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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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After a total of 60 dollars in sales there has been enough of a practice run to tackle the real work And shipping is free  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2684 Posts |
Did the seller just cross over to some other space-time continuum? Or lives on Fantasy Island? I think someone wrote a song about his world, "I've got high hopes".  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Too bad that dollar didn't teach them how to use spell check.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
well if he sells it for that much it will definately be his lucky dollar then
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Valued Member
United States
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quote:
Originally posted by snowman
Too bad that dollar didn't teach them how to use spell check.
I was "deffontly" thinking the same thing!! Hahahahahaha!!! |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I do not believe there is someone that stupid.....but then again?  |
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Moderator
 Australia
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OK, I've done the math... (which is not my strong point) Assuming it gets sold, ebay would take some $15,000 in final value fees. That still leaves the seller with just under $985,000 profit. Each time they list it, it costs $3.50. On ten-day listings, that means they'd have to keep relisting it for the next 7,705 years before they're guaranteed to make a loss; if someone actually buys it before then, they make a profit. I guess they're gambling that someone in the intervening millenia will buy their story and place a bid? Unless it's just a gimmick to attract customers to the clothing and other stuff they have for sale... the "any publicity is good publicity" theory. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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The reverse happened on ebay germany somebody bought a house for a few thousand euro because nobody believe the offer was real and the vendor did not put a reserve in the auction Last I heard buyer and seller took lawyers and are going to have fun in court since there is probably no jurisprudence sofar Imagine a good house for 5000 dollars  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well, ebay can be a great place to sell things, but if you don't know what you're doing, you can lose a lot of money, or like the house guy, get into a lawsuit that costs a lot more. sigh, some people |
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Posted 10/19/2006 2:44 pm
