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MarkJ

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May 20, 2005, 5:11:57 PM5/20/05
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=219&item=6179224852&rd=1

John Flournoy

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May 20, 2005, 5:26:02 PM5/20/05
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MarkJ wrote:
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=219&item=6179224852&rd=1

Seems a bit egregious to offer to sell a booster box on ebay for 50%
above what the manufacturer currently retails it for (or for nearly
triple the price if you want to Buy It Now), especially since it's
in-print.. unless this guy is claiming that shipping one box of cards
from the US to the UK is worth 25 Pounds or more..

-John Flournoy

Frederick Scott

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May 20, 2005, 5:42:02 PM5/20/05
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"John Flournoy" <carn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> MarkJ wrote:
>>
>> (something off topic)

>
> Seems a bit egregious to offer to sell a booster box on ebay for 50%
> above what the manufacturer currently retails it for (or for nearly
> triple the price if you want to Buy It Now), especially since it's
> in-print.. unless this guy is claiming that shipping one box of cards
> from the US to the UK is worth 25 Pounds or more..

and ESPECIALLY since it's all off topic for the newsgroup.

Fred


John Flournoy

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May 20, 2005, 5:58:13 PM5/20/05
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Depends. I don't have a problem with someone posting it in a 'look at
the nerve of this guy!' sense.. assuming the poster isn't the seller.

If the poster IS the seller, well, this'll be the second time I've
referred to Dumb People on this list in about 5 minutes.

> Fred

-John Flournoy

Frederick Scott

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May 20, 2005, 8:51:27 PM5/20/05
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"John Flournoy" <carn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Frederick Scott wrote:
>> "John Flournoy" <carn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1116624362.1...@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> > MarkJ wrote:
>> >>
>> >> (something off topic)
>> >
>> > Seems a bit egregious to offer to sell a booster box on ebay for
>> > 50% above
...

>> and ESPECIALLY since it's all off topic for the newsgroup.
>
> Depends. I don't have a problem with someone posting it in a 'look at
> the nerve of this guy!' sense.. assuming the poster isn't the seller.

From the context and the subject, I would assume he was either the
seller or posting as a favor to the sell, yes.

> If the poster IS the seller, well, this'll be the second time I've
> referred to Dumb People on this list in about 5 minutes.

I don't see how such a post is 'dumb'. Using a newsgroup for free
publicity can't possibly hurt the seller. It's just annoying - because
someone's using a newsgroup for free illicit publicity.

Fred


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