barncards1
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posted on March 27, 2002 08:25:46 AM new
There is no need to insult me, Sir.
Imagine how many people have actually looked in this thread and said nothing, but are thinking the same thing I'm thinking.
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blairwitch
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posted on March 27, 2002 11:04:04 AM new
There are sellers on bidville charging full retail price for used goods. These same sellers were clogging up the yahoo site until they began insertion fees. It would be in bidvilles best intrest to thin these sellers out.
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deichen
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posted on March 27, 2002 11:19:49 AM new
Barncards1,
I believe I am thinking the same thing you are thinking! Great minds must think alike!
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 27, 2002 02:43:02 PM new
Deichen, you are a class hypocrite. On Moo you join the chorus of "come on BlairWitch, reveal your seller ID" but you will not reveal your own. You are trying to stir the pot more than anyone else.
I least John has a low IQ as a valid excuse for the way he acts.
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kodiheglin
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posted on March 27, 2002 02:59:59 PM new
Actually she did tell Jim, you just missed it.
As for JB, I know sometimes he comes across as not being the sharpest stick ( no offense JB) but I spoke to him on the phone and he is completely different from peoples perception of him. He just has a hard time expressing himself through the written word. JB always has the best of intentions, sometimes things run amuck when he never intended them to.
BTW did you ever come across a chart or something so I can look into what the postal "service" will be charging me come June? I keep getting run in circles on the USPS website and it could be right in front of my face but I am missing it.lol
Kodi
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blairwitch
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posted on March 27, 2002 04:22:39 PM new
jimtaxi I had high hopes for deichen but like you said all she wants to do is stir the post so I put her on ignore as well. I contacted the mods at the moo today and I will from now on when attacks happen. 
Hiya again Kodi. Here is a gift for you!
http://postcalc.usps.gov/Zonecharts
http://www.prc.gov/news/2002/R2001-1/R2001-1-23.htm
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barncards1
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posted on March 27, 2002 05:25:14 PM new
blairwitch posted on March 25, 2002 11:03:48 AM
"bidsbids a poster on the moo named "cuff" has claimed she got a email from bidville saying they cancelled the listings. If you notice the only drop was in catagories other than books and sports cards which BTW are full of junk nickel and dime listings, but for some reason these were untouched. The drop also took effect from march 12th(yahoo's FLD) to the present. Bill O'Reilly would have fun picking the "spin" from bidville apart."
bidsbids posted on March 25, 2002 02:06:38 PM
"That explains it. Cuff is obviously making up the entire BV email to say that is the cause of the drop in listings. I bet she can't or won't produce the supposed email too.
She is a nutcase. The other day I was watching the movie Amadeus and I was intrigued by the way that Mozart could think backwards and say eveything in reverse. I tried that with people's name on BV and got some funny names like idok for kodi and and ufans for snafu. But when I got to Cuff ..."
Do you mean attacks like the above blairwitch? I believe you lost that argument as well, didn't you? Did an email actually exist or not?
I can't believe you think everyone else is so stupid as to fall for your whining line. I'm beginning to question your level of intelligence.
[ edited by barncards1 on Mar 27, 2002 05:27 PM ]
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deichen
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posted on March 27, 2002 05:35:23 PM new
Jimtaxi,
I have not asked blairwitch for her identity, nor do I really care.
Kodi,
That is a secret about who I am! No telling!
Blairwitch,
High hopes for me? LOL, I do not care to impress you. I am getting so sick of you playing the only tune you know. Go back to school and learn another. YOU ARE BORING!
EDITED TO ADD:
Gosh, should I be scared now that you have reported me? I think not! Tattletail! ROTFLMAO
[ edited by deichen on Mar 27, 2002 05:40 PM ]
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jimhhow
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posted on March 27, 2002 05:57:40 PM new
jimtaxi,
the point is that I started my auction at $1.00, not at what I hoped to get for the item.
That is a true auction. I can't speak for each seller, every seller is an independant, whether at Bidvile, Ebay, or TopNotch. It doesn't matter where you list when it comes to determining starting price.
Anyone wanting to make a point can post "select" information, THAT WAS THE POINT!
BTW, speaking of the "select information" I looked thos links over pretty good that Blairwitch posted. Nowhere did I see anything about an increase to APO/FPO. Feel free to point me to where I missed that.
edited to add:
Deichen, I believe it was I she reported, stop trying to hog the glory, ....LOL!
BTW, BLAIRWITCH, ...HOWS IT COMING IN THE POLLS?
[ edited by jimhhow on Mar 27, 2002 05:59 PM ]
[ edited by jimhhow on Mar 27, 2002 06:01 PM ]
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deichen
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posted on March 27, 2002 06:02:06 PM new
Jimhhow,
I am not trying to hog the glory! Gee, you mean she wasn't reporting me? Now, my feelings are hurt. BOO HOO
Pass a beer, Jim...I need one!
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jimhhow
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posted on March 27, 2002 06:26:12 PM new
(...hands Deichen a cold six-pack..)
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deichen
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posted on March 27, 2002 06:30:33 PM new
Thanks, Jim!
I could drink all this myself but I would love to share with ya! Here have one....[handing a beer back to ya!] Cheers!
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 27, 2002 07:32:45 PM new
JimHow, the whole point of the camparisons is to illustrate how a better bargain for buyers can be usually had at WalMart, er rather eBay, than a Mom & Pop store.
You are a great one for citing select comparisons. You often act like your auctions are typical BV auction fare. You are at the extreme end of the BV spectrum and nowhere near the norm ( you may take that as a compliment ).
ebay is a far different animal now than it was three short years ago. There are millions upon millions of items up for auction or sale and Half.com is literally next door for further pricing pressure on sellers. Most sellers have to set their items at the minimum they will accept because there is not near as many multiple bids any more compared to a few years ago.
