Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:07 pmPosted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:10 pmPosted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:29 pmPosted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:02 pm- JG300-AscoutI'm feelin' pretty darn good about that copy of Hunicutt's "Patton" I copped slightly used for $25 at the now-defunct Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore (Salt Lake City) in the '80's!
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:12 pm- bsmart- JG300-AscoutI'm feelin' pretty darn good about that copy of Hunicutt's "Patton" I copped slightly used for $25 at the now-defunct Cosmic Aeroplane bookstore (Salt Lake City) in the '80's!
Maybe, maybe not
that would be about a 10 to 1 return on investment. So maybe you did okay after all
Just trying to put some perspective on long term numbers
(...free to me, anyway...gift from the spousal unit...)
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 11:36 pmPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:17 amI've got to disagree with such broad statements. Both have their advantages. It took me almost six months on Ebay to get Stuart & would have taken at least as long for Patton. The idea is to use both to figure out what the going rate is and decide if your time is worth the pain and agony of trying to buy through an auction where it appears others have better 'reaction times' and having something slip through your fingers by someone who has a 'system' in place only to see it show back up a week later with a higher minimum.- Neil_BaumgardnerDont buy Hunnicutt's off abebooks. They usually sell on Ebay for something thats only slightly outrageous, as opposed to totally outrageous on abebooks.
Neil
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:24 am- JG300-Ascout
Bob,
Well, trying not to rub it in, I neglected to mention my free, new copies of "Sheridan" and "Bradley" 3-4 years ago.
Where is that "gleeful rubbing of hands" emoticon I've been asking for?
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:52 am- bsmartI've got to disagree with such broad statements. Both have their advantages. It took me almost six months on Ebay to get Stuart & would have taken at least as long for Patton. The idea is to use both to figure out what the going rate is and decide if your time is worth the pain and agony of trying to buy through an auction where it appears others have better 'reaction times' and having something slip through your fingers by someone who has a 'system' in place only to see it show back up a week later with a higher minimum.- Neil_BaumgardnerDont buy Hunnicutt's off abebooks. They usually sell on Ebay for something thats only slightly outrageous, as opposed to totally outrageous on abebooks.
Neil
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 9:19 amPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:05 pmPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:57 pmDon't worry I don't have a dog in that fight. But if the bidding follows the form I ran into there won't be any serious bids until an hour or less before it closes and then it will skyrocket. Just figure where your point of pain is and do it late.- Hellfish6This might interest you guys
http//cgi.ebay.com/Stuart-by-R-P-Hunnicutt-1992_W0QQitemZ4636320205QQcategoryZ378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
"Stuart" for $72
Incidentally, I'm bidding on the Sheridan book for $25. Don't make me pay more than I need to!
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:58 pm
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:43 pm- bsmartDon't worry I don't have a dog in that fight. But if the bidding follows the form I ran into there won't be any serious bids until an hour or less before it closes and then it will skyrocket. Just figure where your point of pain is and do it late.- Hellfish6This might interest you guys
http//cgi.ebay.com/Stuart-by-R-P-Hunnicutt-1992_W0QQitemZ4636320205QQcategoryZ378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
"Stuart" for $72
Incidentally, I'm bidding on the Sheridan book for $25. Don't make me pay more than I need to!
For the Sheriden just remember that you can still get it new at Amazon for $50.40 and have free shipping.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:17 pm- Doug_Kibbey
...and even that might not be enough. A source who helps me execute the occasional eBay purchase uses a "sniper" program that permits the user to specify a maximum bid and a "last minute" bid just above the last offer automatically to submit an offer for an item just before the bid expires. This puts the manual method at a disadvantage where "professionals" are bidding on highly sought after items.
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