mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 10, 2001 09:07:55 PM new
Update on my Nintendo Game - asked someone who emailed me why there was so much interest in this game.
His answer - It is one of the RAREST Nintendo games known to exist - Only 100 were made. Only 50 survive.
His guess - if it were unopened it would be around $1,000.
It is now at $157.50 I cannot fathom how high it will go - I cannot wait!!!!
I am so happy I padded on BIN with this item - I probably would have sold it for $30 or so.
And now folks, may I lead you all in a Mexican Hat Happy Dance...
tee hee hee
I love eBay!!!!
BECKY
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nycrocker
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posted on January 10, 2001 09:20:08 PM new
Becky! Way to go, girl!
When does the auction end? And WHAT game is it, I am dying to know!!!
 Rocker
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 10, 2001 11:52:18 PM new
type rare nintendo in search
I am the same name there
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LLampi
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:19:35 AM new
Becky,
I had the same experience. I had some Rare toy Ponies - only thing was I didn't know they were rare. Actually I didn't know what I had at all. I picked them up dirt cheap ($5 for the whole herd - LOL) and listed them for $7.99.
I thought of putting a BIN for about $15 - but I decided to pass and let what happens - happen. To my total surprise this lot had immediate bidders - so much so that the auction went to $50 in the first 3 hours of listing!
Days later the auction was at $197 and then an amazing thing happened in the last 6 minutes - there were several "snipers" and the auction closed at $306!
Just to think I was willing to let this lot go for a HUGE BARGAIN of only $15 with BIN. I am so glad I passed on BIN and let it go.
I tend to only do BIN with items that I relist and childrens clothing. That seems to be a real good deal for me!
Have a great eBay day!
Lisa
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:23:42 PM new
Auction now at $207.50
Last email offer $270.00
I wore out my Chi Chi's birthday hat from dancing so much!
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packer
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posted on January 13, 2001 05:10:42 PM new
MrsSanta,
Want to Dance??
Happy,Happy, DOWN WITH BIN!
$1.00 opener with NO RESERVE at $405.00, 4 days to go.
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY,
[ edited by packer on Jan 13, 2001 05:12 PM ]
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shellsputer
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posted on January 13, 2001 06:13:36 PM new
Very, very cool! 3 days to go and at $301.00. Best of luck to you! I think it was a very smart thing you did at the bottom of the page, about any possible eBay outage. I would have never thought to do that.
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 13, 2001 11:44:33 PM new
$304.12
tee hee hee
Packer ... it's your lead!
AND 3 emailers have yet to bid!
ALSO someone posted a link to the auction on collector pages!
OH, wait - that was me!
chic a boom chic a boom DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT!
Packer - how do I find your auction? I want to watch it, too!
Doin' the bump .....
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nycrocker
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:02:44 AM new
Chick a boom LOL!! Mrssantaclaus this is AWESOME!! I have your item on my Watch page and will be doing the happy dance with you the whole time! Whoooo hooooo!!!
 Rocker
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kidsfeet
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:16:59 AM new
Good luck on whereever it may go!!
Just a note, though. You cannot state that you reserve the right to end the auction if Ebay is down in the last 2 hours......if the auction ends with a high bidder, you are obligated to sell.
If Ebay saw it, they would probably end the auction. But don't worry, I'm not saying a word.  )
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thecop
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:41:22 AM new
Sounds like you're getting a little greedy now that you see what the game is "worth".
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quickdraw29
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posted on January 14, 2001 01:33:29 PM new
Of course when you don't know the value of something, an auction is best. For things you know what the street value is, a BIN is best. A BIN does limit the upside but the downside prices are raised to make up the difference.
\"It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
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suz23
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posted on January 14, 2001 02:13:13 PM new
Yea, watch out for those BIN's . I sold a lot of 3 books within 5 min. Then I decided to look up one of the books on z shops ( amazon) and the book was a rare first edition . I of course sold it for peanuts! Such is life. I sold two books before Christmas ( they had scribbles in them and I was going to give them away) for a lot of money! So everything evens out but I am a bit more careful re BIN!
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figmente
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posted on January 14, 2001 04:18:06 PM new
I placed a book which bookfinder showed $10 to $15 to be a fair value for, at $5 open w/ $20 BIN and got the BIN. Worked there.
