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Oct 14, 2003 7:56 AM
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Sisyphus sings: "Rollin', rollin', rollin'...." Here's a few online library catalog sites that you may find useful: The Library of Congress: Link COPAC [includes the British Library] : Link Gateway [many university libraries] : Link Public Libraries Megalinks [includes state libraries] : Link Karlsruhe Virtueller Katalog [German universities and European national libraries] : Link MELVYL The Catalog of the University of California libraries: Link The New York...
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Dec 7, 2003 2:16 AM
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This is the contents of the original bibliography thread that fine.books began but ended up being tossed. I had 63 posts to begin with, but I may have edited out posts that were not specific to this thread. (I do that to most of my 'saved' threads so they will be easier to read.)
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Mar 8, 2003 6:22 AM
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I do not plan to post a hint or tip-a-day, but I hope others will drop in from time to time and leave a few pearls of wisdom. Kick-off Tip: Use keywords. Seldom do I use the title or author’s name in the 45-space title unless it is a collectible or has a famous illustrator. Usually I use a string of keywords. Sometimes the keywords come easily and other times they are not as obvious. I group by theme as much as possible, both to attract the multiple buyers and to ‘expand’ on the...
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Nov 24, 2009 5:24 AM
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Part of a small collection of bookplates-- some artists identified. This family commissioned artists and/or bought privileges for images they liked for bookplates. Some of the artists are identified-- I haven't been able to id some-- here are a few I like that I cannot identify. As always any help or suggestions deeply appreciated. TIA.
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Nov 21, 2009 7:22 AM
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. Wal-Mart Black Friday ad: TVs top deals Wal-Mart's much-awaited Black Friday [between 5 AM - 11 AM] deals will focus on a gamut of gadgets such as high-definition TVs, laptops and Blu-ray players, as well as holiday gift favorites such as toys and DVDs, according to a copy of the retailer's circular obtained by CNNMoney.com. Items with confirmed prices for the day-after-Thanksgiving sale are a Sanyo 50-inch plasma 720p HDTV for $598, a Magnavox Blu-ray player for $78, a Tom Tom...
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Nov 21, 2009 4:08 PM
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I happened across a first printing of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" this morning without a jacket. I see that one in similar condition sold here for $132.50 this week. I have an extremely tattered dust jacket from a 22nd printing that fits the first printing points: price - $6.95 code on front flap - 10/57 bottom of back flap - publisher's name and address My question; is it worth any more to sell the two together given how torn and folded the jacket is? I would, of course, disclose...
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Nov 23, 2009 7:53 AM
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With Reality. And Creativity. Is what Adam Lambert did on the AMA Awards truly artistic?From the Dark and Dampy Dungeon.
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Nov 22, 2009 1:51 AM
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(I'll limit myself to 5 for now) "A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile." "There's colors on the street Red, white and blue People shufflin' their feet People sleepin' in their shoes" "So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain." "They got cars big as bars They got rivers of gold But the wind goes right through you It´s no place for the old" (okay, that's not technically the opening line to Fairytale Of...
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Nov 22, 2009 11:35 PM
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and what do you know? Flashing lights appear behind me... a state troopers flashing lights! Ggggrrrrr He comes up to my window. I say "what'd I do wrong?@!" He says "you were driving 10 mph under the speed limit ma'am" you have your drivers license on you?" blah blah blah I say "gee officer, I didn't realize it was illegal to drive carefully" Then he says in a condescending tone "you don't drive much at night ma'am?" No as a matter of fact I don't! I'm a boring homebody...
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Nov 23, 2009 10:47 PM
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What do you think about the sales differences between eBay stores and eBay auctions? Do store items come up easily in searches?
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Nov 23, 2009 9:56 AM
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Link A car crash victim has spoken of the horror he endured for 23 years after he was misdiagnosed as being in a coma when he was conscious the whole time. Rom Houben, trapped in his paralysed body after a car crash, described his real-life nightmare as he screamed to doctors that he could hear them - but could make no sound. 'I screamed, but there was nothing to hear,' said Mr Houben, now 46, who doctors thought was in a persistent vegatative state. 'I dreamed myself away,' he added,...
