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eBay: why do sellers do this?

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Duh_OZ

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Oct 10, 2010, 9:49:11 PM10/10/10
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In case the auction goes bye bye - BIN is $21,000,000.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-TYPE-COIN-SET-INDIAN-HEAD-WHEAT-CENT-BUFFALO-NICKEL-/130433087063?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1e5e6af657

Tony Clayton

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Oct 11, 2010, 7:28:43 AM10/11/10
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Duh_OZ wrote:
> In case the auction goes bye bye - BIN is $21,000,000.00
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/US-TYPE-COIN-SET-INDIAN-HEAD-WHEAT-CENT-BUFFALO-NICKEL-/130433087063?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1e5e6af657

Simple - free publicity.

Note that there is a 'Best Offer' item - I am tempted to offer $0.26!

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Jim_Higgins

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Oct 11, 2010, 8:28:48 AM10/11/10
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Tony Clayton wrote:
> Duh_OZ wrote:
>> In case the auction goes bye bye - BIN is $21,000,000.00
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/US-TYPE-COIN-SET-INDIAN-HEAD-WHEAT-CENT-BUFFALO-NICKEL-/130433087063?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1e5e6af657
>>
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> Simple - free publicity.
>
> Note that there is a 'Best Offer' item - I am tempted to offer $0.26!
>

He actually declined my offer of $0.99! The nerve of him!

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rwalker

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Oct 11, 2010, 4:38:33 PM10/11/10
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:28:43 +0100, "Tony Clayton"
<to...@tclayton.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Duh_OZ wrote:
>> In case the auction goes bye bye - BIN is $21,000,000.00
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/US-TYPE-COIN-SET-INDIAN-HEAD-WHEAT-CENT-BUFFALO-NICKEL-/130433087063?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item1e5e6af657
>
>Simple - free publicity.
>
>Note that there is a 'Best Offer' item - I am tempted to offer $0.26!

I wouldn't give one cent more than $10,000,000.

Jerry Dennis

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Oct 11, 2010, 5:29:20 PM10/11/10
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On Oct 11, 8:28 am, Jim_Higgins <gordian...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Tony Clayton wrote:
> > Duh_OZ wrote:
> >> In case the auction goes bye bye - BIN is $21,000,000.00
>
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/US-TYPE-COIN-SET-INDIAN-HEAD-WHEAT-CENT-BUFFALO-N...

>
> > Simple - free publicity.
>
> > Note that there is a 'Best Offer' item - I am tempted to offer $0.26!
>
> He actually declined my offer of $0.99! The nerve of him!
>
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> Service Guarantees Citizenship

On a somewhat serious side, when you pull up ebay, show the U.S. Coins
list and set it up to show highest priced items first, unless Ira
Stein, Adrian Crane or Mike Casper have something to sell, chances are
this $21 million thingy will show up first.

Jerry
I bid 27 ¢

Duh_OZ

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Oct 11, 2010, 9:17:12 PM10/11/10
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Tony & Jerry, both posts make some sense. I guess it is like some
TV ads that are so bad they are good as people remember the product
name. I do, but I also remember how bad the commercial was and
avoid the product :0)
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