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:22:49 PM new
thecop- I am not being greedy. I just know that at least 3 big bidders are waiting for snipe time.
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libbyparsons
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:25:30 PM new
They NARU'd one of your bidders!
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:26:38 PM new
250 hits in 24 hours AND eBay was nice enough to catch a bad bidder and gave 'em the
ole NARU - and cancelled their bid.
I will be watching the final moments of this - Rocker shall we open the Champagne before or after snipe time?
It's Disco time, folks!
BECKY
AND thanks for the encouragement from everyone - I am having alot of fun with this!
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nycrocker
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posted on January 14, 2001 08:55:12 PM new
Greed my @SS Mrssantaclaus is excited, as she should be. Wouldn't you be? I am excited and it's not even my auction! This is why I love ebay!! In my opinion, she seems to be just trying to protect her auction from the dreaded ebay crashes... we JUST had one last week for HOURS!!! Wouldn't you be cautious if you had such a hot item? I'd be standing in front of it with armed guards.
Mrs Santa I am getting the champagne glasses ready, you get the bubbly, get ready to pop that cork right at snipe time  We can party before, during AND after! Oh and by the way, all the champagne is for YOU!!! I'll take hot tea, thank you
Rocker
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cin131
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:00:33 PM new
I have been racking my brain for a while trying to figure out all the abreviations used here, and I've figured out most of them, but what is NARU????
thanks
cindy 
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motive8
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:05:07 PM new
I don't even like to use BIN with items I know, let alone items I don't know.
There's always that freak event, when an item goes for an abnormally high price that it never has before, and never does again.
I once saw a children's book at a use book story (a Richard Scarry book) in resaonably good condition. This was one of the first things I ever sold on eBay, and BIN was NOT available then.
Good thing, I may have listed it at $10. I got $54 for it!
Sometimes even I sell regularily have off-weeks, so I hate to use BIN, especially since that bad experience I had with it the week it was introduced.
[ edited by motive8 on Jan 16, 2001 12:36 AM ]
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 14, 2001 10:20:41 PM new
I just pledged part of the final bid on this auction to help a fellow eBayer in need.
Anyone else wanna help?
Click here:http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=315002
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pumpkinhead
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posted on January 15, 2001 03:55:19 AM new
Who ever would have thought that some of these Nintendo games would be worth something? Now, I have one more thing to keep my eyes open for when I am out.....
Good for you MrsSanta.........Cant wait to see the final bid......Its auctions like this that make ebay fun!
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lanetzliving
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posted on January 15, 2001 05:30:00 AM new
I am having great fun keeping up with the excitment on this thread!!!
Cindy, NARU means that user in "No Longer A Registered User" they have been suspended by eBay for some reason.
Blessings,
Janet @ Lanetzliving
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 15, 2001 08:48:55 AM new
110 hits this morning!
Thanks all - loving the excitement! BUT I've been so busy watching this auction I haven't put anything up for bids. Time to get off of my butt!
Congrats to all who have won by skipping the BIN!
BECKY
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preacher4u
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posted on January 15, 2001 10:59:41 AM new
http://www.freespeech.org/smackdown/info/rare/peek/
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 15, 2001 09:25:29 PM new
Thanks for the heads up - I emailed an invitation to them, too!
WOW - an amazing number of hits - I wonder if it is a record?
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kitsch1
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posted on January 15, 2001 09:28:58 PM new
Congrats on the game!
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jmjones6061
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posted on January 15, 2001 09:54:36 PM new
Becky,
Congrats! I am excited for you! (And I was ecstatic cuz I had an old intellivision game close at $51!) It makes all the typing and watching worth it when one auction just goes through the roof!!!!!
Good luck on the final day - hope it just keeps soaring!
Jane
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on January 16, 2001 02:20:57 PM new
Thanks, all - 6 hours to go!
Anyone who wants to help out cmbtboots you could try "ask seller a question" on her auctions.
Keep your fingers crossed for me!
BECKY
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kerryann
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posted on January 16, 2001 02:37:17 PM new
Bubble Bath Babes? LMAO!
Not Kerryann on eBay
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