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Lost because snipe went in 34 seconds before when set at 5

S shirleyMember
Yes, I added everyone to my contacts list.

Then I went to my private topics page, and clicked "New topic"

Then I added all My Contacts to Invited Members, and clicked "Invite Members"

Then on the "Confirm Private Topic Participants" screen, I made sure everyone had "post" selected, and clicked "Confirm Participants"

And it takes me to a screen that LOOKS like the topic list, except it has no topics listed and no options to add one. No buttons at all, in fact.

Now what?

Maybe someone else should start it Frown

L lindamMember
I just went to see if someone had started a private topic on this.. and Um.. went to Mypop then Private.. and found a post from nuke bidder offering me the lamp for $810.. ie. it shows: "Do you want to buy the OLD Street Lamp 3 PERFUMES in one CORDAY NR Teruka 0 1 February 03, 2004 09:50 PM"

Is there a private place where I can talk to the people who have actively participated in this discussion on the board privately? If its been set up I can't find it.

Linda
rickrickMember
Good morning all. Sorry to repost this, but I was concerned that it might get overlooked.

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Originally posted by Rick:
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Originally posted by Chatter163:
Well, it is already past my bedtime. Let me know how this turns out.

It's ironic--500th post on the same day that I won my 700th auction using AS!.

Everything that I can tell there is an inverse relationship between posting frequency and sniping frequency.
cameracameraMember
Linda, I have given your problem some further thought and rather than paying an inflated price, you should turn your efforts to finding another one.

There are a number of strategies. In the first place where was the item made? You will normally find it is in more plentiful supply in its country of origin. This is not always true because America was (and remains) a massive importer of luxury consumer goods.

If it is a foreign good, was it available under a different name anywhere? The rare camera I commented about was an Iloca, but it was sold under the Graflex name only in the US. A Ford Taunus in Germany was a Ford Cortina over here and so on.

Do you just search on ebay for goods in the US, or available to the US. All my searches are set to "every country" and I always email sellers who say US only and explain that I would like to bid. If you also add you will pay by PayPal or Money Order in $, they rarely refuse.

Finally, if you run across one of these bottles from a UK only auction, I can send them a sterling cheque for you and you can repay me in $, via PayPal if this helps you acheive your goal. If you want to contact me, try this (hopefully) spam proof form from my web site

Come on the rest of you, any pet ebay hunting strategies?

Perhaps a new topic labelled "Helping Linda find the impossible on ebay" might be an idea if this is going to provoke a response.

Paul
L lindamMember
It's a rare item in Perfume. I don't know the exact range of when it was made but I think it was 2-8 years after WWII. While you might expect to find most of these Corday Parisian Street Lamp post perfumes in France, they were popular with the more wealthy tourists as memorabilia of their trips. For my mom, it was an object that reminded her of her home where she grew up in Paris.

I tried using "all countries" several times.. but often wind up viewing pages where they won't accept Paypal and won't even consider sending out of the country. I'll keep checking it.

As to a different name.. well, it has to be Corday and say so etched on the bottom.. any other name would be a copy and not valuable. Also, these are signed pieces - not mass produced. So there is no looking for alternate names.

Linda
L luedsthegreatMember
Hey all,

I have been reading this thread with great interest, my first time in here. I like Linda have learnt heaps, I have been one of those that has bid on an item just to get it into my bidding page in eBay. I have been edu ma cated.

THANKS!!

I have also learnt why my snipes never go in at 5 seconds, rather 7 ebay being held up....

Whats the latest with Linda and the perfume - holding out for another to show up??

I would be willing to help here in Aussie if you needed it, although being so few collectors (in comparison to the US or UK) I doubt we would see one here.
rickrickMember
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Originally posted by Rick:
quote:
Originally posted by Chatter163:
Well, it is already past my bedtime. Let me know how this turns out.

It's ironic--500th post on the same day that I won my 700th auction using AS!.

