OT Ebay Trick
Lloyd
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A friend of mine deals in Videos and DVDs on Ebay but also likes to list batches of coins. He's a great variety copper collector (mainly farthings) and I've learned a lot from him.
Recently in the UK there was a free listing night on Ebay. He had around 140 coins to list, all around £1 start with no reserve. However, when the morning post arrived he received 36 cheques from his customers and obviously was compelled to get packing and shipping.
Time marched on and it was late in the evening. He had only listed 60 of the 140 coins. 80 to go and there was no way he was going to finish. With a few too many beers and a bit of lateral thinking he did this to take advantage of the free listing....
Obtained a mint state 2003 Pound coin from his father who puts away stuff like that. Photographed it and listed as "2003 Mint State £1 Coin" etc... Starting price £1.99. He hit relist around 79 times, drunk himself dizzy and went to bed.
In the morning he edited 77 items and put the correct coins in, and changed the categories. Why 77? Because there were bids on three of the £1 coins already listed....
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Recently in the UK there was a free listing night on Ebay. He had around 140 coins to list, all around £1 start with no reserve. However, when the morning post arrived he received 36 cheques from his customers and obviously was compelled to get packing and shipping.
Time marched on and it was late in the evening. He had only listed 60 of the 140 coins. 80 to go and there was no way he was going to finish. With a few too many beers and a bit of lateral thinking he did this to take advantage of the free listing....
Obtained a mint state 2003 Pound coin from his father who puts away stuff like that. Photographed it and listed as "2003 Mint State £1 Coin" etc... Starting price £1.99. He hit relist around 79 times, drunk himself dizzy and went to bed.
In the morning he edited 77 items and put the correct coins in, and changed the categories. Why 77? Because there were bids on three of the £1 coins already listed....
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There was a boy who worked in the produce section of the market. A man came in and asked to buy half a head of lettuce. The boy told him that they only sold whole heads of lettuce, but the man replied that he did not need a whole head, but only a half head. The boy said he would go ask his manager about the matter.
The boy walked into the back room and said, "There's some jerk out there who wants to buy only a half a head of lettuce." As he was finishing saying this he turned around to find the man standing right behind him, so he added, "and this gentleman wants to buy the other half...
The manager okayed the deal and the man went on his way. Later the manager called on the boy and said, "You almost got yourself in a lot of trouble earlier, but I must say I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of it. You think on your feet and we like that around here. Where are you from son?" The boy replied, "Canada sir." "Oh really? Why did you leave Canada?" asked the manager. The boy replied, "They're all just whores and hockey players up there."
"Really," replied the manager, "My wife is from Canada!!" The boy replied, "No kidding! What team did she play for?