[Mccoypottery-talk] ebay

[Chris Jubic]

OMG! It sounds like me and my family. We all like (and collect) pretty much
the same thing, which is just about anything collectible, and we all started
selling on ebay,....and now it has come to the point where we can not go to
live auctions together anymore! We all want the same thing! They expect us
(eachother) NOT to bid on something if they want it....well, I dont know if
they would want it for themslves or for re-sale but me I say an auction is
an auction and well, how bad you want it sis? 'cause I'm sure as heck gonna
bid on it for MY own private collection (or something like that!) If I only
had the nerve to say it! Kind hearted peace-loving person that I am, I
always withold bidding when asked.  Even on ebay,...I have one hard and fast
rule, and that is NEVER bid against one of my customers! Naturally.
Chris in NY
aka ebay's "Traderlil"

----- Original Message -----
From: "M. Caudill" <mcaudill@kih.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Mccoypottery-talk] ebay


> All,
> It's like this.  When I began bidding on eBay, I would have bid against my
> mother.  There are two (or more) types of bidders: the collectors, who are
> buying something to keep, and the resellers, who are looking for a profit
> margin they can live with.  I've moved from the first category to the
> second, and since many of you are collectors (and I feel like I've known
> many of you for years, even tho I've been on the list for only a year or
> so), I would be willing to step aside for you on an item you NEEDED for
your
> collection.  There is nothing out there right now that I need, so I shoot
> for the bargains.  If I went up against a "collector" all I'd be doing is
> running the price up for both of us, killing my profit margin or leaving
you
> with less funds to add to your collection.  I've found out that in my
price
> range, there's not much left out there that won't come around again.  I
can
> wait.  And mccoy-r-us sounds like they ought to belong to this group.  If
> there's an item out there you really want, I'll help you find it (and it
may
> be something I already have). My private addy is mcaudill@kih.net. My main
> objects are pottery cars and turtles.  If those are what you need and you
> want to avoid competing for them, check the bid list for "m_ortal". That's
> my ebay ID. If there are multiple items out there, I'll take one and you
> take another and we both win.  When you sell on ebay and announce it here,
I
> take a look if I'm interested in the items, and bid freely.  This is a
> friendly group, even when we snap at each other, we do it like family.
> Thanks,
> Mike in KY
>
> > Mike,
> > Can't answer your question, but we have always been told that there are
> > no friends at auctions.  However, I know what you mean.  There are some
> > people that we hesitate to bid against when we go to auctions.
> > Elizabeth
>
>
>
>
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