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Posted by Larry Jaques on February 27, 2008, 6:14 pm
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:52:53 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, Rex
>I have seen the same thing. Garage and especially estate sale people are
>using ebay as a pricing guide. I recognize that pretty quickly and head
>back to the car. If they want ebay prices they need to post on ebay.
Yeah, post on eBay -and- hope they get the highest prices eBay ever
showed for any given item. I see that crap and laugh, asking "eBay
pricing?" and getting a nod.
>I have better luck in older working-class neighborhoods where retired
>people are selling off a lifetime's worth of junk so their heirs won't
>have to mess with it. They are less likely to be web-active so some
>bargains can be found. And I've been known to pay more than the marked
>price if something was way underpriced and the people were nice.
I don't often pay more, but I don't haggle with them at all when I see
a really good bargain. Otherwise, I haggle like a hawk.
--
Such is the irresistible nature of truth that all it asks, and all it wants,
is the liberty of appearing. -- Thomas Paine
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>using ebay as a pricing guide. I recognize that pretty quickly and head
>back to the car. If they want ebay prices they need to post on ebay.