handmade5
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posted on October 28, 2001 02:17:41 PM new
What have been the most helpful or memorable threads for you here?
Some of you are so great with finding the actual old threads. Can you post the link to them?
I have a 'Bookselling for Idiots II" thread bookmarked. It was a wealth of incredible info. I still look through it from time to time.
I wonder if I should print it all out (and any you might offer, too). The format might change here or all of the previous posts might be deleted. Oh no!
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handmade5
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posted on October 28, 2001 02:22:06 PM new
Here's the bookselling thread:
(can you just paste it into your address field? sorry....)
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg./read.html?num=2&thread=358196
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thekismeme
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posted on October 28, 2001 02:32:37 PM new
Ok..........this might have been the most helpful thread........but I just loved two threads that ExecGirl started........the skinny wrists and the buttonhole threads.......they were like a soap opera!
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joice
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posted on October 28, 2001 02:38:51 PM new
handmade5,
To make a thread clickable do this, without the $'s....
[$url]http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=358196[$/url]
And you will get this:
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=358196
Joice
[email protected]
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Eventer
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posted on October 28, 2001 02:42:29 PM new
Here you go, handmade5
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=358196
Actually one of my very favorite threads (other than jerry12's) was from long, long ago. It was basically how to drive your customer's nuts.
The person who started it (and I guess I still can't mention names) said he liked to take his ink eraser, erase the amount on the check, then tell his customer they sent a blank check. When the got the replacement check, well, he'd take out his trusty ink eraser.
After a couple of "huhs???", everyone got in the spirit & came up with all kinds of funny things to do to keep customers off balance (all tongue in cheek, you know). I howled for days over that thread. Wish I'd bookmarked it for posterity.
Well...a little late but I did get the link fixed.  Thanks Joice!
[ edited by Eventer on Oct 28, 2001 08:21 PM ]
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Meya
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posted on October 28, 2001 03:18:42 PM new
I don't think I could pick which thread has been the most helpful. The boards here on AW have been chock full of good tips and advice, not only for myself, but for many others.
This new decision of AW's just rips my shorts. I won't post a CC to be able to post here, and I'm sure many others won't either. AW is making a very bad mistake.
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cin131
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posted on October 28, 2001 03:31:21 PM new
Well, It wasn't a helpful thread, but I really enjoyed the thread on how to get even with snotty buyers/sellers. It included getting their names on magazine mailing lists, sending flowers from annonymous, among other things. It was just real entertaining.
ALso, I do hope we can make it to the finish of the racist armoire buyer! That one ranks with the small wristed buyer thread!
Best of luck to you all!
Cin
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joice
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posted on October 28, 2001 03:37:35 PM new
Eventer,
I don't think that link is clickable because there is a . (dot) after msg that shouldn't be there.
Just telling you so it won't drive you crazy wondering, like it did me. 
Joice
[email protected]
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rarriffle
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posted on October 28, 2001 05:33:20 PM new
It wasn't helpful but it was my favorite,
last fall I believe, an ebay seller had been suspended and came looking for sympathy.
this seller had negs for things like shipping in a used pizza box "it got there didn't it?" and shipping a vase full of trash and old cigarette butts.
he/she was famous for their retaliatory negs and other very nasty habits
Boy did he get blasted on that thread!
I cannot remember his id but I would love to read that thread again.
Can anyone find it?
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kiara
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posted on October 28, 2001 06:02:14 PM new
For rarriffle,
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=259830&id=259830
There was a follow-up thread about sharing relisting techniques and then a "I have been banned from ebay! Help!" thread.
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commentary
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:07:03 PM new
Buttonhole - makes you wonder why anyone wants to buy anything on ebay.
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handmade5
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:11:07 PM new
Joice and Eventer thanks for the link help!
I still remember the "Fake Van Gogh painting thread." It was top notch investigation and fascinating to read the mystery unfolding. Twists and turns.
