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I'm sure there are many many more 'tosser' buyers out there at the swap meets than there is 'tosser' sellers..
I used to go to every swap meet in SA & VIC to sell. But now it's swap meets to buy only (if i go at all). Take the goodies home and bang str
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Im sure there are many many more tosser buyers out there at the swap meets than there is tosser sellers..
I used to go to every swap meet in SA & VIC to sell. But now its swap meets to buy only (if i go at all). Take the goodies home and bang straight
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Get real people - Prices have gone up since the 1980s
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Get real people - Prices have gone up since the 1980's
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So true mick, I hate when there are no price tags !
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I agree with you mick...maybe all the sellers should start putting price tags on their stuff and that will stop the insults either way.
You got a price? I know how much it is that you are after....i dont like it...i move on.
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I agree with you mick...maybe all the sellers should start putting price tags on their stuff and that will stop the insults either way.
You got a price? I know how much it is that you are after....i don't like it...i move on.
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I have been going to swapmeets for 20 years and yes its true that ebay is slowly killing the swapmeet scene.
I have sold and bought from them as most of us have but another thing that has been going on for a long time even before ebay is that other selle |
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I noticed this at Cessnock a few years back when I camped out. People were out at midnight with Torches, and again at daybreak before the gates opened. I saw one guy then with a complete HK GTS console with Tacho and a steering wheel that I later found ou |
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ok, ok.. you have a few valid points as well Mick.
I been doing a bit of thinking about it all... and come up with some ideas of my own about buyers & sellers.
After talking to a lot of buyers it seems that MOST people dont actually have any money
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ok, ok.. you have a few valid points as well Mick.
I been doing a bit of thinking about it all... and come up with some ideas of my own about buyers & sellers.
After talking to a lot of buyers it seems that MOST people don't actually have any money
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Next time I`m at a swap and someone says I`d get $$ on ebay for this, I will ask them Have they ever been to an auction, then ask them to explain the way it works, If they have, the obvious anwser would be They start at a low amount and people bid against
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Have to agree with you cloudy,the other thing driving up prices is that there is a mining boom on in W.A. and those guys can't get to swap meets and they are earning big bucks so ebay is pretty handy for those guys.
If you know whats what you can make
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Have to agree with you cloudy,the other thing driving up prices is that there is a mining boom on in W.A. and those guys cant get to swap meets and they are earning big bucks so ebay is pretty handy for those guys.
If you know whats what you can make a
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Sorry luke but you dont make sense...
Originally posted by Luke Im sure there are many many more tosser buyers out there at the swap meets than there is tosser sellers.. ------------- Edited by user Thursday, 6 March 2008 8:45:04 PM(UTC)
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Sorry luke but you don't make sense...
Originally posted by Luke I'm sure there are many many more 'tosser' buyers out there at the swap meets than there is 'tosser' sellers.. ------- Edited by user Thursday, 6 March 2008 8:45:04 PM(UTC)
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[/quote]These so-called TOSSER buyers you have a beef with - maybe you need to take a look at yourself. There's plenty of sellers who won't price items, expecting you to make an offer, and then they get insulted!
WELL PUT A DAMN PRICE ON IT!!!!
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[/quote]These so-called TOSSER buyers you have a beef with - maybe you need to take a look at yourself. Theres plenty of sellers who wont price items, expecting you to make an offer, and then they get insulted!
WELL PUT A DAMN PRICE ON IT!!!!
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^^ I like the way you think Kev!! I must try that some time..... (oh dear, maybe I might be labelled a tosser buyer....)
With regards to the food side of things, a lot of the swaps I go to have quite good food, for a reasonable price. Usually it's a |
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^^ I like the way you think Kev!! I must try that some time..... (oh dear, maybe I might be labelled a tosser buyer....)
With regards to the food side of things, a lot of the swaps I go to have quite good food, for a reasonable price. Usually its a l |
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