Everything that I can tell there is an inverse relationship between posting frequency and sniping frequency.

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Originally posted by Shirley:
So then you actually snipe even less than I do? Or you've just been at it longer?



My dear Shirley. "Frequency" is the operative word. What's your monthly posting rate versus your monthly sniping rate (even though you haven't been at "it" for a full month, you can throw in the extra 2 days)?

To answer your first question, that might not be possible. To answer your second question, yes.

I think this was your 2nd post back on 1/7/04:
>>> Click here <<<



Notice that no one disagreed with me (I don't think anyone with 100+ post will). There's usually someone around to disagree with most everything, even when the person is right. I think the lack of challenge to my statement means I'm right. Chatter maybe the only person that will be truthful on my observation of sniping versus posting. After all, he has placed more successful snipes then posts.

You might say that those that are busy placing successful snipes, are probably too busy to be posting much. Put another way, those that do - do. Those that don't - talk about doing.
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C chatterMember
I see little correspondence between posting and sniping numbers. We have folks in here who have several thousand posts, but have sniped far fewer auctions than, say, I have. We have people who have been AS members for some time, but have only recently begun posting in the forum.

I myself post in the general eBay board ("chat") only ocasionally. I prefer to post in the threads that involve what I consider more meat, viz., bid analyses, strategy discussions, bidding philosphies, etc. Others seek the community and social chat functions more, and their post totals reflect that. The beauty of this forum is that we have both. Cool
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S shirleyMember
Sorry, Rick, I wasn't aware there was some sort of standard I should be measuring up to. What ratio do you suggest? How many posts should I allow myself per snipe? Or perhaps it's snipes-per-post?

Or perhaps this is a variation on the "you owe me ten poofs" theme? Sorry if I've worn out my welcome with you -- here I *thought* we were having fun.

Thanks, Chatter, nice to know there are other views out there.

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J jabbergahMember
...you jest, Rick! Razz I think you're trying to make an objective observation (which I actually think is probably true), but it is sorta coming across like you're saying people who snipe less or for not as long should post less on the forum than others with more experience. Well, if we were getting PAID to post advice/opinions on the forum, that MIGHT make sense. We'd also need to take applications from people who want to post along with sample posts to evaluate, etc. Yuck! Sounds like a JOB! The only qualification for posting on the forum is to know how to run a keyboard, and we sometimes even waive that requirement! Wink

Let's face it, sniping is really not rocket scientist! Once you understand the concept/strategy, it's pretty straight-forward to explain to newbies even to the point of describing nuances of the strategy, regardless of personal experience.

While my experience no where approaches the level of several posters on here (I figure maybe a 100 or 2 snipes and maybe a quarter of that wins over a few years), I think I have a pretty good grasp of the strategy and some of the nuances. In fact, as I recall one of my first forum posts back in November I think was a response to a newbie question and someone posted a welcome that said, "With answers like that we hope you stick around!". Currently, I got NO snipes running -- there's nothing I need/want at the moment, although it's time to get a new printer cartridge Roll Eyes. In fact, I'm trying to do more selling than buying lately, and several posters here have helped out in answering several of my questions both publicly & privately (thanks, Lexie! Smile )

In regards to Shirley, regardless of her AS specific experience, I appreciate her active participation on the board. Her background in adult training/helpdesk/editing definitely comes through in her posts -- they are clear, thorough, understandable, and, lets face it, more DIPLOMATIC than any of my random rants or ramblings. And, if she ever goes astray in an AS intructive post, we're always around to pounce on her & set her straight! Wink

Not including Sara, I perceive Rick (incredible grasp of archives!), Mrs.M, Puppy (with a phenomonal dat.anal. sheet and patient explanations!), Lexie, Chatter (although posts less), and yes, Shirley as some of the anchors of this forum when it comes to answering newbie and not so newbie questions. There are others I may have forgotten -- apologies. The truth is this forum has a remarkably friendly and decent atmosphere and some really good solid sniping AND ebay info, and everyone here contributes to that.

