[Coco] More ebay madness

[Allen Huffman]

On Apr 16, 2009, at 10:33 PM, George Ramsower wrote:
> Free market trading, capitalism or socialism... which do you prefer?

Whether it's CoCo stuff, motorcycle parts, or used hard drives, I wish  
everyone would do what I do, and help the buyer beware. When I list an  
item, I put my anti-scammer jabs in my listing, often listing the  
serial number with "(Don't buy stolen stuff on e-bay!)" next to that  
section.

I also list the retail price, and then the discount price for a "new"  
item from a major retailer (like amazon.com and usually a brick-and- 
mortar like Best Buy or whatever, if there is one). That way, if folks  
want to pay me $90 for something I tell them they could buy new for  
$95, I sleep well at night.

So, in CoCo listings, I'd say something like "These things go for just  
a few bucks in the 'no-minimum-big auction' at the Chicago CoCoFests,  
but I've seen them sell for $200 on e-Bay, so happy bidding!"... While  
your listing is there, maybe it will educate other bidders... And if  
someone pays $200, hey, it was worth it to them!

> I will NOT reply to any message on this in the coco list. Anyone  
> that does post a reply on the coco list is a bone head and should be  
> taken out back, behind the shed and shot or beaten. Maybe beaten  
> first and then shot.

See what I did there? I pulled it back in, totally making it a CoCo/e- 
Bay related post.

		-- Allen :)

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