At the end of the day, it's THEIR bike, THEIR time, THEIR auction.
Your viewpoint.
Mike Schmidt Millington, NJ USA
On 1/16/10 3:55 PM, "Anthony Taylor" <ajft1942@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's amazing how many sellers are so lazy that they can't remove all the crud
> from behind their bike/frame/whatever to present it well on an ebay, or
> craigslist site. This has to detract from the sales price. 5 minutes planning
> must be worthwhile???
>
> Tony Taylor
> Manchester NH
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> ________________________________
> From: Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Sat, January 16, 2010 11:43:43 AM
> Subject: [CR] ebay outing: eisentraut touring bike
>
> So, here's my question: how does it happen that one comes to sell an
> expensive bike on ebay, and one does not, apparently, bother to look at other
> successful auctions of similar bikes, to see what sort of presentation is most
> effective? I am baffled by auctions like this:
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> http://ebay.com/
> ADME:B:SS:US:1123
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> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
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> Q: "Why do people spoil everything for
> themselves?
>
> A: "In big ways, and little ways too,
> people do that all the time to themselves.
> We can't stand prosperity.
> We have to tinker with the machinery."
>
> --John D. MacDonald