posted on September 15, 2008 08:26:25 AM new
Right now, I have a Democrat ornament and a Republican ornament on auction. The Republican one has 2 watchers. The Democrat...none. Wonder if this is indicative of how the elections will go? QUALIFIER: This post is in NO way intended to start a political discussion as to the pros and cons of the candidates...just thought the results so far were curious.
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posted on September 15, 2008 09:00:33 AM new
2 watchers versus 0 watchers doesn't seem significant enough to declare a trend.
If you had 15 or 30 watchers, that would be different.
If you had a pile of Sarah Palin merchandise, you'd probably be selling a lot. A signed photo of Governor Palin went for a BIN of $499.99 on September 5.
Sarah-haters will be pleased to know that the ASP (Average Selling Price) for trinkets reached a high of $19 on September 9 but has been on a downhill slide since.
fLufF
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If you're spending $7500 a month on maid service, why only $1700 on jewelry?
posted on September 15, 2008 09:06:10 AM new
You're right, flufF...but the ornaments just launched last night so thought the early returns were interesting. We'll see what happens as the week goes on. Interesting, too, about how the "Sarah" items are doing. Amazing what folks will pay for some things, isn't it?
posted on September 15, 2008 11:58:24 AM newThere's NO accounting for taste. None whatsoever.
Ain't that the truth!
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on September 15, 2008 02:26:08 PM new
Blueyes, you may not have "intended" to start a political discussion but you choice of words make it one and may impact your appeal to the demographic you want to attract. "Democrat" is a noun, "Democratic" is an adjective.
The use of "Democrat" as an adjective is a pejorative used by Republican politicians to annoy Democrats. It seems unlikely that a Democrat (noun) looking for a Democratic (adjective) ornament would search for "Democrat". -----o----o----o----o----o----o----o----o
“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
posted on September 15, 2008 03:21:32 PM new
Funny this should be brought up. I looked again at both auctions and did note the use of "Democratic" vs. "Republican"...so promptly went in and changed the title from "Democratic" to "Democrat". Actually, no pejoratives were intended (could Republicans really be that crass?) but thought I'd make the change to be consistent. If what flufF says is correct (and I'm certainly not doubting her), the change to "Democrat" MIGHT result in a slight increase in the likelihood of a sale!
By the way, "photo", I taught English for a number of years and do know the difference between a noun and an adjective!
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posted on September 15, 2008 04:07:11 PM new
I am a registered Democrat. Have been for many, many, years, serving as Village, Town, Democrat(ic) Chair, member of the County Democrat(ic) Committee, plus representing an Assembly District as Democrat(ic) State Commiteeman, and a candidate for Assembly as a Democrat, on the Democrat(ic) line (I think I got that right).
I have never heard of this being twisted as a perjorative. Thanks for the research fluff. If I need to sell Democrat souvenirs, I'll use that information.
posted on September 15, 2008 05:59:30 PM new
I don't want to presume that everyone knows that we don't live in a democracy.
Everyone knows we live in a Republic - and there is a difference. If you haven't figured out the nuance yet, you'll get an education when watching the news about the electoral process and how the voters determine the make-up of the electoral college's vote.... and they "can" vote as they see fit.
A Democracy would mean our president is elected by a majority of voters. That's just not the case. Ask Al Gore.
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
posted on September 15, 2008 06:39:07 PM new
It is most defiantly a pejorative used by Republicans to express contempt for the party. Take a look at this Wikipedia page.
This is my last entry on the subject since I think we are veering into politics here but the usage raises the hairs on the back of my neck and I had to respond.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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posted on September 15, 2008 06:46:01 PM new
Dang! I use Democrat instead of Democratic in auction tiles because it saves two letters. I guess I hope searchers know how to search on democrat*.. but maybe not. Edited to add, Google search is smart enough to return democratic listings for democrat searches - eBays's smart search is not.
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posted on September 15, 2008 08:42:53 PM new
Thanks for posting the link, photo...I learned something new today and really did NOT know that. I had never heard that before. I guess I don't listen to conservative Republicans all that much.
posted on September 15, 2008 10:33:18 PM new
In the last few years, I've started noticing the use of "Democrat Party"--always by Republicans, and quite often accompanied by a slight sneer. Always in a negative sentence. It's bothered me; it's like choosing to call someone you know by a wrong name, which would be seen as an insult.
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