For "helpful," I also remember another bookseller who contributed a lot of tips. I know I can't post her name, can't even remember it, but it had 'bird' (I think) in the ID.
She was SO helpful that everyone was copying her tips and doing great with their auctions. She got mad, said she was really sorry she helped everyone, and then stormed out of AW.
Anyone know what thread her bookselling tips are in?
The "flea market" post down below is excellent, too.
I think it's funny that everyone seems to love the "revenge" suggestions!
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eleanordew
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posted on October 28, 2001 07:53:49 PM new
I think the most helpful thread was the one in which a corporate lawyer (he was the father of one of the regular posters) answered our questions about VERO -- didn't that grow out of the Buckley thread?
So many wonderful memories!
El
"The customer may not always be right, but she is always the customer."
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bhearsch
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posted on October 28, 2001 08:03:03 PM new
Eleanordew, here's the ASK A LAWYER DAY thread and yes, it came about because of the misuse of the Vero program by the Jeff Buckley Defenders Vero:
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=2&thread=46071&id=46071
I have this one bookmarked because there is a great deal of helpful info in there.
Blanche
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Capriole
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posted on October 28, 2001 09:04:37 PM new
My faves were the ones that just showed that people stuck it out, put up with nutbars, dealt with the hassle etc.
Learned a lot from Bhearsch (sp), Reddeer and Amy, prolly can't recall some others.
Shipping and packing tips are good, but there are some "god is in the details" stuff I learned that really made things smooth.
Thanks, hope to run into the wonderful folks elsewhere.
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kiara
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posted on October 28, 2001 09:13:16 PM new
And most likely the ones we learned the most from are the ones that don't & won't have their CC's submitted here. Kinda sad that AW doesn't trust them enough. 
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kiawok
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posted on October 28, 2001 10:27:38 PM new
Capriole,
Why thank you deer.
Red
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Eventer
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posted on October 29, 2001 05:25:39 AM new
Coming out of the closet, are we??? 
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psalms139
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posted on October 29, 2001 05:34:59 AM new
Eventer: LOL!
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 05:56:36 AM new
Seemed like a good time. I was actually outed here a month or so back but the twits comment was zapped.
At this point I don't much give a rats azz.
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Eventer
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:01:37 AM new
Where ya gonna be hangin come Thursday? Or is it a secret?
I'm sure as heck going to miss Bill's & your quips on subjects.
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:06:44 AM new
I'll also mis you Eventer, and I hope you'll come visit us O ver T he W all A s well.
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:09:49 AM new
psalms
For such a good little christian, you sure seem to have a burr up your azz when it comes to me.
I don't use vrane, I never have, and I never posted that.
Grow up.
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:13:07 AM new
BTW - I did use 2 ID's at one time, but Bob forgive me for that sin a long time ago.
Ha
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Eventer
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:13:33 AM new
Already over there..just been quiet. You know, I'm the shy, retiring type.
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psalms139
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:13:56 AM new
Last I knew, AW did not allow two posters to have the exact same ID. I guess it must be a coincidence,Eh?
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:18:01 AM new
Eventer ...... LMAO, ya right!
Psalms ..... Seriously, I have no idea what you're talking about? The mod squad is well aware of who I am, and always has been. They helped me change my ID.
Perhaps someone else took one of my old ID's, I am rather popular around here ya know. LOL
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Eventer
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:24:26 AM new
Uh, HELLO?
reddeer's last post was 7/7 at 11:17 pm
kiawok signed up as of 7/7 11:41 pm.
Doesn't look like 2 posting IDs to me, but, then again, I always like to actually look at the facts.
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kiawok
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:29:41 AM new
Shhhhhhh, there's some serious PI work going on in the background, everyone please be quiet whilst they're working.
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Meya
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posted on October 29, 2001 06:33:13 AM new
Be vewy vewy quiet, we're hunting wabbits!
Or weddeers, as the case may be.
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