On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
"Brian H." <brother_cadfael at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
William
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There are plenty of extremely valid 2nd chance offers. In the surplus
business, it is extremely common to buy a lot of one item, and if one
of the auctions does extremely well, only a foolish seller would not
try to take advantage of the deal. I use them all the time, and yes,
they do work enough times that I keep using them.
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I've been the buyer in two such transactions myself, I was glad to
have the chance.
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I have said it before - I will say it again - pissing off a dealer is
one of the dumbest things a collector can do.
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I couldn't agree more, it's right up there with pissing off food
servers, doctors & auto mechanics! BTW what is the name of your eBay
business?
Except you don't have to go to a resturant to eat. You can go to
another mechanic. And you can get old computer stuff directly and/or
from another dealer.
I find the whole 'dealer' / 'collector' dichotomy disturbing. As if
there is some magical divide between the two. Maybe it's because I am
also slightly involved in another, more 'mature' hobby of coin
collecting, where the 'dealer' / 'collector' split takes a lot of the
fun out of it.
Worrying about 'pissing off a dealer' is one of the dumber things a
'collector' can do. Why even play into that mindset? Why even give
legitimacy to such self-proclaimed titles?
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