Me? I just run around and rattle cages Razz and insult the Losingsleep's & Dam-mad's of the world! Wink

Now you 2 shake hands and come out fi....er, Eek I mean....and make up! Yeah, that's it! Wink

Jabbergah                                                    
rickrickMember
Let me repost this:

"Everything that I can tell there is an inverse relationship between posting frequency and sniping frequency."

As Jabber states, this is merely an observation. I did not intend it to be rude. It wasn't a commentary. If it's true, great. If not, great. Why should anyone think I was suggesting anything? If I said it was 65 degrees outside, would anyone say I was suggesting something. Is there something I'm missing?

Again, it would appear that my observation is correct. If someone wants to make more out of it then I intended, there's nothing I can do about it. It would be nice to get feedback on my observation. Does anyone disagree with it?
S shirleyMember
I apologize if I misunderstood your intent, Rick, but I don't think I did. Maybe you didn't mean it as an attack, but it felt like one -- especially after I had so much fun posting with you in another forum yesterday. Maybe I wore out my welcome with you?

The same comment about the "inverse relationship" was posted not once, but twice in this forum, and at least once in another one, in case we missed (or ignored) it the first time. It was followed by a series of posts that seemed to suggest that I should sit down and shut up and leave the forum for you more experienced folks. Plus there were veiled comments in SEVERAL other forums pointing to my short time on the boards, hinting about some of my previous posts, and suggesting that I should perhaps "poof" ten times over.

I've seen from your exchanges with other posters that you're not really that fond of prolific posters (ironic, considering your posting score), especially if they "get in the way" of one of your conversations, or "don't have enough patience" not to send filler-posts while they wait for you to compose or respond. So I didn't take the comments in this forum too personally... until I saw the posts in the other forums.

If the veiled barbs weren't what I thought, then never mind. I won't embarrass myself by pointing them out, and I apologize again for over-reacting. If they *were* what I thought, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. Most of them weren't *that* heavily veiled.

If I'm overly social on these forums, I apologize -- I found a group of people that I like talking to at a time when I need a distraction from a dead-end job, and I'm sorry if that means I'm over-commenting here. I'll try to behave. And if I over-reacted, again, I'm sorry, blame it on the paranoid bravado of the new kid on the block.

But if I've overstepped some sort of boundaries by trying to help the newbies, then I repeat what Jabber said: This isn't rocket science. I'm smart, I'm qualified, and I've got opinions. If I give them the wrong info, tell me. If I disagree with you, feel free to start a discussion. But if you feel like I'm stepping on your toes, what are your toes doing in my way?

puppyraiserpuppyraiserMember
quote:
Rick:
Everything that I can tell there is an inverse relationship between posting frequency and sniping frequency

those that do - do. Those that don't - talk about doing.

It would be nice to get feedback on my observation.
I can do that!

Rick, I think you're right on. I see it over and over. Chatter is one of the most infrequent 'regular' posters, but from what I gather (and I think I'm correct) one of the most experienced AS users. To my benefit, I've taken advice more than once. Posts are relevant, to the point, and make a great deal of sense. I also agree with the last statement and see that's true of many things in life, not just with AS and eBay. When someone well known retires and stops 'doing', it seems the first thing they do is write a book and talk about "it".

Shirley, I think you misunderstood. It's possible you read the above as 'if you talk about something allot, you're not much good at it' If that's the way you read it, I understand why you felt insulted, but that's not really what he said, and don't think that's what he meant. As far as sniping goes, I talk allot more than I do. You do too, or at least that's what you've hinted at in other posts. It does NOT mean we haven't a clue, and should go away or shut up. Ricks statements were 'just an observation', with no hint about being either good or bad. I happen to believe his statements basically true. It doesn't mean he thinks (necessarily Smile) we are both babbling idiots.

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