Who looks for L@@K?
Ned
the word "L@@K" in the title (if you're really bored, here
they are: http://xrl.us/LookLook ).
Each and every listing on eBay is an invitation to "look"
anyway, right? So why do sellers add "L@@K" ?
Mr. Jaggers
Well, YOU must have L@@Ked.
James
rsk...@gmail.com
On Mar 30, 10:29 am, "Mr. Jaggers" <lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com>
wrote:
Jud
rsk5...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have yet to l@@K !!
I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the "LQQK" ones as well.
PC
"Jud" <numis...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> I have yet to l@@K !!
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> I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the "LQQK" ones as well.
For those in the know ... LQQK auctions are even way cooler than L@@K
auctions.
Bruce Remick
"PC" <P...@Minneapolis.mn.us> wrote in message
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Personally, I prefer to scan the auction descriptions for coins that are
"great additions to any collection" and bid exclusively on those. I'm not
one to be fooled by the L@@K scheme.
Bob F.
"Bruce Remick" <rem...@cox.net> wrote in message
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You are missing all the auctions that claim "excellent condition for its
age"!
Wonderful bargains to be had there, let me tell you!
Jon Purkey
And there are currently 11,237 "rare" coin auctions.
I wonder what over-used/mis-used term generates the most hits?
My favorite is the "vintage" coins that are less than 30 years old.
note.boy
The best coins to bid on are those that are described as being highly sort
after, I love that one. Billy
realit...@ausi.com
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> >>>> I have yet to l@@K !!
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> You are missing all the auctions that claim "excellent condition for its
> age"!
> Wonderful bargains to be had there, let me tell you!
IMO "Estate Auctions" *always* seem to have have unmolested coins at
great prices.
Ned
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It's even worse for model trains: http://xrl.us/LookKook
Twibil
> > Each and every listing on eBay is an invitation to "look"
> > anyway, right? So why do sellers add "L@@K" ?
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> It's even worse for model trains:http://xrl.us/LookKook
Anything to garner attention........but of course the problem is that
if *everyone's* putting "L@@K!" in their auction titles then nobody
notices it anyway except to sneer momentarily as they skim past.
My personal disfavorite is seeing "RARE!" included in an auction for
something like a brass locomotive that was built in quantities of
several thousand, and which can be found almost underfoot on a daily
basis.
It makes one wonder who the sellers think they're fooling.
~Pete
Wolf K
Themselves, mostly. Most of them haven't a clue - they just know that
they can usually sell yard-sale stuff for more than they paid for it.
David Nebenzahl
Bigger idiots than themselves?
I contrast this to my own selling experiences on eBay, a couple of years
ago. I sold a bunch of stuff, mostly photographic equipment, and had
very good results and got good prices for my stuff.
My approach was pretty simple: I gave concise and accurate descriptions
in the title (no "L@@K!" or "MUST SEE!", certainly not ALL CAPS). I
described the item completely and honestly, pointing out any flaws as
well as the good points. I didn't try to hype how rare or "mint" the
item was. I put up nice big photos, again showing any obvious flaws as
well as how gorgeous the rest of the item was. I answered any questions
that prospective bidders asked me.
The other thing I learned is that you really don't have to be so
paranoid about setting the right starting bid. I emulated another seller
of photographic goods, "dagor77", who always starts all of his auctions
at the same bid: 77 cents! And he ends up getting hundreds of dollars
for his items. The reality is that if you do as I did, and if you have
something that has intrinsic value, it will rise to the proper price,
even if you start the bidding at a penny. No need to set a $19.95
starting bid. (By the way, I *never* set a reserve price, which I find
extremely annoying when I bid on an item.)
I had a 100% feedback rating (which has disappeared, unfortunately,
since eBay very unwisely changed the way they present feedback scores).
Meaning that I got absolutely no negative feedback.
--
Made From Pears: Pretty good chance that the product is at least
mostly pears.
Made With Pears: Pretty good chance that pears will be detectable in
the product.
Contains Pears: One pear seed per multiple tons of product.
(with apologies to Dorothy L. Sayers)
Mark Mathu
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> It's even worse for model trains: http://xrl.us/LookKook
Who are you kidding?
Currently in eBay:
234 results found for "l@@k" in the category "Model RR, Trains" out of a
total of 85,119 listings (0.27% of all listings)
1,895 results found for "l@@k" in the category "Coins & Paper Money" out of
a total of 334,579 listings (0.57% of all listings)
Mark Mathu
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>> It makes one wonder who the sellers think they're fooling.
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> Themselves, mostly. Most of them haven't a clue - they just know that they
> can usually sell yard-sale stuff for more than they paid for it.
LOL... and just how is that fooling themselves?
Twibil
> "Wolf K" <weki...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
They're fooling themselves that putting "L@@K!" in the auction title
will get them more customers than would the same text *without*
"L@@K!". (Isn't that what we're talking about?)
~Pete
rfd...@gmail.com
I purposely avoid any seller who uses "L@@K" or "LQQK" in their
title. To me, it is juvenile, unprofessional, and implies utter
stupidity on the part of the seller, so figure it's not worth the
hassle of dealing business with that type of person.