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Nov 21, 2009 12:48 PM
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This is a two-part thread- 1. If anyone here (or lurking) has sons/daughters/grandchildren/nieces/nephews/spouse in the military and would like to include them in the military Secret Santa gift list, please send me an email with their name and address. If possible, a few hints about what they need or like or dislike would be helpful. 2. If anyone here (or lurking) would like to be a giver of gifts, send me an email. It was suggested that this can be done a couple of ways... a...
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Nov 23, 2009 1:31 PM
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( And I mean that in the nicest possible way)_.. Down here on the farm the weather gets messy Laying around with nothin' to do When you went away, you took my cow Bessie I miss her darling, more than I miss you You took off your leg, your wig and your eye glass And you should've seen the look on my face I wanted to kiss, I wanted to hug you But you were scattered all over the place Chorus: Where, where, are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the...
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Nov 23, 2009 9:16 PM
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is there a way to see all past transactions on ebay ? like fromm 2000 etc? auction description and price?
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Nov 22, 2009 4:17 PM
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Holy shick, and here an hour ago I said I wasn't gonna say anything NOT nice... so much for that crap! I was busy writing up a new listing and knew I had a couple of auction listings ending today. No new emails, so they hadn't ended yet... WRONG! Just discovered that they both ended already. One with no bids and the other one surprisingly good - But I got NO EMAIL indicating anything! So... did the winning bidder get an email? Who the freak knows! The last one ended at 12:30:38 -...
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Nov 23, 2009 1:52 PM
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. 11 Ways Geeks Measure the World Megafonzies (coolness) We don’t know if Professor Hubert Farnsworth, inventor of the Finglonger, coined the term ‘Megafonzie’. We can assume that one Fonzie is the amount of coolness generated by Arthur Fonzarelli but his coolometer tells us that two kids acquiring a lot of swag by dishonest means rates 40 megafonzies. Maybe I’m a goodie-two-shoes, but that seems discordant to me. Millihelens (beauty) One millihelen is enough beauty to launch...
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Nov 23, 2009 3:30 PM
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Hello, I have a question, a friend of mine is cleaning house and chucked this encyclopedia set at me to sell. I'm at a loss not seeing anything near it on ebay. I have found a set on goantiques running about 128.00. Does anyone know anything about this set by chance. I can load up photos if needed. I've been away from ebay so long, I have no idea how book sales are going. Let alone trying to figure out the new boards set up lol But, it is the whole set. Binding is a bit lose in spots...
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Nov 23, 2009 5:11 PM
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If you cannot find the book you are looking for, You are probably at the… Dang, you guys. What good is having an ignore button set if you're just going to quote who I'm ignoring!! hooper66 10-09-2009
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Nov 18, 2009 11:51 PM
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Srsly. I've got my patches at the ready. Hubby put his on today, with only one slip up. I need encouragement. I want to quit by Thanksgiving. I owe it to myself and my family. My best friend here is now smoke-free for 3 weeks, if she can do it I can, right??? And I am going to her family's house for Thanksgiving.... How does one do this without putting themselves into some kind of lock-up??? p.s. Great, now a grumpy Santa at that! p.p.s. No I have never smoked in the...
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Nov 17, 2009 11:21 PM
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Looky! The BSB Secret Santa has his own posting ID! Please sign up by the Sunday after Thanksgiving to participate in this fun-filled event. Send an email to: bsbsecretsanta@gmail.com along with your mailing address, posting ID (optional) and any allergies/preferences you may have. Just spreading the Holiday cheer! Ho Ho Ho! .
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Nov 2, 2009 4:53 PM
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Not books hence the OT. I have 2 identical old padlocks from the 1800's. Would you list together or separately? If separately, the same time or list one after the other closes which is what I'm thinking of doing. I guess you could apply to books as well.
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Nov 23, 2009 10:25 AM
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I have listed a few vintage magazines up for auction I have many more of various titles. I would like to know how or maybe a guide to grading magazines. I do have an eye for detail grading Vinyl Records just can't find any real grading standards on the mags. Thank You!!
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Nov 21, 2009 11:28 AM
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Fake Congressmen representing fake constituencies have NO ONE to gift them. All they get is fake paychecks and fake benefits. YOU CAN HELP We need a Fake Secret Santa to collect FAKE gifts from boardies and forward them to the FAKE congresspesons. Should we take volunteers? Or just appoint PK?
