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Humbug

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Nov 10, 2009, 2:29:53 PM11/10/09
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I wanted to list this with a starting price of 50p (making about 3p
profit)[1], but as I went through the process, I found that �1.85 was
the minimum which I could set to avoid actually making a loss.

<http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320447313008>

I'm glad that I'm not trying to make a living at this eBay lark, but
it's become very silly trying to redistribute secondhand (or even new)
tat to people who actually want it.

[1] ignoring what I paid for it ITFP, which I have wrtitten off
anyway.

Bah!
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Fran

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Nov 10, 2009, 2:33:34 PM11/10/09
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"Humbug" <hum...@tofee.net> wrote in message
news:v3fjf59easeack0gq...@4ax.com...

I think I'd have freecycled the damn thing.


The Older Gentleman

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Nov 10, 2009, 2:39:42 PM11/10/09
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Humbug <hum...@tofee.net> wrote:

Ridiculous, innit?

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lurker

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Nov 12, 2009, 6:47:00 PM11/12/09
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Humbug wrote:

> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=STOP-THE-EFFIN-SPAM-YACNUT>

Humbug

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Nov 12, 2009, 6:47:35 PM11/12/09
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On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000, lurker <grah...@googlemail.com>
wrote:

>Humbug wrote:

[snip]

I shall treat your contempt with the remark it deserves.

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lurker

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Nov 12, 2009, 6:57:32 PM11/12/09
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You obviously have a lot of time waffling about on your listings for
something that you want to sell for 2 quid. Then you have the audacity
to spam this group. Have you bothered reading the upce charter?

Rob Morley

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Nov 12, 2009, 9:51:48 PM11/12/09
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Clueless fuckwit.

Lobster

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Nov 13, 2009, 3:03:47 AM11/13/09
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Humbug wrote:
> I wanted to list this with a starting price of 50p (making about 3p
> profit)[1], but as I went through the process, I found that �1.85 was
> the minimum which I could set to avoid actually making a loss.

Point taken, but that's only if it sells for the minimum price though,
and presumably this thing is worth a bit more than that? And setting
the starting price above the lowest price you would accept isn't
necessarily the best strategy - arguably setting the starting price at
50p would get you a higher selling price by attracting more bidders (and
everyone knows that buyers get sucked in by the items which have more
bids on).

Not defending ebay's ridiculous charges/policies in any way though...

David

Humbug

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Nov 13, 2009, 2:43:59 PM11/13/09
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:51:48 +0000, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

Only half right.
Trolls are actually usually clued-up on what they do.
And also easy to deal with - CTRL+K

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Rob Morley

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Nov 13, 2009, 3:22:18 PM11/13/09
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But trolls think they're being rather clever, and from what I've seen
lately they're not very clever at all.

Humbug

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Nov 13, 2009, 3:59:05 PM11/13/09
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:03:47 +0000, Lobster
<davidlobs...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Humbug wrote:
>> I wanted to list this with a starting price of 50p (making about 3p
>> profit)[1], but as I went through the process, I found that �1.85 was
>> the minimum which I could set to avoid actually making a loss.
>
>Point taken, but that's only if it sells for the minimum price though,
>and presumably this thing is worth a bit more than that?

Well, it's actually worth nothing to me. It's been lying about for
months and I just want rid of it.
I've seen them listed at prices between �5 and �15, but most of the
listings end with no bids - as I expect that mine will.

> And setting
>the starting price above the lowest price you would accept isn't
>necessarily the best strategy - arguably setting the starting price at
>50p would get you a higher selling price by attracting more bidders (and
>everyone knows that buyers get sucked in by the items which have more
>bids on).

I wanted to set it at 50p. I doubt if I'll get more than one bidder,
if that. Nobody wants to buy my tat any more.
There is an argument which says that it is disadvantageous to set a
low starting price, because potential buyers will think it's not worth
buying.
I've actually experienced this (long before eBay was invented).

>Not defending ebay's ridiculous charges/policies in any way though...

Not to mention Royal Mail's charges/policies :-(

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Humbug

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Nov 13, 2009, 4:08:01 PM11/13/09
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:22:18 +0000, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:43:59 +0000
>Humbug <hum...@tofee.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:51:48 +0000, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com>
>> wrote:
>
>> >Clueless fuckwit.
>>
>> Only half right.
>> Trolls are actually usually clued-up on what they do.
>> And also easy to deal with - CTRL+K
>>
>But trolls think they're being rather clever, and from what I've seen
>lately they're not very clever at all.

It's very easy to confuse ignorance with stupidity.

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Rob Morley

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Nov 13, 2009, 11:16:06 PM11/13/09
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:08:01 +0000
Humbug <hum...@tofee.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:22:18 +0000, Rob Morley <nos...@ntlworld.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:43:59 +0000
> >Humbug <hum...@tofee.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:51:48 +0000, Rob Morley
> >> <nos...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> >> >Clueless fuckwit.
> >>
> >> Only half right.
> >> Trolls are actually usually clued-up on what they do.
> >> And also easy to deal with - CTRL+K
> >>
> >But trolls think they're being rather clever, and from what I've seen
> >lately they're not very clever at all.
>
> It's very easy to confuse ignorance with stupidity.
>

I'm not sure what that has to do with what I wrote, which I suppose
just goes to show that it's also easy to confuse stupid. :-)

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