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Re: EBAY - know what you are buying

To: <rtriplett@bjservices.com>, <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: EBAY - know what you are buying
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:03:08 -0500
Richard, that sucker doing the bidding up is his brother from work or it
could also be him, bidding from work.  "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: <rtriplett@bjservices.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 10:40 AM
Subject: EBAY - know what you are buying


>
>  >In an article I read in Linux magazine the guy said "its a great way >to
trade
> >all the stuff in your garage for all the stuff in someone else's
>garage."
> >Yesterday I was talking to a guy who as a joke typed in "underwear" he
>said
> >it was amazing.
> >Personally I have never been to E-bay and might never go.
> >my 2 p
> >the arthur
>
> Actually, I've found some real bargains on ebay...last Triumph item I
bought was
> an original shift knob in great shape for $1.85.  Still, I'm amazed at the
crazy
> prices some junk gets.  The secret is to not get caught up in a bidding
war and
> be able to just walk away, because there's always some idiot who will
raise the
> stakes. These suckers get what they deserve. Anyway, another similar item
will
> almost always show up later, and maybe you'll get lucky.  That's the fun
of it
> all.
> Richard
>
>
>


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