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Nov 23, 2009 9:02 AM
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on IE8 the page was on Booksellers board Click refresh and a page shows up can't connect, check diagnostics or something like that Next thing I know, there's an icon on my desktop for eBay Art & Artist On the right Icons usual go on the left I didn't down load anything. On IE8, I can't get into eBay. I'm on Mozilla Is eBay working on something again? Why is it they always seem to fool around with things during the holiday buying season? Or is that just...
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Nov 17, 2009 7:30 PM
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This is outrageous. Get ready for obammycare... U.S. Panel Recommends Delaying Regular Mammograms Until Age 50 By Alice Park Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 A U.S. government group recommends that women delay getting regular mammograms until age 50, instead of 40, the age at which the American Cancer Society (ACS) has long advised women to begin screening for breast cancer. The government group issued its new guidelines Monday, citing evidence that the benefits of regular screening do not...
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Nov 23, 2009 11:25 AM
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I have a velveteen soft cover booklet called What Is Christmas printed in 1961 with illustrations by Nell Stolp Smock. I can find other books illustrated by her and I found another of these red velvet covered books with The Night Before Christmas which I also have, but I can't find this book anywhere to get a value. Probably not big $$, but I can't list without some info. Hope you have an idea where I can look. Thanks.
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Nov 5, 2009 11:28 AM
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I went to the annual local AAUW sale this morning. Lots of interesting observations (which I may share later), but for now ... I have some questions about a book find that may prove to be lucrative (or not). I picked up a copy of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Right away, I suspected it might be an early or even a First Edition, because the jacket sported a very early photo of the author and the front flap had the notation 0964 at the bottom edge (which I thought might correlate to...
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Nov 23, 2009 7:08 AM
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In my message box November 22: 50% OFF Auction-style Insertion Fees--Nov 23-25 Seller Special: 50% OFF SALE November 23-25 Applies to Auction-style listings List your items for the holiday shoppers First 5 items still list FREE In my message box November 22: Normal Insertion Fees Nov 23-25 eBay Sellers: A few of you may recently have received a note from eBay in your My Messages inbox with the subject line: "50% OFF Auction-style Insertion Fees--Nov...
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Nov 14, 2009 10:47 AM
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Have a family-owned book I want to list and have several questions about it. It's the red slip-cased Lord of the Rings ISBN-0-395-19395-8. My main question is that the copyright date is 1966 - or so I thought - until when researching it I found the following at an online seller's site: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (USA) Format: Hardcover w/slipcase. Volumes: 1. Originally Published: 1974, revised 1987. Text: 1987 updated second edition (“1965/1966 edition” on copyright page). Printing:...
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Nov 22, 2009 4:21 PM
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In pursuit of the Baskervilles' hound. My B & M store has been open a week and things are still a little thin. 1,500 books on the shelf and probably another 3 or 4 thousand to go. So, I'm digging through boxes that haven't seen the light of day in a long time. Some stuff I'm fairly confident in pricing and throwing on the shelves. After what I call 'polishing the books.' Rub them down with a little Goo Gone if they feel grungy, maybe a quick vacuuming. Eventually, I have a pile...
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Nov 23, 2009 8:59 AM
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Here we go again...Concern at Three Mile Island leak by Brad Norington, Washington correspondent, From: The Australian, November 24, 2009 LOCAL authorities have defended their decision to delay the disclosure of a radiation leak at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania that forced the removal of 150 workers at the weekend. About 20 employees were contaminated by radiation on the site of the worst US nuclear accident near the state's capital, Harrisburg, in 1979....
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Nov 19, 2009 10:59 AM
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I know I could... if I could just forgive this one person in my life. There are people that I am not fond of, people that I don't particularly like, and a few that I avoid. But as far as I know, there is one person that I hate, really actually hate, and it bothers me. It messes with my head and with my quiet moments, and I think if I could just forgive him for his past offenses, I could be a better person (not perfect, just better). Is that a selfish motive? Not that it really...
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Nov 22, 2009 3:01 PM
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Clickie... Preservation of Pop-Up Books
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Nov 22, 2009 4:00 PM
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Arrgh-I just got my Saturday mail and enclosed was the 2010 coupon book for my Medicare Supplemental-cost has gone up $20.00 a month to $139.62. I might add they have not sent me any material on what changes in coverage apply for the new year. I lowered my Medicare D coverage last year, I absolutely stayed as healthy as I could so I didn't need any expensive drugs which would rush me to the "donut hole" of no coverage. That premium for the new year is squeezing another three dollars out...
