BlackCoffeeBlues
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posted on August 29, 2000 09:05:45 PM new
Just checked out shopgoodwill.com. Man, THAT must be where my clothing buyers went!! Stuff selling over there that doesn't even get bids on eBay, and for prices that I'm dumbfounded by! I wish *I* could list there, heck, I'd pay to do so, and the money would go to a good cause --- ME! 
Heck, my money always goes back into thrifts anyway (GW included, tho less often than others), so it's all the same in the end.
Sheri
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pineyhurst
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posted on August 30, 2000 07:49:22 AM new
Sheri,
I look at this stuff with amazement too.
There is absolute junk listed that sells for high bids. The auctions that amaze me the most are the Dollar Store made in China vases that sell for nutso amounts... Plus you have to pay an additional 5% surcharge on top of high shipping. I can't figure it out.
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jada
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posted on August 30, 2000 09:55:14 AM new
Do they have any restrictions against the store employees (of the store which listed the item) bidding on the items in order to get the auction "started"?
Check a few auctions and see if the same bidders show up frequently, that's usually one way of telling, but not perfect of course.
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yuper592
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posted on August 30, 2000 11:49:28 AM new
Holy cow! Out of 170 clothing items for sale, all but 19 of them have bids! And 90% have multiple bids.
Why is there a seller login icon on their site?
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VeryModern
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posted on August 30, 2000 12:04:08 PM new
There was talk of this on these boards some weeks back and at least a few of us feel that what you are looking at are shill bids.
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VeryModern
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posted on August 30, 2000 12:08:14 PM new
I was just scanning around.
10 people bid on an animated MacFrugal's garbage plastic skeleton Halloween bride?
I don't think so.
You gotta admire their audacity though.
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feistyone
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posted on August 30, 2000 01:18:00 PM new
Now I know where our local Badwill stores get their clothing prices.
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envy
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posted on August 30, 2000 01:50:41 PM new
Why would someone give them sports tickets????
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envy
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posted on August 30, 2000 01:54:22 PM new
Another thing...isn't it illegal to sell the tickets for more than the face value???? It was last time I looked at the back of a ticket. I know it goes on all the time, I guess they are scalpers now.
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envy
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posted on August 30, 2000 01:55:48 PM new
[ edited by envy on Aug 30, 2000 01:57 PM ]
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jamesoblivion
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posted on August 30, 2000 01:56:27 PM new
You can sell tickets for the face value plus a defined percentage. Every state is different, I believe.
James.
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dixiebee
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posted on August 30, 2000 03:33:52 PM new
If the event is being held in a state where scalping is legal (it is in Tennessee), then you can sell the tickets for whatever the market will bear. I should know, I've bought Titans tickets from a couple of very good sellers on eBay. 
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ELIZABETHL
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posted on August 30, 2000 03:59:27 PM new
Here's another auction that can be quite interesting & sometimes unusual,used to be 12x yr.,now updated daily-----state.mi.us---- Eliza
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figmente
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posted on August 30, 2000 04:06:13 PM new
Amazing
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heavnsqt
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posted on August 30, 2000 04:07:18 PM new
maybe buyers feel better buying from SA because they know it is a real charity. the 5% handling fee is above and beyond nothing worth bidding on that i could see so I guess I am safe for a while
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