There is no thirty days auction duration at any site but BV and maybe a tiny handful of the 1,000+ other near-unknown auction sites so your month-long auctions are a super oddity in the online auction world.
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jimhhow
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posted on March 27, 2002 08:28:34 PM new
My auctions are LUCK.
But you don't get LUCKY if you don't try.
There is also a litle work involved.
I once purchased a picture frome "lot" at an auction house for $1.00.
I didn't want the junky frames, these were not "nice" ones.
But, thrown into that lot was an old trade school certificate of some sort. I don't even remember the recipient's name, that's not important.
I took the certificate to another auction house, and it went for $30.00
The certificate was signed by the board of officers at the school, and included John Wanamaker, and Isaac Clothier. Now those names might not mean much to a lot of people, but in the philadelphia area, they are two important names in business and department store history. It would be the same if Gimbel and Macy both had their signature on the same document. But that, LOCAL auction house, had it as a throw in piece on this lot, and they should have caught that, given their history and connections in this area.
What I am able to do at Bidville is the same as anyone else, I am certainly no superman.
To be honest, I have been surprised at some of the prices I have been able to atract, both in a positive way, and also in a negative way at times. I have often listed a piece I felt I would be lucky to get $1.00 for and had it close high. The opposite has happened too.
My advice to people, JUST TRY! TRY! TRY!
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 27, 2002 09:55:32 PM new
In some ways you employ BV as a quasi-store with the unique 30 day duration feature. The twist is that you do not set a high starting price or use the reserve auction format. The risk is reduced with the 30 day duration. This setup works very well for you and different sellers use different selling strategies. With the very high price of online stores at other auctions your strategy has much merit and I'm perplexed that more BV sellers do not follow your successful example. It is such a promising way to sell auctionable wares that perhaps BV should even promote this type of selling since they lack a storefront option that so many other auctions offer.
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blairwitch
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posted on March 28, 2002 08:36:41 AM new
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deichen
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posted on March 28, 2002 09:08:36 AM new
Witch,
Whatever trips your trigger!
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 28, 2002 11:32:58 AM new
Kodi, I think Alaska and Hawaii will be lumped in Zone 8 with the extreme West Coast so the PO is truly going to charge by strict mileage yet but look for a Zone 9 in the future. The people in the mid-section of America will have an advantage over the coasters and non-mainland states.
I take back this statement read my new Priority Mail rates thread instead. Sheesh, this may be the biggest government fiasco of all-time...
edited to add the last paragraph.
[ edited by jimtaxi on Mar 28, 2002 12:03 PM ]
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barncards1
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posted on March 28, 2002 11:53:27 AM new
Blairwitch is just demonstrating how to behave like a child when confronted with the truth.
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deichen
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posted on March 28, 2002 12:31:14 PM new
Barncards1,
Yes, it is kindof of liking saying "nanny, nanny booboo, I can't hear you" My sister used to do this, it made her look so stupid!
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blairwitch
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posted on March 28, 2002 01:39:25 PM new
Jim my UPS driver is NOT happy with the new postal rates lol. All UPS drivers at the hub were warned about the huge increase in parcels they expect for the 3rd, and 4th quarter. The post office will be out of business in 5 years.
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 28, 2002 02:05:11 PM new
I tell my post office clerks that the long lines should start to abate after July First with the new PM rates. Long lines, short lines, they do not care one bit about the people in line and the time they spend in that line, or so it seems.
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deichen
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posted on March 28, 2002 02:52:36 PM new
Blairwitch says:
The post office will be out of business in 5 years.
It is statements like this or shall I say "predictions" that make this poster appear stupid.
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jimhhow
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posted on March 28, 2002 04:18:51 PM new
BLAIRWITCH, PUT THE LADLE DOWN AND STEP AWAY FROM THE CAULDRON. THAT STUFF WAS NOT MEANT FOR FOR CONSUMPTION.
I don't know what potions you are drinking, but they have obviously affected your senses.
Either that, or you have come up with a youth potion and are reverting.
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barncards1
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posted on March 28, 2002 04:52:56 PM new
Bill O'Reilly would have fun picking the "spin" from Blairwitch apart.
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jimhhow
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posted on March 28, 2002 05:57:29 PM new
LOL! BTW, jim, care to check the progress again on that Mason jar. Then you can tell me why 30 day auctions are no good. LOL!
personally, I am shocked, and I know the current bidder is good, I have dealt with him before, in fact, I have dealt with all the people that are bidding on it.
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 28, 2002 09:23:17 PM new
Good for you perhaps. The buyer may check closed eBay auctions someday and never return to your BV store.
The theme of the thread is lower prices are almost always available at ebay over third tier sites. The web pages that sell items are usually overpriced in relation to eBay as well.
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barncards1
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posted on March 28, 2002 10:25:32 PM new
The theme of the thread is lower prices are almost always available at ebay over third tier sites.
I don't recall any other third tier sites being involved in your theme. I think maybe this thread has a jealousy theme more than anything else.
[ edited by barncards1 on Mar 28, 2002 10:26 PM ]
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jimtaxi
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posted on March 29, 2002 02:48:59 AM new
Since BV is the largest of the third tier sites in the amount of listings they will always get the most attention. The third tier sites are all about the same with the exception of the niche or speciality items sites. The personal web pages that offer goods for sale also have mostly higher priced items than ebay. It's nice to try to not feed the giant ebay but when it comes to bargains and selection on most items it is very difficult to beat.
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barncards1
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posted on March 29, 2002 06:29:01 AM new
Well, you know... it could also mean that people don't trust eBay Sellers much. I know I don't.
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