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Nov 21, 2009 10:32 PM
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what do you think of the avatar? .
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Nov 22, 2009 2:24 PM
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You share a fence with neighbors. Neighbors pile up yard refuse, branches, leaves and such along the fence. The fence is half the distance or less to your door than it is to the neighbor's door. The neighbors have pets. Where do you think the rats and who knows what living in that pile of junk are going to go when they are hunting for a house to invade?_________________________ Sumtymes I donut cry i jest weaps
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Nov 22, 2009 9:16 PM
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Recently bought a so so box of books from an auction. Much to my surprise I found a Joseph Altsheler book in the box. Didn't even look into it until we got home thinking it had a really nice clean undamaged cover it should be nice inside too. Definitely looked like an old book. What a surprise when I looked inside the book.. Second endpaper has the title The Scouts of the Valley and after that every page is unprinted. At first I thought someone had inserted an empty text block into the old...
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Nov 22, 2009 2:19 PM
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Some helpful soul archived and closed the previous bookplate thread to further additions. Here is the link: Archived Bookplate discussion Here is a recent find: IMG SRC="http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g133/brothertown/antiq/antiq12/inhospitalplate.jpg" The monogram is that of Mano A, Peet. It dates from 1908. As before, feel free to make your own contributions.
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Nov 22, 2009 11:11 PM
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hi again bookies - i am trying to figure out if this book is a First Edition 1961 book or not. what is in this picture is the only thing about the date. i looked at other 1961 books exactly like this but they all say their 1st editions actually say the date of first edition on the page before. mine does not. anyway, i know there must be a way to learn about this kind of stuff. any link would be helpful. but i could really use some help with a yes or no on this book. thanks so much,...
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Nov 22, 2009 1:14 PM
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I can't find a comp for the following booklet. I don't know where else to look. I have found links to libraries etc but none for sale DESIGNING MODELING BUILDING A MODEL AUTOMOBILE Fisher Body Craftsman's Group Sponsored by Fisher Body Division of GM A 17 page booklet describing how to design car body from clay and other materials. Anybody see something I'm missing ?
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Nov 21, 2009 10:55 PM
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You can search in A&C Books now -- but the only Item Specifics you get are New and Used. No categories, no date ranges, no "Leather" or "Fine Binding," no "Vellum. I feel like we've been real patient here. But I've had about enough of this.
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Nov 22, 2009 7:29 PM
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Does anyone have handy the FE points for Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's? TIA.
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Nov 20, 2009 5:55 PM
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Author Cormac McCarthy, 76, talked about love, religion, his 11-year-old son, the end of the world and the movie based on his novel 'The Road.' He was just getting going. Good interview. Link
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Nov 22, 2009 3:21 PM
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Is anyone familiar with this book. I have a copy that says copright 1964. It is signed and dated 7/16/64 by the author with an inscription to my Mother in Law. It has its book cover that is torn and has some grime and small stains on it. Does it have any value? Thanks, ladf1
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Nov 22, 2009 2:13 PM
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Well, I never thought of "On the Origin of Species" as bathroom reading material hehe... Link Text: LONDON – An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Christie's auction house said Sunday the book — one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 — had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family's home in Oxford. The book will be auctioned on Tuesday, the 150th...
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Nov 21, 2009 4:56 PM
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They are working on it ... ebay switchboards overloaded
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Nov 22, 2009 5:28 AM
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I am getting into some rather large and heavy books. I am limited as to what I can charge for media mail. I have noticed some sellers listing media mail at a higher rate? I am curious how this is done. They are not collectible or rare, just heavy. Thanks all
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Nov 21, 2009 1:34 PM
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Animated and programmable LED tattoos connected to your brain? You could show off your latest Flash animations, watch TV on your arm, or have a built-in PDA screen. The possibilities are endless. Perhaps more than simply a fashion statement, you could use such LED tattoos to display medical information about your body such as blood-sugar readings. Link My first reaction was this was over the top. But upon reading the article and watching the video--my second reaction was cool!!
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Nov 20, 2009 9:10 PM
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Anyone have any info about the value of her original artwork? I've got a number of watercolors that were used in a fairy tale book (all at the shop, I'm afraid). I've decided to consign them, but wonder whether I should send them across the pond. Anyone have a subscription to Art Market?
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