posted on February 3, 2001 04:59:17 PM new
That comes to about 2.5% of eBays total listings, I think thats a good ratio of rare items. I see nothing wrong with that.
posted on February 4, 2001 08:33:14 AM new
How about OOP for "Out Of Print"??
I see this one all the time on CDs, yet all you have to do is scoot over to Amazon or CDnow to see that the CD is, in fact, NOT out of print at all.
The reason the sellers keep saying "OOP!" is that the bidders keep believing it. They'll bid up the auction item to double and triple what they could pay for it in a retail store. Some people are just lazy... Or gullible... Probably both.
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posted on February 4, 2001 11:31:41 AM new
Rare....to me equals, no bid from me. Scarce...to me equals, no bid from me. If it is so rare or scarce, why are you selling it for $1.00?
How about two new catagories Rare and Scarce? Any auction using the word is sent there!
posted on February 4, 2001 02:28:15 PM new
Just remember that number includes the CCG categories where the word rare is a description of the occurance of the card in a game. If you buy a booster pack of the Star Trek CCG, you get 1 rare, 3 uncommons, and 7 commons. There are also the occasional ultra-rares and super-rares that are used as promos by the publishers. I just got almost 3100 listings from the card games category, and it doesn't include either the Pokemon or Dragonball Z card games.
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posted on February 4, 2001 09:12:48 PM new
and 16341 unique items. will peruse awhile to see if i find TWO unique items.
my .02 worth
didn't find two as of yet, but the super unique camera? well, i'm sure there is another one in the world!
unique means there is one and only one. so something that is super unique, well???? haven't quite figured that one out yet!
[ edited by paulswife on Feb 4, 2001 09:16 PM ]
posted on February 4, 2001 11:03:29 PM new
waspstar:
sometimes tho, oop means that particular pressing is out of print.
true, the cd may still be around, but under a different label.
just an fyi.. I do agree with you
overall, it is wayyyyy over used
