I'd do an occasional search on eBay for that company logo or "Reagan inaugural". You may be surprised. The irony of my good luck was that I was supposed to be looking through my tons of various collectibles for stuff I could get rid of to make more room. A program and a ticket stub is a start, I guess. So will that $70 buy you a seat at a Redskins game nowadays, if it's up in the nosebleed sections? The last Skins game I went to was that 1970's "$70 game". I like it better watching from my sofa with the remote handy so I can switch to an old movie. No $30 parking or $10 beer, either. They have been "sold out" for decades with a long waiting list, if you can believe their claims, but there are always tickets available. Lots of empty seats available lately, too. |
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